Biology:Leucospis affinis

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Short description: Species of insect

Leucospis affinis
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Leucospis affinis pollinating wild carrot
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Leucospidae
Genus: Leucospis
Species:
L. affinis
Binomial name
Leucospis affinis
Say, 1824

Leucospis affinis is a species of parasitic wasp of megachilid bees.[1] The species Ancistrocerus antilope is also a host.[2] It can be found in North America.[3]

References

  1. Baker, J. R.; Kuhn, E. D.; Bambara, S. B. (1985). "Nests and Immature Stages of Leafcutter Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 58 (2): 290–313. ISSN 0022-8567. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25084641. Retrieved 24 August 2022. 
  2. Cowan, David (3 November 2017). "Parasitism of Ancistrocerus Antilope (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae) by Leucospis Affinis (Hymenoptera: Leucospididae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist 19 (3). ISSN 0090-0222. https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol19/iss3/7/. 
  3. "Leucospis affinis Say, 1824" (in en). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. https://www.gbif.org/species/1360247. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13399870 entry