Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4] The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus and Colletes ciliatoides.[5]

Epeolus pusillus
lateral ,dorsal and lateral habitus scale bar is 3 mm while the dorsal view scale bar is 0.5 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Epeolus
Species:
E. pusillus
Binomial name
Epeolus pusillus
Cresson, 1864

References

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  1. ^ "Epeolus pusillus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Epeolus pusillus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rozen, Jerome G.; Favreau, Marjorie S. (1968). "Biological notes on Colletes compactus compactus and its cuckoo bee, Epeolus pusillus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae and Anthophoridae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 76 (2): 106–111. ISSN 0028-7199.

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