Dasypoda riftensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Melittidae
Subfamilia: Dasypodainae
Tribus: Dasypodaini
Genus: Dasypoda
Species: Dasypoda riftensis

Name

Dasypoda riftensis Michez & Pauly, 2012

• Holotype: ♂, leg. A. Pauly & J.-L. Boevé. RBINS.
  • Type locality: Ethiopia, Great Rift Valley, Gallo, on small road between Ziway and Ziwa, 07°59'47"N 38°38'46"E, 1690m, on flowers of Launaea cornuta (Asteraceae).
• Paratypes: 2 ♂ and 5 ♀, same type locality as holotype. RBINS ; ZNHM-AAU
• Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the locus typicus of the species in the Great Rift Valley.

References

Primary references

• Michez, D. & Pauly, A. 2012. A new species of the palaearctic genus Dasypoda Latreille 1802 (Hymenoptera: Dasypodaidae) from the Great Rift Valley in Ethiopia. Zootaxa 3181: 63–68. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3181.1.5 ResearchGate Reference page. 

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