| Stelis lateralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Stelis |
| Species: | S. lateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stelis lateralis Cresson, 1864 | |
Stelis lateralis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
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.
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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.
Ashmeadiella is a genus of bees in the family Megachilidae. There are more than 60 described species in Ashmeadiella.
Stelis melanotricha is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.
Tettigidea lateralis, known generally as black-sided pygmy grasshopper, is a species of pygmy grasshopper in the family Tetrigidae. Other common names include the black-sided grouse locust and sedge grouse locust. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America, and parts of Central 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.
Elasmucha lateralis is a species of shield bug in the family Acanthosomatidae. It is found in North America.
Lopidea lateralis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Stelis diversicolor is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Brachinus lateralis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.
Piesocorynus lateralis is a species of fungus weevil in the beetle family Anthribidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chrysobothris lateralis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Sweltsa lateralis, the curved sallfly, is a species of green stonefly in the family Chloroperlidae. It is found in North America.
Stelis coarctata is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.
Stelis laticincta is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.
Cercyon lateralis is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in North America and Europe.
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