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Triepeolus intrepidus
Intrepid Longhorn-Cuckoo
Triepeolus intrepidus is a species of cleptoparasitic cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, tribe Epeolini. It is found in the United States and Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is a nest parasite of other bees, likely targeting long-horned bees (Melissodes and related genera). The species was originally described as Epeolus intrepidus by Smith in 1879.
Triepeolus rufithorax
Florida Longhorn-Cuckoo
Triepeolus rufithorax is a cleptoparasitic cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, subfamily Nomadinae. As a member of the genus Triepeolus, it parasitizes nests of long-horned bees (Melissodes and related genera). The species is known from North America, with records particularly from Florida and surrounding regions. Like other Triepeolus species, females enter host nests to lay eggs in brood cells provisioned by the host female.