Townsendiella pulchra

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Townsendiella pulchra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Neolarrini
Genus: Townsendiella
Species:
T. pulchra
Binomial name
Townsendiella pulchra
Crawford, 1916

Townsendiella pulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. [1] [2] [3] It is a kleptoparasite of Hesperapis larreae . [4]

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References

  1. "Townsendiella pulchra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Townsendiella pulchra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Rozen, Jerome G. (1991). "Biology and larvae of the cleptoparasitic bee Townsendiella pulchra and nesting biology of its host Hesperapis larreae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". American Museum Novitates. New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History.

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