Biology:Epeolus pusillus
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Short description: Species of bee
| Epeolus pusillus | |
|---|---|
| lateral ,dorsal and lateral habitus scale bar is 3 mm while the dorsal view scale bar is 0.5 mm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Epeolus |
| Species: | E. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Epeolus pusillus Cresson, 1864
| |
Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4] The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus and Colletes ciliatoides.[5]
References
- ↑ "Epeolus pusillus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=694406.
- ↑ "Epeolus pusillus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1341878.
- ↑ "Epeolus pusillus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/279893.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ Rozen, Jerome G.; Favreau, Marjorie S. (1968). "Biological notes on Colletes compactus compactus and its cuckoo bee, Epeolus pusillus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae and Anthophoridae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 76 (2): 106–111. ISSN 0028-7199. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25006105.
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 ☰ Q3402811 entry
