Holcopasites calliopsidis
| Holcopasites calliopsidis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Holcopasites |
| Species: | H. calliopsidis
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| Binomial name | |
| Holcopasites calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)
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Holcopasites calliopsidis is a species of cuckoo bee in the genus Holcopasites in the family Apidae.[1][2][3] It is found from Mexico to Canada.[2]
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Female
Hosts[edit]
H. calliopsidis is a known cleptoparasite of Calliopsis andreniformis.[4][5] Pseudopanurgus sp. may also be hosts of H. calliopsidis.[4]
Subspecies[edit]
- Holcopasites calliopsidis calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)
- Holcopasites calliopsidis carinatus (Linsley, 1943)
References[edit]
- ^ "Holcopasites calliopsidis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "Holcopasites calliopsidis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Holcopasites calliopsidis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b Hurd, P. D., Jr., and E. G. Linsley. (1972). Parasitic bees of the genus Holcopasites Ashmead. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoologyno. 114: 1-41.
- ^ Packer, Laurence., Genaro, J. A., & Sheffield, C. S. (2007). The bee genera of eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification, 3(3), 1-32.[1][dead link]
Further reading[edit]
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (1979). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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