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Species Epimelissodes atripes

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Eucerini (Longhorn Bees)
Genus Epimelissodes
No Taxon (Subgenus Epimelissodes)
Species atripes (Epimelissodes atripes)
Explanation of Names
Author: Cresson, 1872
atripes = from the Latin ātrī ('dull black, dark, gloomy, dismal') + pēs ('foot')
Size
Female: 15-20 mm. Male 13-18 mm
Range
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primarily western in its range, occurring from New Mexico and Colorado to Louisiana and Illinois, and is in flight in various parts of this range.
Season
from March to October
Internet References
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Contributed by John S. Ascher on 31 August, 2013 - 11:14pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 26 December, 2024 - 9:10pm

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