Asaropoda
Appearance
Asaropoda | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Amegilla |
Subgenus: | Asaropoda Cockerell, 1926 |
Type species | |
Saropoda bombiformis Smith, 1854
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Asaropoda is a subgenus of the bee genus Amegilla. It comprises 21 species, and is endemic to Australia and Papua New Guinea. The species within this subgenus range in body length from 12-24 mm (0.5-1 in).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Leijs, R; Dorey, J; Hogendoorn, K (2020). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda". ZooKeys. 908: 45–122.