Epeolus lectoides

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Epeolus lectoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Epeolini
Genus: Epeolus
Species:
E. lectoides
Binomial name
Epeolus lectoides
Robertson, 1901

Epeolus lectoides, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] Hosts include Colletes latitarsis and Colletes nudus. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Epeolus lectoides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Epeolus lectoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  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. (March 30, 2017). "Cleptoparasitic Bees of the Genus Epeolus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Canada – Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. doi: 10.3752/cjai.2017.30 . Retrieved 7 December 2022.

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