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Subgenus Heliomelissodes

Melissodes desponsus · Melissodes rivalis

Species Melissodes desponsus
Dark bee - Melissodes desponsus bee - Melissodes desponsus - male Small Bumble Bee - Melissodes desponsus - female a small bee - Melissodes desponsus - female Melissodes desponsa - Melissodes desponsus Bee - Melissodes desponsus - female Melissodes desponsus - Thistle Long-horned Bee - Melissodes desponsus Melissodes? - Melissodes desponsus - male

Species Melissodes rivalis
Carpenter Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Carpenter Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Bee - Melissodes rivalis - female Large Pollen Sac Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Large Pollen Sac Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Large Pollen Sac Bee? - Melissodes rivalis


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