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Genus Dufourea Lepeletier
[Family Halictidae, Subfamily Rophitinae]
Dufourea Lepeletier, 1841: p. 227; Type species: Dufourea minuta Lepeletier, 1841, by designation of Richards, 1935, 1935: p. 172.
Halictoides Nylander, 1848: p. 195; Type species: Halictoides dentiventris Nylander, 1848, by designation of Cockerell & Potter, 1899: p. 420.
Conohalictoides Viereck, 1904: p. 245 and p. 261; Type species: Conohalictoides lovelli Viereck, 1904 = Panurgus novaeangliae Robertson, 1897, by original designation.
Neohalictoides Viereck, 1904: p. 261; Type species: Panurgus maurus Cresson, 1878, by original designation.
Cryptohalictoides Viereck, 1904: p. 261; Type species: Cryptohalictoides spiniferus Viereck, 1904, by original designation.
Mimulapis Bridwell, 1919: p. 162; Type species: Mimulapis versatilis Bridwell, 1919, by original designation.
Betheliella Cockerell, 1924: p. 169; Type species Betheliella calocharti Cockerell, 1924, monobasic.
In addition Dufourea (Trilia) Vachal, 1900: p. 534; Halictoides (Parahalictoides) Cockerell & Potter, 1899: p.420; Halictoides (Epihalictoides) Cockerell & Potter, 1899: p.420; Halictoides (Cephalictoides) Cockerell, 1924: p.244; Rophites (Dentirophites) Warncke, 1979: p. 130; Rophites (Merrophites) Warncke, 1979: p. 133; Rophites (Microrophites) Warncke, 1979: p. 133; Rophites (Cyprirophites) Warncke, 1979: p. 135; Rophites (Carinorophites) Warncke, 1979: p. 136; Dufourea (Alpinodufourea) Ebmer, 1984: p. 360; Dufourea (Atrodufourea) Ebmer, 1984: p. 360; Dufourea (Minutodufourea) Ebmer, 1984: p. 361; Dufourea (Afrodufourea) Ebmer, 1984: p. 362; Dufourea (Glossadufourea) Ebmer, 1984: p. 362 are the subgeneric combinations proposed by their respective authors, have been synonymized by the Dufourea Lepeletier (Michener, 2000: p. 311).
S. No.
Name of Species with Author & Year
Distribution OR
Collection Site
1.
atrata Warncke [= Rophites atrata Warncke, 1979: Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. nat., Venezia 30: 120, 127-130, 148-149.
Horasan, Arastal, Türkei
2.
quadridentata Warncke [=Rophites quadridentatus Warncke, 1979: Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. nat., Venezia 30: 135, 152-153.
Azort, Erzurum, Türkei 2250 m.
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