Epeolus compactus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4] It is a parasite of Colletes kincaidii, with females laying eggs in the host species' nest.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Epeolus |
| Species: | E. compactus
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| Binomial name | |
| Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878
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References
edit- ^ "Epeolus compactus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Epeolus compactus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Epeolus compactus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Onuferko, Thomas M. (2018). "A revision of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Epeolus Latreille for Nearctic species, north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". ZooKeys (755): 1–185. doi:10.3897/zookeys.755.23939. PMC 5953965. PMID 29769836.
- ^ Torchio, P. F.; Burdick, D. J. (1 July 1988). "Comparative Notes on the Biology and Development of Epeolus compactus Cresson, a Cleptoparasite of Colletes kincaidii Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae, Colletidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 81 (4): 626–636. doi:10.1093/aesa/81.4.626.
Further reading
edit- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.