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Nomadinae
Nomadinae is a subfamily of bees in the family Apidae. They are known commonly as cuckoo bees. This subfamily is entirely kleptoparasitic. They occur worldwide, and use many different types of bees as hosts. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance. All known species share the behavioral trait of females entering host nests when the host is absent, and inserting their eggs into the wall of the host cell; the larval parasite emerges later, after the cell has been closed by the host female, and kills the host larva. The first-instar larvae of nomadines are specially adapted for this, and possess long mandibles they use to kill the host larva, though these mandibles are lost as soon as the larva molts to the second instar, at which point it simply feeds on the pollen/nectar provisions. A behavioral habit shared by adults of various genera with males of many other bee species, who also do not possess a nest to return to, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups. Taxonomy In addition to its historical classification (honey bees, bumble bees, stingless bees and orchid bees), the family Apidae presently includes all the genera formerly placed in the families Anthophoridae and Ctenoplectridae. Although the most visible members of Apidae are social, the vast majority of apid bees are solitary, including a number of cleptoparasitic species. The old family Apidae contained four tribes (Apinae: Apini, Euglossini and Bombinae: Bombini, Meliponini) which have been reclassified as tribes of the subfamily Apinae, along with all of the former tribes and subfamilies of Anthophoridae and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphecodopsis Sp, Sandveld, 2012
''Sphecodopsis'' is a genus of cleptoparasitic "cuckoo" bees in the family Apidae. Endemic to southern Africa, the wasp-like bees of this genus are generally small, varying from in length, and mostly black, with orange-ish or reddish colouring of the metasoma in some of the species. The bee genus '' Scrapter'' is recognised as a host for the cleptoparasitic life cycle of some ''Sphecodopsis'', but further data regarding preferred hosts is not available for most of the species. Taxonomy German entomologist Hans Bischoff first described the genus in 1923 in the work "Kenntnis afrikanischer Schmarotzerbienen", published in the ''Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift''. The genus name is Greek for "wasp-like", with "spheco-" meaning wasp. Of the fourteen currently recognised species, several of them were originally described under a different genus and have subsequently been included in ''Sphecodopsis''. Some of the species in the genus are generally still poorly defined, owing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomada Fulvicornis
With over 850 species, the genus ''Nomada'' is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of kleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees." Kleptoparasitic bees are so named because they enter the nests of a host and lay eggs there, stealing resources that the host has already collected. The name "''Nomada''" is derived from the Greek word ''nomas ( νομάς''), meaning "roaming" or "wandering." ''Nomada'' parasitize many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus ''Andrena,'' but also '' Agapostemon, Melitta, Eucera'' and ''Exomalopsis''. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are mostly hairless, as they do not collect pollen to feed their offspring. Like non-parasitic bees, adults are known to visit flowers and feed on nectar. Given the lack of scopa and general behavior, they are considered poor pollinators. Appearance and identification They are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance, with red, black, and yellow colors preva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexepeolus
''Hexepeolus'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used .... There are at least two described species in ''Hexepeolus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Hexepeolus'': * '' Hexepeolus mojavensis'' * '' Hexepeolus rhodogyne'' Linsley & Michener, 1937 References Further reading * External links * Nomadinae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Nomadinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachynomada
''Brachynomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used .... There are about 17 described species in ''Brachynomada''. Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Brachynomada'': * '' Brachynomada annectens'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987) * '' Brachynomada argentina'' Holmberg, 1886 * '' Brachynomada bigibbosa'' (Friese, 1908) * '' Brachynomada cearensis'' (Ducke, 1911) * '' Brachynomada chacoensis'' Holmberg, 1886 * '' Brachynomada chica'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987) * '' Brachynomada grindeliae'' (Cockerell, 1903) * '' Brachynomada margaretae'' (Rozen, 1994) * '' Brachynomada melanantha'' (Linsley, 1939) * '' Brachynomada nimia'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987) * '' Brachynomada roigella'' (Michener, 1996) * '' Brachynomada roigi'' Roze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranomada
''Paranomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used .... There are at least three described species in ''Paranomada''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Paranomada'': * '' Paranomada californica'' Linsley, 1945 * '' Paranomada nitida'' Linsley & Michener, 1937 * '' Paranomada velutina'' Linsley, 1939 References Further reading * * External links * Nomadinae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Nomadinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichonomada
''Trichonomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. The only species in the genus species is ''Trichonomada roigella''; which has subsequently been included in the genus ''Brachynomada ''Brachynomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumble ...''. References Further reading * * External links Nomadinae Monotypic Hymenoptera genera {{Nomadinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleptoparasitism
Kleptoparasitism (etymologically, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal deliberately takes food from another. The strategy is evolutionarily stable when stealing is less costly than direct feeding, which can mean when food is scarce or when victims are abundant. Many kleptoparasites are arthropods, especially bees and wasps, but including some true flies, dung beetles, bugs, and spiders. Cuckoo bees are specialized kleptoparasites which lay their eggs either on the pollen masses made by other bees, or on the insect hosts of parasitoid wasps. They are an instance of Emery's rule, which states that insect social parasites tend to be closely related to their hosts. The behavior occurs, too, in vertebrates including birds such as skuas, which persistently chase other seabirds until they disgorge their food, and carnivorous mammals such as spotted hyenas and lions. Other species opportunistically indulge in kleptoparasitism. Strategy Kleptoparasitism is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsendiellini
''Townsendiella'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, found in Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. It is the sole genus of the tribe Townsendiellini. Species * ''Townsendiella californica'' Michener, 1936 * ''Townsendiella ensifera'' Orr and Griswold, 2015 * ''Townsendiella pulchra'' Crawford, 1916 * ''Townsendiella rufiventris ''Townsendiella rufiventris'' is a cuckoo bee species in the family Apidae. The distribution of ''Townsendiella rufiventris'' includes Central America and North America. References Further reading * Nomadinae Insects described in 1 ...'' Linsley, 1942 References * Michener, Charles D. (2000). ''The Bees of the World'', xiv + 913. * Michener, Charles D. (2007). ''The Bees of the World, Second Edition'', xvi + 953. Further reading * External links NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Townsendiella'' Nomadinae {{Nomadinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomadini
With over 850 species, the genus ''Nomada'' is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of kleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees." Kleptoparasitic bees are so named because they enter the nests of a host and lay eggs there, stealing resources that the host has already collected. The name "''Nomada''" is derived from the Greek word ''nomas ( νομάς''), meaning "roaming" or "wandering." ''Nomada'' parasitize many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus '' Andrena,'' but also ''Agapostemon, Melitta, Eucera'' and ''Exomalopsis''. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are mostly hairless, as they do not collect pollen to feed their offspring. Like non-parasitic bees, adults are known to visit flowers and feed on nectar. Given the lack of scopa and general behavior, they are considered poor pollinators. Appearance and identification They are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance, with red, black, and yellow colors prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triopasites
''Triopasites'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least two described species in ''Triopasites''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Triopasites'': * ''Triopasites penniger ''Triopasites penniger'' is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, includin ...'' (Cockerell, 1894) * '' Triopasites spinifera'' Rozen, 1997 References Further reading * * Nomadinae {{Nomadinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomada
With over 850 species, the genus ''Nomada'' is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of kleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees." Kleptoparasitic bees are so named because they enter the nests of a host and lay eggs there, stealing resources that the host has already collected. The name "''Nomada''" is derived from the Greek word ''nomas ( νομάς''), meaning "roaming" or "wandering." ''Nomada'' parasitize many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus ''Andrena,'' but also '' Agapostemon, Melitta, Eucera'' and ''Exomalopsis''. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are mostly hairless, as they do not collect pollen to feed their offspring. Like non-parasitic bees, adults are known to visit flowers and feed on nectar. Given the lack of scopa and general behavior, they are considered poor pollinators. Appearance and identification They are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance, with red, black, and yellow colors preva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
