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 ^{i c g}
* '' Neolarra alexanderi'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 ^{i c g}
* '' Neolarra batrae'' Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
* '' Neolarra californica'' Michener, 1939 ^{i c g b}
* '' Neolarra clavigera'' Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
* '' Neolarra cockerelli'' (Crawford, 1916) ^{i c g}
* '' Neolarra hurdi'' Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra linsleyi'' Michener, 1939 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra orbiculata'' Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra penicula'' Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra pruinosa'' Ashmead, 1890 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra rozeni'' Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra ute'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra vandykei'' Michener, 1939 ^{i c g}
* ''Neolarra verbesinae'' (Cockerell, 1895) ^{i c g b}
* ''Neolarra vigilans'' (Cockerell, 1895) ^{i c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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Nomadinae
Bee genera
Brood parasites
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