Colletes simulans is a species in the family Colletidae ("cellophane or plasterer, masked, and fork-tongued bees"), in the order Hymenoptera ("ants, bees, wasps and sawflies").[1][2] The species is known generally as the spine-shouldered cellophane bee.[3] It is found in North America.[2][4][5]
| Colletes simulans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Colletes |
| Species: | C. simulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Colletes simulans Cresson, 1868
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References edit
- ^ "Colletes simulans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Colletes simulans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Colletes simulans Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Sharkey M.J. (2007). Hylogeny 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.
Further reading edit
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links edit
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