Epeoloides
Epeoloides is a genus of kleptoparasitic bees which lay their eggs in the nests of melittid bees of the genus Macropis.[1]
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| Epeoloides coecutiens ♀ | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Osirini |
| Genus: | Epeoloides Giraud, 1863 |
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Consists of two species:
- Epeoloides coecutiens (Fabricius, 1775)
- Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson, 1878)
References
- Dos-Santos, Isabel Alves (2009-01-08). "CLEPTOPARASITE BEES, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE OILBEES HOSTS". Acta Biológica Colombiana (Volume 14, Issue 2).
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