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Neolarra
''Neolarra'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in ''Neolarra'', all from North America. Description Smaller than a grain of rice, these bees lay eggs in the nests of ''Perdita'' bees; the ''Neolarra'' egg hatches and the larva eats the egg and food store intended for a ''Perdita'' larva. It enters while the host bee is gone to avoid detection. Species These 16 species belong to the genus ''Neolarra'': * '' Neolarra alba'' Cockerell, 1916 * '' Neolarra alexanderi'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 * '' Neolarra batrae'' Shanks, 1978 * '' Neolarra californica'' Michener, 1939 * '' Neolarra clavigera'' Shanks, 1978 * '' Neolarra cockerelli'' (Crawford, 1916) * '' Neolarra hurdi'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra linsleyi'' Michener, 1939 * ''Neolarra orbiculata'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra penicula'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra pruinosa'' Ashmead, 1890 * ''Neolarra rozeni'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra ute'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 * ''Neolarra vandyke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neolarra Alexanderi
''Neolarra'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in ''Neolarra'', all from North America. Description Smaller than a grain of rice, these bees lay eggs in the nests of ''Perdita (bee), Perdita'' bees; the ''Neolarra'' egg hatches and the larva eats the egg and food store intended for a ''Perdita'' larva. It enters while the host bee is gone to avoid detection. Species These 16 species belong to the genus ''Neolarra'': * ''Neolarra alba'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''Neolarra alexanderi'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 * ''Neolarra batrae'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra californica'' Michener, 1939 * ''Neolarra clavigera'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra cockerelli'' (Crawford, 1916) * ''Neolarra hurdi'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra linsleyi'' Michener, 1939 * ''Neolarra orbiculata'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra penicula'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra pruinosa'' Ashmead, 1890 * ''Neolarra rozeni'' Shanks, 1978 * ''Neolarra ute'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 * ''Neolarra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |