Triepeolus

E409770

Triepeolus is a genus of cleptoparasitic bees known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species, particularly within the subfamily Nomadinae.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Triepeolus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bee genus ⓘ
genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
behavior cleptoparasitic ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily Nomadinae ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName cuckoo bees ⓘ
describedAs cleptoparasitic bee genus in Nomadinae ⓘ
distribution Nearctic region ⓘ
linked to: Nearctic

Neotropical region ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm

North America ⓘ
ecologicalRole cleptoparasite of solitary bees ⓘ
family Apidae ⓘ
hasParasiticLifestyle true ⓘ
hasSting true ⓘ
hostNestLocation often in ground nests ⓘ
hostNestType solitary bee nests ⓘ
isSolitary true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalBehavior larvae kill or outcompete host larvae ⓘ
laysEggsInNestsOf other bee species ⓘ
lifecycleTrait does not build its own nests ⓘ
larvae consume host provisions ⓘ
morphologicalTrait boldly patterned coloration ⓘ
heavily sculptured integument ⓘ
reduced scopa ⓘ
short, robust body form ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
parasitizes ground-nesting bees ⓘ
long-horned bees ⓘ
parasitizesGenus Diadasia ⓘ
Melissodes ⓘ
Svastra ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
pollinationRole incidental pollinator ⓘ
recognizedAs genus of cuckoo bees in Apidae ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior females infiltrate host nests to lay eggs ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy brood parasitism ⓘ
subfamily Nomadinae ⓘ
superfamily Apoidea ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nomadinae → contains → Triepeolus ⓘ