| Stelis coarctata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Stelis |
| Species: | S. coarctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Stelis coarctata Crawford, 1916 | |
Stelis coarctata is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America. [1]
Stelis, or leach orchids, is a large genus of orchids, with perhaps 500 species. The generic name Stelis is the Greek word for 'mistletoe', referring to the epiphytic habit of these species. These mainly epiphytic plants are widely distributed throughout much of South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and Florida. Stelis is abbreviated Ste. in the horticultural trade.
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure to the ventral surface of the abdomen, and their typically elongated labrum. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells ; a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites, feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion of Megachilidae in the reproductive structures of flowers is energetic and swimming-like; this agitation releases large amounts of pollen.
Acirsa is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.
Porteresia coarctata is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Fissurella coarctata, also known as the compressed keyhole limpet, is a species of marine gastropod in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Megachilinae is a subfamily of bees, the largest subfamily in the family Megachilidae, and includes mason bees, leafcutter bees, and carder bees.
Stelis louisae is a cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1911. It lives in the eastern United States, sometimes visits Helianthus flowers, and is active from March to September.
Stelis perpulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Anthidiini is a tribe of insects in the family Megachilidae. There are at least 40 genera and 840 described species in Anthidiini. There is strong evidence that the tribe is monophyletic.
Stelis interrupta is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.
Stelis is a genus of kleptoparasitic cuckoo bees in the family Megachilidae. There are at least 100 described species in Stelis.
Stelis melanotricha is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.
Stelis costalis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Stelis rudbeckiarum is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Stelis diversicolor is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Stelis lateralis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Stelis laticincta is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.
Hoplitis tuberculata, also known as the Lundwood bee, is a species of bee within the family Megachilidae.