Apidae

Tribe Epeolini (25 taxa)

Two genera, Triepeolus and Epeolus, are found in Florida.

Key to Genera (From Michener 2000)

Females

S6 with lateroapical process broad, not over five times as long as broad, often somewhat spatulate, margins apically denticulate because of minute, conical setae or with spinelike, tapering setae among the hairs; disc of S6 a broad plate about as long (anteroposteriorly) as lateroapical process or longer...Epeolus

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S6 with lateroapical process slender, many times as long as broad, not spatulate, apically with elongate, robust, curved, blunt setae and other hairs; disc of sternum 6 reduced to transverse connective far shorter (anterioposteriorly) than lateroapical process...Triepeolus

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Males

Maxillary palpus usually two-segmented, rarely three segmented; body length 4.5 to 10.0 mm; base of gonostylus with dorsal protuberance..Epeolus

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Maxillary palpus usually three-segmented, rarely two-segmented; length 8 to 17 mm; gonostylus slender, without basal protuberance...Triepeolus

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