Holcopasites calliopsidis

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]

Holcopasites calliopsidis
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Holcopasites
Species:
H. calliopsidis
Binomial name
Holcopasites calliopsidis
(Linsley, 1943)

Hosts

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H. calliopsidis is a known cleptoparasite of Calliopsis andreniformis.[4][5] Pseudopanurgus sp. may also be hosts of H. calliopsidis.[4]

Subspecies

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  • Holcopasites calliopsidis calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)
  • Holcopasites calliopsidis carinatus (Linsley, 1943)

References

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  1. ^ "Holcopasites calliopsidis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Holcopasites calliopsidis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ^ "Holcopasites calliopsidis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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

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  • 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.