Dasypoda hirtipes (Fabricius, 1793)

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Family: Melittidae

Genus: Dasypoda

Species: Dasypoda hirtipes

Usage: valid

Synonyms & other combinations:
Apis altercator Harris, 1780, Andrena hirtipes Fabricius, 1793, Andrena hirta_homonym Fabricius, 1793, Dasypoda plumipes Panzer, 1797, Melitta swammerdamella Kirby, 1802, Dasypoda panzeri Spinola, 1839, in part, Dasypoda hirtipes (Fabricius, 1793) Podasys hirtipes (Fabricius, 1793), Dasypoda villosa Lepeletier, 1841, Dasypoda nemoralis Bär, 1853, Dasypoda palleola Bär, 1853, Dasypoda hirtipes var minor Morawitz, 1874, Dasypoda plumipes var nigrescens Friese, 1901, Dasypoda plumipes var flavescens Friese, 1901

Taxonomic problems:
Baker (2002) argued for D. altercator (Harris, 1780) as the valid name for D. hirtipes but his opinion has been largely ignored. Until the situation is satisfactorily clarified D. hirtipes is used here to avoid confusion.