''Epeoloides'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

cuckoo bee The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds. The name is perhaps best applied t ...

s which lay their eggs in the nests of melittid bees of the genus ''

Macropis ''Macropis'' is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. They are very rare and were likely more common in the past. They are associated with yellow loosestrife plants in the genus Lysimachia. Description ''Macropis'' species are of moderate s ...

''. One species, '' Epeoloides pilosulus'', is classified as Endangered by the

State of Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

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

Species

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

References

Apinae Bee genera Brood parasites {{Apinae-stub