Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ashmeadiella Cockerell 1897
Numbers
57 spp. in 5 subgenera in our area, a few more to the south
(1)Identification
Most, but not all, males have 4 teeth on the end of the abdomen. Members of the subgenus
Isosmia lacks these teeth.(Michener 1939)
Print References
Hurd & Michener (1955)
(2)
Michener C.D. (1939) A revision of the genus
Ashmeadiella (Hymen., Megachilidae). Am. Midland Nat. 22: 1-84 (
Full text)
Murray E.A., Evanhoe L., Bossert S., Geber M.A., Griswold T., McCoshum S.M. (2021) Phylogeny, phenology, and foraging breadth of Ashmeadiella (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Insect Sys. Divers. 5(3), 3. https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab010