Townsendiella pulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3] It is a kleptoparasite of Hesperapis larreae.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Neolarrini |
| Genus: | Townsendiella |
| Species: | T. pulchra
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| Binomial name | |
| Townsendiella pulchra Crawford, 1916
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References
edit- ^ "Townsendiella pulchra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Townsendiella pulchra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Townsendiella pulchra species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Rozen, Jerome G. (1991). "Biology and larvae of the cleptoparasitic bee Townsendiella pulchra and nesting biology of its host Hesperapis larreae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". American Museum Novitates. New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
edit- Orr, M. C.; Griswold, T. L. (2015). "A review of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Townsendiella (Apidae, Nomadinae, Townsendiellini), with the description of a new species from Pinnacles National Park". ZooKeys (546): 87–104. doi:10.3897/zookeys.546.6443. PMC 4714348. PMID 26798307.
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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