Biology:Epeoloides

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Short description: Genus of bees

Epeoloides
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Epeoloides coecutiens
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Osirini
Genus: Epeoloides
Giraud, 1863
Synonyms
  • Viereckella Swenk, 1907

Epeoloides is a genus of cuckoo bees which lay their eggs in the nests of melittid bees of the genus Macropis.[1] One species, Epeoloides pilosulus, is classified as Endangered by the State of Connecticut.[2]

Species

References

  1. Dos-Santos, Isabel Alves (2009-01-08). "CLEPTOPARASITE BEES, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE OILBEES HOSTS". Acta Biológica Colombiana (Volume 14, Issue 2). https://paperity.org/p/187123414/cleptoparasite-bees-with-emphasis-on-the-oilbees-hosts. 
  2. Connecticut’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015. State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. 2015. 11 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q1366895 entry