Epeoloides

Epeoloides
	Epeoloides coecutiens ♀
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Tribe:	Osirini
Genus:	Epeoloides; Giraud, 1863
Synonyms
	Viereckella Swenk, 1907;

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Epeoloides is a genus of cuckoo bees which lay their eggs in the nests of melittid bees of the genus Macropis.^[1] One species, Epeoloides pilosulus, is classified as Endangered by the State of Connecticut.^[2]

Species

Epeoloides coecutiens (Fabricius, 1775)
Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson, 1878)

References

^ Dos-Santos, Isabel Alves (2009-01-08). "CLEPTOPARASITE BEES, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE OILBEES HOSTS". Acta Biológica Colombiana. 14 (2).
^ Connecticut’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015. State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. 2015. 11 pp.

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[1] Dos-Santos, Isabel Alves (2009-01-08). "CLEPTOPARASITE BEES, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE OILBEES HOSTS". Acta Biológica Colombiana. 14 (2).

[2] Connecticut’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015. State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. 2015. 11 pp.

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