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Melitta Kirby, 1802

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Kirby, & William. (1802). Monographia Apum Angliae; Or, an Attempt to Divide into Their Natural Genera and Families, Such Species of the Linnean Genus Apis as Have Been Discovered in England: With Descriptions and Observations.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hymenoptera
family
Melittidae
genus
Melitta

Name

Synonyms
Afromelitta Dellicour, Lecocq, Kuhlmann, Mardulyn & Michez, 2014
Brachycephalapis Viereck, 1909
Cilissa Leach, 1815
Dolichochile Viereck, 1909
Kirbya Lepeletier, 1841
Plesiomelitta Dellicour, Lecocq, Kuhlmann, Mardulyn & Michez, 2014
Pseudocilissa Radoszkowski, 1891
Homonyms
Melitta Kirby, 1802
Melitta Gistl, 1848
Common names
Blunt-horn Bees in English
Blunthorn Bees in English
Fur-tailed Bees in English
Høstbier in Danish
Høstbier in Danish
Mélittes in French
Sägehornbienen in German
blomsterbin in Swedish
dikpootbijen in Dutch
klobier in Norwegian Bokmål
melita in Slovak
pilorožka in Czech
vyömehiläiset in Finnish
vyömehiläiset in Finnish
мелитта in Russian
ケアシハナバチ属 in Japanese
Blunt-horn Bees in English
Blunt-horn Bees in English
Blunt-horn Bees in English
blomsterbin in Swedish
klobier in Norwegian Bokmål
Blunthorn Bees in English
Blunthorn Bees in English
Blunthorn Bees in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Amiet, Herrmann, Müller & Neumeyer (2007) Apidae 5 – Ammobates, Ammobatoides, Anthophora, Biastes, Ceratina, Dasypoda, Epeoloides, Epeolus, Eucera, Macropis, Melecta, Melitta, Nomada, Pasites, Tetralonia, Thyreus, Xylocopa
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  4. CoL 2006
  5. Kirby, W.F. 1802. Monographia Apum Angliae;?. Vol. 1, xxii + 258 pp; Vol. 2. 388 pp., 18 pls. Privately Published, Ipswich
  6. Kirby, William, 1802: null. Monographia Apum Angliae; or, An Attempt to Divide into their Natural Genera and Families, such Species of the Linnean Genus Apis as Have Been Discovered in England: with Descriptions and Observations.
  7. Michener, Charles D., 2000: null. The Bees of the World. xiv + 913.
  8. Michener, Charles D., 2007: null. The Bees of the World, Second Edition. xvi + 953.
  9. Michez, Denis, and Connal Eardley, 2007: Monographic revision of the bee genus Melitta Kirby 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n. s.), vol. 43, no. 4. 379-440.
  10. Mon. Apum Angl., 1, 51, 83
  11. Munyuli, T. 2014. Is Cut-Flower Industry Promotion by the Government Negatively Affecting Pollinator Biodiversity and Environmental/Human Health in Uganda?. 1-52
  12. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  13. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  14. Nilsson & Cederberg (2004) Lista över svenska bin och humlor
  15. as per family
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