Townsendiella pulchra
Appearance
Townsendiella pulchra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Tribe: | Neolarrini |
Genus: | Townsendiella |
Species: | T. pulchra
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Binomial name | |
Townsendiella pulchra Crawford, 1916
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Townsendiella pulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3] It is a kleptoparasite of Hesperapis larreae.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Townsendiella pulchra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Townsendiella pulchra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Townsendiella pulchra species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Rozen, Jerome G. (1991). "Biology and larvae of the cleptoparasitic bee Townsendiella pulchra and nesting biology of its host Hesperapis larreae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". American Museum Novitates. New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
[edit]- Orr, M. C.; Griswold, T. L. (2015). "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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.546.6443. PMC 4714348. PMID 26798307.
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Townsendiella pulchra at Wikimedia Commons