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Genus Lipotriches Gerstaecker
[Family Halictidae, Subfamily Nomiinae]
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 1858: p. 460; Type species: Lipotriches abdominalis Gerstaecker, 1857 =Sphecodes cribrosa Spinola, 1843, monobasic.
Rhopalomelissa Alfken, 1926: p. 267; Type species: Rhopalomelissa xanthogaster Alfken, 1926, by designation of Sandhouse, 1943: p. 596.
Nomia (Epinomia) Alfken, 1939: p. 113, not Ashmead, 1899; Type species Nomia andrenoides Vachal, 1903 = Nomia andrei Vachal, 1897, by original designation.
Alfkenomia Hirashima, 1956: p. 33, replacement from Epinomia Alfken, 1939; Type species: Nomia andrenoides Vachal, 1903 = Nomia andrei Vachal, 1897, autobasic.
S. No.
Name of Species with Author & Year
Distribution OR
Collection Site
1.
abuensis [Cameron, 1908 (Nomia)]
Mount Abu
2.
antennata [Smith, 1875 (Nomia) = sykesiana Westwood, 1875 (Nomia)]
Bombay (=Mumbai)
3.
aurata [Bingham, 1897 (Nomia)]
Tenasserim
4.
aurifrona [Smith, 1875 : p. 43 (Nomia)]
=Nomia (Rhopalomelissa) aurifrons in Michener, 1965: p.159
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) aurifrona in Wijesekara, 2001
Gampaha (Sri Lanka)
5.
aurifrons [Smith, 1875 (Nomia)]
Bengal, Sylhet, Burma
6.
austella [Hirashima, 1978: p.92 as Nomia (Austronomia) austella]
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) austella in Wijesekara, 2001
Hambantota (Sri Lanka)
7.
basipicta [Wickwar, 1908: p. 122 (Nomia)]
=Nomia (Rhopalomelissa) basipicta in Michener, 1965: p.159
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) basipicta in Wijesekara, 2001
Sri Lanka
8.
basipicta [Wickwar, 1908 (Nomia)]
Ceylon [Ref.: Spol. Zeyl. V: 122]
9.
burmica [Cockerell, 1920 (Nomia)]
Tatkon (Upper Burma)
10.
carinicollis [Cameron, 1902: p.251 (Nomia)]
=Nomia (Rhopalomelissa) carinicollis in Michener, 1965: p.159
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) carinicollis in Wijesekara, 2001
Sri Lanka
11.
carinicollis [Cameron, 1902 (Nomia)]
Ceylon
12.
clavicornis [Warncke, 1980: LBB 12: p. 372 as Nomia (Clavinomia) Warncke, 1980]
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) clavicornis in Baker, 2002
Kashan, Iran
13.
clypeata [Smith, 1875 (Nomia)]
Bengal, Burma
14.
comberi [Cockerell, 1911: p.223 (Nomia)]
Nomia (Rhopalomelissa) comberi in Michener, 1965: p.159
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) comberi in Wijesekara, 2001
Sri Lanka
15.
floralis [Smith, 1875 (Nomia)]
China, Burma
16.
fulvinerva [Cameron, 1907 (Nomia)]
Deesa
17.
kangrae [Nurse, 1904 (Nomia)]
Kangra Valley
18.
krombeini [Hirashima, 1978: p.98 as Nomia (Austronomia) krombeini]
=Lipotriches (Austronomia) krombeini in Wijesekara, 2001
Anuradhapura, Colombo, Hambantota (Sri Lanka)
19.
perlucida [Cockerell, 1911 (Nomia)]
Northwestern India
20.
phenacura [Cockerell, 1911 (Nomia)]
Western India
21.
pilipes [Smith, 1875 (Nomia)]
Northern India
22.
ustula [Cockerell, 1911: p.231 (Nomia)]
=Nomia (Austronomia) ustula in Hirashima, 1978
==Lipotriches (Austronomia) ustula in Wijesekara, 2001
Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Matara, Polonnaruwa, Puttalama, Ratnapura [Sri Lanka]
Political territories have been mentioned as such (as mentioned by original authors): Burma [Present day Myanmar], Ceylon [Present day Sri Lanka], Bengal [Present day East Bengal in India and the present day Bangla Desh], Punjab [western part of the state is the present day Punjab in Pakistan].
Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta
Department of Zoology
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur 342 005, India
Ph. +91-291-272 6666
E-mail: [email protected]
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