Oxaea (Rhodoxaea), Engel, 2015

Engel, Michael S., 2015, A review of the genera and subgenera of Oxaeinae (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), Journal of Melittology 2015 (52), pp. 1-18 : 13

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.17161/jom.v0i52.4902
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persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C965A2E-D909-477F-986F-78761F730E8D
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:7C965A2E-D909-477F-986F-78761F730E8D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Oxaea (Rhodoxaea)
status	subgen. nov.

Treatment

Rhodoxaea Engel , new subgenus

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TYPE SPECIES: Oxaea rufa Friese, 1899 .

DIAGNOSIS: Metasomal terga largely red, with exceedingly faint iridescence on terga II–IV; tergum VI dark brown to black. Scopa with pubescence off-white. Male remains undescribed. This is an enigmatic oxaeine from Bahia and Pará in Brazil, and is in need of greater investigation .

ETYMOLOGY: The new subgeneric name is a combination of rhodon (Greek, meaning “red”) and Oxaea , type genus of the subfamily. The gender of the name is feminine.

INCLUDED SPECIES: Oxaea (Rhodoxaea) rufa Friese, 1899 .