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Triepeolus Micropygius
''Triepeolus'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in ''Triepeolus''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. ''Cladistics'' 28(1): 80-112. The majority of species whose life history is known are kleptoparasitic in the nests of bees in the tribe Eucerini, especially the genera ''Melissodes ''Melissodes'' is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in ''Melissodes''. ITIS Taxonomic note: *The gender of the name "Melissodes" has traditionally been considered as feminine by taxonomist ...'' and '' Svastra''. See also * List of Triepeolus species References * Michener, Charles D. (2007). ''The Bees of the World, Second Edition'', xvi + 953. * Moure, J. S., and G. A. R. Melo / Moure, Jesus Santiago, Danúncia Urban, and Gabrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuckoo Bee
The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds. The name is perhaps best applied to the apidae, apid subfamily Nomadinae, but is commonly used in Europe to mean bumblebees ''List of bumblebee species, Bombus'' subgenus ''Psithyrus''. Females of cuckoo bees are easy to recognize in almost all cases, as they lack pollen collecting structures (the scopa (biology), scopa) and do not construct their own nests. They often have reduced body hair, abnormally thick and/or heavily sculptured exoskeleton, and saber-like mandible (insect), mandibles, although this is not universally true; other less visible changes are also common. They typically enter the nests of pollen-collecting species, and lay their eggs in cells provisioned by the host bee. When the cuckoo bee larva hatches it consumes the host larva's pollen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups. Taxonomy In addition to its historical classification (honey bees, bumble bees, stingless bees and orchid bees), the family Apidae presently includes all the genera formerly placed in the families Anthophoridae and Ctenoplectridae. Although the most visible members of Apidae are social, the vast majority of apid bees are solitary, including a number of cleptoparasitic species. The old family Apidae contained four tribes (Apinae: Apini, Euglossini and Bombinae: Bombini, Meliponini) which have been reclassified as tribes of the subfamily Apinae, along with all of the former tribes and subfamilies of Anthophoridae and the former f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleptoparasitic
Kleptoparasitism (etymologically, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal deliberately takes food from another. The strategy is evolutionarily stable when stealing is less costly than direct feeding, which can mean when food is scarce or when victims are abundant. Many kleptoparasites are arthropods, especially bees and wasps, but including some true flies, dung beetles, bugs, and spiders. Cuckoo bees are specialized kleptoparasites which lay their eggs either on the pollen masses made by other bees, or on the insect hosts of parasitoid wasps. They are an instance of Emery's rule, which states that insect social parasites tend to be closely related to their hosts. The behavior occurs, too, in vertebrates including birds such as skuas, which persistently chase other seabirds until they disgorge their food, and carnivorous mammals such as spotted hyenas and lions. Other species opportunistically indulge in kleptoparasitism. Strategy Kleptoparasitism is a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucerini
The Eucerini (often called long-horned bees) are the most diverse tribe in the family Apidae, with over 32 genera worldwide that were previously classified as members of the family Anthophoridae. All species are solitary, though many nest in large aggregations, and large "sleeping" aggregations of males are found occasionally. Most genera are distinctive in the unusually long male antennae from which the tribe derives its name (''eucer-'' means true horned). They are most diverse in the Western Hemisphere. Classification The classification within the tribe is rather chaotic, as many of the genera are small and poorly characterized, with the bulk of species (about 500) in only five genera. This is a group in serious need of a thorough taxonomic overhaul, and the fusion of many genera would likely result (a revision in 2000 eliminated seven genera, another in 2018 eliminated six more). Genera * '' Agapanthinus'' LaBerge, 1957 * '' Alloscirtetica'' Holmberg, 1909 * '' Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissodes
''Melissodes'' is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in ''Melissodes''. ITIS Taxonomic note: *The gender of the name "Melissodes" has traditionally been considered as feminine by taxonomists. However, ICZN Commissioner Doug Yanega (in litt., May 2008) has indicated that the sex should be masculine under ICZN Art. 30.1.4.4, which explicitly states that all genera ending in "-odes" are masculine unless the original author declared otherwise. Since Latreille did not specify a gender when proposing the name in 1829, this Code Article applies in this case. See also * List of Melissodes species References Further reading * * External links * Apinae Bee genera {{Apinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svastra
''Svastra'' is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for .... There are at least 20 described species in ''Svastra''. Species These 23 species belong to the genus ''Svastra'': References Further reading * * External links * Apinae {{Apinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triepeolus Simplex, M, Back, Md, Kenty County 2014-07-22-10
''Triepeolus'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in ''Triepeolus''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. ''Cladistics'' 28(1): 80-112. The majority of species whose life history is known are kleptoparasitic in the nests of bees in the tribe Eucerini, especially the genera ''Melissodes'' and ''Svastra ''Svastra'' is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumbleb ...''. See also * List of Triepeolus species References * Michener, Charles D. (2007). ''The Bees of the World, Second Edition'', xvi + 953. * Moure, J. S., and G. A. R. Melo / Moure, Jesus Santiago, Danúncia Urban, and Gabriel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Triepeolus Species
This is a list of species in the kleptoparasitic bee genus ''Triepeolus''. Species * '' Triepeolus aguilari'' Moure, 1955 * '' Triepeolus alvarengai'' Moure, 1955 * '' Triepeolus ancoratus'' Cockerell, 1916 * '' Triepeolus antiguensis'' Cockerell, 1949 * '' Triepeolus antiochensis'' Rightmyer, 2008 * '' Triepeolus argentimus'' Rightmyer, 2008 * '' Triepeolus argus'' Rightmyer, 2008 * '' Triepeolus argyreus'' (Cockerell, 1907) * '' Triepeolus atoconganus'' Moure, 1955 * '' Triepeolus atripes'' Mitchell, 1962 * '' Triepeolus aztecus'' (Cresson, 1878) * '' Triepeolus balteatus'' Cockerell, 1921 * '' Triepeolus bihamatus'' (Cockerell, 1907) * '' Triepeolus bilineatus'' Cockerell, 1949 * '' Triepeolus bilunatus'' Cockerell, 1949 * '' Triepeolus bimorulus'' Rightmyer, 2008 * '' Triepeolus blaisdelli'' Cockerell & Sandhouse, 1924 * '' Triepeolus brittaini'' Cockerell, 1931 * '' Triepeolus brunnescens'' Cockerell & Sandhouse, 1924 * '' Triepeolus buchwaldi'' (Friese, 1908) * '' Triepeolus c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
