Holcopasites calliopsidis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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The cuckoo bee Holcopasites calliopsidis in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/25/2013). Determined by Sam Droege.
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The cuckoo wasp Holcopasites calliopsidis specializes in kleptoparasitism of this species.
Relationships
This cuckoo bee is a kleptoparasite of Calliopsis andreniformis, which is common in lawns and areas with compacted dirt (S. Droege, pers. comm.).
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Holcopasites calliopsidis collected in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon, Photographed by Brooke Alexander, and Photoshoped by Ann Simpkins
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Holcopasites calliopsidis in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon, Photographed by Brooke Alexander, and Photoshoped by Ann Simpkins.
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Holcopasites calliopsidis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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The cuckoo bee Holcopasites calliopsidis in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/25/2013). Determined by Sam Droege.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Holcopasites calliopsidis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Holcopasites |
| Species: | H. calliopsidis
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| Binomial name | |
| Holcopasites calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)
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Holcopasites calliopsidis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae.[1][2][3] It is found from Mexico to Canada.[2]
Holcopasites calliopsidis measure 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in length.[1]
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Female
Hosts
[edit]H. calliopsidis is a known cleptoparasite of Calliopsis andreniformis.[4][5] Pseudopanurgus sp. may also be hosts of H. calliopsidis.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Holcopasites calliopsidis calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)
- Holcopasites calliopsidis carinatus (Linsley, 1943)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Holcopasites calliopsidis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "Holcopasites calliopsidis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Holcopasites calliopsidis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b Hurd Jr, P. D.; E. G. Linsley (1972). "Parasitic bees of the genus Holcopasites Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 114: 1–41.
- ^ Packer, Laurence; Genaro, Julio A.; Sheffield, Cory S. (2007). "The bee genera of Eastern Canada" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 5: 1–32. doi:10.3752/cjai.2008.05.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
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