Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872:277, ♂. 4 ♂♂, Texas (leg. Belfrage, Boll); LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575, Lectotype ♂ (Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). - Cresson, 1879Cresson, E.T. 1879. Catalogue of North American Apidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 7:215-232. (distribution); Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116. (distribution); Cockerell, 1913Cockerell, T.D.A. 1913. Names applied to the Eucerine bees of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43:261-273. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578. (distribution); Mayer et al., 2000Mayer, D.F., E.R. Miliczky, B.F. Finnigan & C.A. Johansen 2000. The bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of southeastern Washington. Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 97:25-32. (distribution). - As Eucera rivalis: - Dalla Torre, 1896Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643. (distribution), 245 (comb. nov.).
Melissodes desponsiformis Cockerell, in Viereck et al., 1905:320, ♀. ♀, Corvallis, Oregon (leg. Cordley); LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575, Holotype ♀, the femal type has not been located by the author. Synonymized with Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872 by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:568. - Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116. (distribution); Cockerell, 1913Cockerell, T.D.A. 1913. Names applied to the Eucerine bees of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43:261-273. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:2144 ( listed as synonym of Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872).
Melissodes mysops Cockerell, 1905:146, ♂♀. Cockerell, 1905Cockerell, T.D.A. 1905. New and little-known american bees. The Entomologist 38 (505):145-149.:146, ♂♀, Maybell, Colorado, Aug. 2nd, 1903, Lectoallotype ♀, temporary deposit in the collection of the Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside, California (California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California), designated by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575, Lectoallotype ♂ (University of Colorado Natural History Museum, Boulder, Colorado), designated by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575. Synonymized with Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872 by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:568. - Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116. (distribution); Cockerell, 1907Cockerell, T.D.A. 1907. New american bees. - V. The Entomologist 40 (535):265-269. (distribution); Cockerell, 1913Cockerell, T.D.A. 1913. Names applied to the Eucerine bees of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43:261-273. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:2144 ( listed as synonym of Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872).
Melissodes hexacantha Cockerell, 1905:100, ♂. ♂, Arizona, Aug. 1902 (leg. F.H. Snow); LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575, Holotype ♂ (Snow Entomological Museum at the University of Kansas, Lawrence). Synonymized with Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872 by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:568. - Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116. (distribution); Cockerell, 1913Cockerell, T.D.A. 1913. Names applied to the Eucerine bees of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43:261-273. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:2144 ( listed as synonym of Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872).
Melissodes nigrosignata Cockerell, 1905:101, ♀. 2 ♀♀, Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona, 6000 ft. (leg. Snow); LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575, Holotype ♀ (Snow Entomological Museum at the University of Kansas, Lawrence). Synonymized with Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872 by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:568. - Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The North American bees of the family Anthophoridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32 (1):63-116. (distribution); Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The bees of New Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32:289-314. (distribution); Cockerell, 1913Cockerell, T.D.A. 1913. Names applied to the Eucerine bees of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43:261-273. (distribution); Lutz & Cockerell, 1920Lutz, F.E. & T.D.A. Cockerell 1920. Notes on the distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families, Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist 42 (15):491-641. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:2144 ( listed as synonym of Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872).
Melissodes habilis Cockerell, 1925:229, LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:575, Holotype ♂ (American Museum of Natural History, New York City). Synonymized with Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872 by LaBerge, 1956LaBerge, W.E. 1956. A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part II. (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38 (8):533-578.:568. - Cockerell, 1937Cockerell, T.D.A. 1937. New and little-known American bees. American Museum Novitates 899:1-5. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:2144 ( listed as synonym of Melissodes rivalis Cresson, 1872).