Stenoria is a genus of blister beetles from the family Meloidae. Their larvae develop as parasitoids and brood parasites of the larvae of solitary bees of the families Megachilidae, Colletidae and Andrenidae.[1] The genus contains more than 50 species[2] They are found in the Palearctic from the Canary Islands east to Afghanistan, Tibet and north western China, and also in southern and eastern Africa.[1]
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Stenoria analis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Meloidae |
Subfamily: | Nemognathinae |
Tribe: | Sitarini |
Genus: | Stenoria Mulsant, 1857 |
Type species | |
Sitaris apicalis Latreille, 1804
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Species
editThe following species are among those included in the genus Stenoria:
- Stenoria analis Schaum, 1859 (ivy bee blister beetle)
- Sentoria apicalis (Latreille, 1804)
- Stenoria hessei Kaszab, 1953
- Sentoria laterimaculata (Reitter, 1898)
- Sentoria thakkola Shawaller, 1996
References
edit- ^ a b M. A. Bologna; J. D. Pinto (2002). "The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis". Journal of Natural History. 36 (17): 2013–2102. Bibcode:2002JNatH..36.2013B. doi:10.1080/00222930110062318. S2CID 84015341.
- ^ "Taxonomy for Stenoria". insectoid.info. Retrieved 30 December 2017.