Microsphecodes Eickwort & Stage, 1972

Engel, Michael S., 2013, A new species of Microsphecodes from Peru, with notes on the classification of the genus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), Journal of Melittology 2013 (24), pp. 1-9 : 4

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scientific name	Microsphecodes Eickwort & Stage
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Subgenus Microsphecodes Eickwort & Stage View in CoL

Sphecodes (Microsphecodes) Eickwort & Stage, 1972: 501 . Type species: Sphecodes (Microsphecodes) kathleenae Eickwort in Eickwort & Stage, 1972, by original designation.

Microsphecodes Eickwort & Stage View in CoL ; Michener, 1978: 317; Michener, 2000: 366; Michener, 2007: 382.

DIAGNOSIS: Basal area of propodeum striate-foveolate, typically with areolae bordering midline enlarged, posteriorly delimited by distinct, strong carina. Mesosomal and metasomal pubscence generally sparse but setae of pleura fine and numerous.

INCLUDED SPECIES: Aside from the type species, M. kathleenae , the subgenus includes M. russeiclypeatus (Sakagami & Moure) , M. trichommus , M. truncaticaudus , and M. stenochorus n. sp. ( Sakagami & Moure, 1962; Eickwort & Stage, 1972; Michener, 1979) ( Table 1).