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>Epeolus lectoides</i> Species of bee

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

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<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

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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. 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" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 30. doi:10.3752/cjai.2017.30.

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