Biology:Epeolus compactus
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Short description: Species of bee
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Epeolus |
| Species: | E. compactus
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| Binomial name | |
| Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878
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Epeolus compactus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4] It is a parasite of Colletes kincaidii, with females laying eggs in the host species' nest.[5]
References
- ↑ "Epeolus compactus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=694369.
- ↑ "Epeolus compactus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1341911.
- ↑ "Epeolus compactus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/446249.
- ↑ Onuferko, Thomas M. (2018). "A revision of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Epeolus Latreille for Nearctic species, north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". ZooKeys (755): 1–185. doi:10.3897/zookeys.755.23939. PMID 29769836. PMC 5953965. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/23939/.
- ↑ Torchio, P. F.; Burdick, D. J. (1 July 1988). "Comparative Notes on the Biology and Development of Epeolus compactus Cresson, a Cleptoparasite of Colletes kincaidii Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae, Colletidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 81 (4): 626–636. doi:10.1093/aesa/81.4.626.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apoidea.
Wikidata ☰ Q939634 entry
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