| Dasypoda | |
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| Dasypoda hirtipes (male) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Melittidae |
| Subfamily: | Dasypodainae |
| Genus: | Dasypoda |
| Species | |
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Dasypoda is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae.
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