Biology:Coelioxys rufitarsis

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Short description: Species of bee

Coelioxys rufitarsis
Coelioxys rufitarsis, F, Back, NY, Elk Lake 2014-09-04-15.41.20 ZS PMax (26356053608).jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Coelioxys
Species:
C. rufitarsis
Binomial name
Coelioxys rufitarsis
Smith, 1854

Coelioxys rufitarsis, common name red-legged cuckoo leafcutter bee,[1] is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is native to North America.[2]

This cuckoo bee parasitizes the nests of several other bee species, including Megachile latimanus, M. melanophoea,[2] and M. perihirta.[3]

References

  1. Webmaster, David Ratz. "Red-legged Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee - Montana Field Guide" (in en). https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIHYMC6050. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mitchell, T.B. 1962. Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152. Accessed through discoverlife.org on 11 August 2017.
  3. Cuckoo Bees. UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab.

Wikidata ☰ Q1926097 entry