Holcopasites is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 20 described species in Holcopasites.[1][2][3] They are uncommon and very small.[4] Unlike all other genera of Apidae males of the species have 12 antennal segments instead of 13.[4] In the most common, Eastern species, abdomens are red with bright white patches of hair.[4]
| Holcopasites | |
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| Holcopasites calliopsidis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Ammobatoidini |
| Genus: | Holcopasites Ashmead, 1899 |
Species
edit- Holcopasites apacheorum Hurd & Linsley, 1972
- Holcopasites arizonicus (Linsley, 1942)
- Holcopasites bigibbosus Hurd & Linsley, 1972
- Holcopasites bohartorum Hurd & Linsley, 1972
- Holcopasites calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)
- Holcopasites cazieri Hurd & Linsley, 1972
- Holcopasites eamia (Cockerell, 1909)
- Holcopasites haematurus Cockerell & Hicks, 1926
- Holcopasites heliopsis (Robertson, 1897)
- Holcopasites illinoiensis (Robertson, 1891)
- Holcopasites insoletus (Linsley, 1942)
- Holcopasites jerryrozeni Neff, 2004
- Holcopasites linsleyi Cooper, 1993
- Holcopasites minimus (Linsley, 1943)
- Holcopasites pulchellus (Cresson, 1878)
- Holcopasites rozeni Hurd & Linsley, 1972
- Holcopasites ruthae Cooper, 1993
- Holcopasites stevensi Crawford, 1915
- Holcopasites tegularis Hurd & Linsley, 1972
References
edit- ^ "Holcopasites Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Holcopasites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Holcopasites Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.
Further reading
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- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (Second ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- 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.