Epeolus pusillus

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Epeolus pusillus
Epeolus pusillus (10.3897-zookeys.755.23939) Figure 79.jpg
lateral ,dorsal and lateral habitus scale bar is 3 mm while the dorsal view scale bar is 0.5 mm
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Epeolus
Species:
E. pusillus
Binomial name
Epeolus pusillus
Cresson, 1864

Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. [1] [2] [3] [4] The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus and Colletes ciliatoides. [5]

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

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

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

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

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

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<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

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

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

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

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References

  1. "Epeolus pusillus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Epeolus pusillus". 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. Rozen, Jerome G.; Favreau, Marjorie S. (1968). "Biological notes on Colletes compactus compactus and its cuckoo bee, Epeolus pusillus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae and Anthophoridae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 76 (2): 106–111. ISSN   0028-7199.

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