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Neolarra
Neolarra pruinosa female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Nomadinae
Tribe: Neolarrini
Genus: Neolarra
Ashmead, 1890

Neolarra is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in Neolarra, all from North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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. [5]

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Neolarra:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Neolarra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Neolarra". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Neolarra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Neolarra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. ^ Emry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 76.

Further reading

External links

  • Media related to Neolarra at Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neolarra
Neolarra pruinosa female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Nomadinae
Tribe: Neolarrini
Genus: Neolarra
Ashmead, 1890

Neolarra is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in Neolarra, all from North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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. [5]

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Neolarra:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Neolarra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Neolarra". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Neolarra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Neolarra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. ^ Emry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 76.

Further reading

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  • Media related to Neolarra at Wikimedia Commons

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