Hesperapis larreae is a solitary, ground-nesting bee in the family Melittidae [1][2]

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  1. ^ Rozen, Jerome Jr.; Griswold, Terry (1991). "Biology and Larvae of the Cleptoparasitic Bee Townsendiella pulchra and Nesting Biology of Its Host Hesperapis larreae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)". American Museum Novitates (3005): 1–11.
  2. ^ Orr, Michael; Griswold, Terry (2015-12-16). "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. Bibcode:2015ZooK..546...87O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.546.6443. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4714348. PMID 26798307.