Taxonavigation

Familia: Halictidae
Subfamilia: Halictinae
Tribus: Augochlorini
Genus: Ischnomelissa
Species (6): I. cyanea – I. ecuadoriana – I. lescheni – I. rasmusseni – I. rhina – I. zonata
[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist, minus (1) I. octogesima]

Add (1): I. lignopteryx

Name

• Ischnomelissa Engel, 1997
  • Type species: Ischnomelissa zonata Engel, 1997

Primary references

• Engel, M.S. 1997: Ischnomelissa, a new genus of augochlorine bees (Halictidae) from Colombia. Studies on Neotropical fauna and environment 32(1): 41–46. DOI: 10.1076/snfe.32.1.41.13461 Reference page. 

References

• Brooks, R.W. & Engel, M.S. 1998. New bees of the genus Ischnomelissa Engel, with a key to the species (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Augochlorini). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 45(2): 181–189. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.19980450207 Reference page. 

• Engel, M.S. 2013: The bee genus Ischnomelissa in Peru, with a key to the species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Journal of melittology, (23) Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• Engel, M.S.; Brooks, R.W. 2002: A new bee of the genus Ischnomelissa, with a key to the known species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Entomological news 113(1): 1–5. BHL Reference page.