''Rhathymus'' is a genus of
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 foo ...
bees
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
belonging to 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 ...
.
Species of this genus are found in South America.
Species
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Rhathymus ater''
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Rhathymus atitlanicus''
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Rhathymus beebei''
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Rhathymus bicolor''
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Rhathymus concolor''
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Rhathymus cristatus''
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Rhathymus fulvus''
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Rhathymus insignis''
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Rhathymus michaelis''
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Rhathymus nigripes''
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Rhathymus paraguayensis''
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Rhathymus quadriplagiatus''
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Rhathymus rufescens''
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Rhathymus scoliaeformis''
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Rhathymus trinitatis''
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Rhathymus unicolor''
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Rhathymus vespiformis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14480652
Apidae