Coelioxys rufitarsis
| Coelioxys rufitarsis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Coelioxys |
| Species: | C. rufitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coelioxys rufitarsis Smith, 1854 | |
Coelioxys rufitarsis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is native to North America.[1]
This cuckoo bee parasitizes the nests of several other bee species, including Megachile latimanus, M. melanophoea,[1] and M. perihirta.[2]
References
- 1 2 Mitchell, T.B. 1962. Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152. Accessed through discoverlife.org on 11 August 2017.
- ↑ Cuckoo Bees. UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab.
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