Eulonchopria
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Eulonchopria Brèthes, 1909[1] |
Eulonchopria is a genus of plasterer bees.[2] They are found from Arizona to Argentina, mostly in arid or savanna areas.[3]
Description
[edit]Eulonchopria bees have yellow integumental bands and darkened costal margins that causes them to superficially resemble Eumenes wasps.[3] Females of the species are able to fold their wings longitudinally, an unusual trait for bees, possibly to enhance this mimicry.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Eulonchopria contains the following species:
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eulonchopria Brèthes, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Genus Eulonchopria". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- 1 2 Michener, Charles D. (25 May 1989). "Classification of American Colletinae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". The University of Kansas science bulletin. 53 (11): 670–671. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Rozen, Jerome G (1989). "Life history studies of the "primitive" panurgine bees (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae, Panurginae)". American Museum Novitates: 17. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
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