Holcopasites calliopsidis

Holcopasites calliopsidis
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Holcopasites
Species:	H. calliopsidis
Binomial name
Holcopasites calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)

Holcopasites calliopsidis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found from Mexico to Canada. ^[2]

Holcopasites calliopsidis measure 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in length. ^[1]

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  Female

Hosts

H. calliopsidis is a known cleptoparasite of Calliopsis andreniformis. ^{[4] [5]} Pseudopanurgus sp. may also be hosts of H. calliopsidis. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Holcopasites calliopsidis calliopsidis(Linsley, 1943)
• Holcopasites calliopsidis carinatus(Linsley, 1943)

References

1. "Holcopasites calliopsidis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
2. "Holcopasites calliopsidis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-02-16.
3. "Holcopasites calliopsidis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
4. Hurd Jr, P. D.; E. G. Linsley (1972). "Parasitic bees of the genus Holcopasites Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 114: 1–41.
5. Packer, Laurence; Genaro, Julio A.; Sheffield, Cory S. (2007). "The bee genera of Eastern Canada" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 5: 1–32. doi:10.3752/cjai.2008.05.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN   0-8493-0212-9.
• Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (1979). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN   978-1402062421.