Epeolus compactus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4] It is a parasite of Colletes kincaidii, with females laying eggs in the host species' nest.[5]

Epeolus compactus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Epeolus
Species:
E. compactus
Binomial name
Epeolus compactus
Cresson, 1878

References

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  1. ^ "Epeolus compactus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Epeolus compactus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Onuferko, Thomas M. (2018). "A revision of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Epeolus Latreille for Nearctic species, north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". ZooKeys (755): 1–185. doi:10.3897/zookeys.755.23939. PMC 5953965. PMID 29769836.
  4. ^ Torchio, P. F.; Burdick, D. J. (1 July 1988). "Comparative Notes on the Biology and Development of Epeolus compactus Cresson, a Cleptoparasite of Colletes kincaidii Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae, Colletidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 81 (4): 626–636. doi:10.1093/aesa/81.4.626.

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