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Epeolus Latreille, 1802

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Fourmis, et Recueil de Mèmoire er d'Observations sur les Abeille, les Araignèes, les Faucheurs, et Autres Insectes. Théophile Barrois pére, Libraire, rue Hautefeuille, (22). XVI + 445 pp. pls. I-XII. Crapelet, Paris

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hymenoptera
family
Apidae
genus
Epeolus

Name

Homonyms
Epeolus Latreille, 1802
Common names
Filtbier in Danish
Filzbienen in German
viltbijen in Dutch
Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees in English
Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees in English
filtbin in Swedish
Variegated Cuckoo Bees in English
Variegated Cuckoo Bees in English
Variegated Cuckoo Bees in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Amiet, Herrmann, Müller & Neumeyer (2016-10-03 22:00:00) Apidae 5 – Ammobates, Ammobatoides, Anthophora, Biastes, Ceratina, Dasypoda, Epeoloides, Epeolus, Eucera, Macropis, Melecta, Melitta, Nomada, Pasites, Tetralonia, Thyreus, Xylocopa
  2. Arnold, G. 1947. A key to the African genera of the Apidae. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 9: 193-218
  3. Bischoff, H. 1923. Zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Schmarotzerbienen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1923: 585-603
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .
  7. Eardley, C.D. 1991. The genus Epeolus Latreille from subsaharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Journal of Natural History 25: 711-731
  8. Friese, H. 1909. Die Bienen Afrikas nach dem Stande unserer heutigen Kenntnisse. In: Schultze, L. Zoologische und Anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905, Band 2. Denkschri
  9. Friese, H. 1925. Die Seidenbienen des tropischen Afrika. (Colletes Latr. Hym.). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 49: 520-529
  10. Gerstäcker, C.E.A. 1862. unknown. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique Hautflügler,
  11. H. N. Fourmis, etc.
  12. Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Fourmis, et Recueil de Mèmoire er d'Observations sur les Abeille, les Araignèes, les Faucheurs, et Autres Insectes. Théophile Barrois pére, Libraire, rue Hautefeuille, (22). XVI + 445 pp. pls. I-XII. Crapelet, Paris
  13. Meade-Waldo, G. 1913. XIV.—Notes on the Apidae (Hymenoptera) in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 (ser. 8): 92-103
  14. Medler, J.T. 1980. Insects of Nigeria—Checklist and bibliography. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 30: 1-919
  15. Michener, C.D. 1997. Genus-group names of bees and supplemental family-group names. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 1: 1-81
  16. Michener, C.D. 2000. The Bees of the World. 913 pp. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London
  17. Michener, Charles D., 2000: null. The Bees of the World. xiv + 913.
  18. Michener, Charles D., 2007: null. The Bees of the World, Second Edition. xvi + 953.
  19. Moure, J. S., and G. A. R. Melo / Moure, Jesus Santiago, Danúncia Urban, and Gabriel A. R. Melo, org, 2007: Nomadini Latreille, 1802. Catalogue of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the neotropical region. 578-599.
  20. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
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