| Asaropoda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Subgenus: | Asaropoda Cockerell, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Saropoda bombiformis Smith, 1854
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Asaropoda is a subgenus of the bee genus Amegilla. It comprises 21 species, and is endemic to Australia and Papua New Guinea. The species within this subgenus range in body length from 12-24 mm (0.5-1 in).[1]
- ^ Leijs, R; Dorey, J; Hogendoorn, K (2020). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda". ZooKeys (908): 45–122. Bibcode:2020ZooK..908...45L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.908.47375. PMC 7010838. PMID 32076376.