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Dasypoda chinensis Wu, 1978

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dasypoda chinensis Wu, 1978
Name authority
Wu, 1978
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Melittidae
Genus
Dasypoda
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderAculeata
  9. superfamilyApoidea
  10. familyMelittidae
  11. subfamilyDasypodainae
  12. tribeDasypodaini
  13. genusDasypoda Latreille, 1802
  14. speciesDasypoda chinensis Wu, 1978

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dasypoda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dasypoda braccata Eversmann, 1852MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda brevicornis Pérez, 1896MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda cingulata Erichson, 1835MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda comberi Cockerell, 1911MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda frieseana Schletterer, 1890MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda gusenleitneri Michez, 2004MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda japonica Cockerell, 1911MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda longigena Schletterer, 1890MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda maura Pérez, 1896MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda morotei Quilis, 1928MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda sichuanensis Wu, 2000MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasypoda syriensis Michez, 2004MelittidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 15 records assigned to Melittidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=753601 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:349H2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.