Epeolus bifasciatus

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Epeolus bifasciatus
Epeolus bifasciatus, F, Back, SD, Pennington County 2013-07-15-16.32.30 ZS PMax.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Epeolus
Species:
E. bifasciatus
Binomial name
Epeolus bifasciatus
Cresson, 1864

Epeolus bifasciatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is a parasite of Colletes latitarsis . [5]

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<i>Triepeolus</i> Genus of bees

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<i>Epeolus scutellaris</i> Species of bee

Epeolus scutellaris is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.

<i>Epeolus pusillus</i> Species of bee

Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus and Colletes ciliatoides.

<i>Epeolus mesillae</i> Species of bee

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<i>Epeolus howardi</i> Species of cuckoo bee

Epeolus howardi, or Howard's cellophane-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Epeolus canadensis</i> Species of bee

Epeolus canadensis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Epeolus lectoides</i> Species of bee

Epeolus lectoides, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. Hosts include Colletes latitarsis and Colletes nudus.

<i>Epeolus compactus</i> Species of bee

Epeolus compactus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. It is a parasite of Colletes kincaidii, with females laying eggs in the host species' nest.

<i>Epeolus carolinus</i> Species of bee

Epeolus carolinus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Triepeolus pectoralis</i> Species of bee

Triepeolus pectoralis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Epeolus zonatus</i> Species of bee

Epeolus zonatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Epeolus glabratus</i> Species of bee

Epeolus glabratus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Epeolus olympiellus</i> Species of bee

Epeolus olympiellus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Triepeolus brittaini</i> Species of bee

Triepeolus brittaini is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Townsendiella pulchra</i> Species of bee

Townsendiella pulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. It is a kleptoparasite of Hesperapis larreae.

<i>Epeolus autumnalis</i> Species of bee

Epeolus autumnalis, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

Triepeolus grindeliae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Triepeolus lunatus</i> Species of bee

Triepeolus lunatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America from Canada to northern Mexico. Triepeolus lunatus tends to live in forest edges and meadows.

<i>Triepeolus mexicanus</i> Species of bee

Triepeolus mexicanus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

References

  1. ↑ "Epeolus bifasciatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Epeolus bifasciatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2018ZooK..755....1O. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.755.23939 . PMC   5953965 . PMID   29769836.
  4. ↑ Onuferko, Thomas M. (2017). "Cleptoparasitic bees of the genus Epeolus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Canada". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 30. doi: 10.3752/cjai.2017.30 .

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