Mining-bee-parasite

Guides

• Heterostylum

  bee-flies

  Heterostylum is a genus of bee-flies (Bombyliidae) comprising 14 described species distributed throughout the Americas. These robust, densely hairy flies measure 10–15 mm in body length. The genus is distinguished by diagnostic morphological features including an indentation in the hind margin of the eye and distinctive wing venation patterns. Larvae are parasitoids that develop within the nests of mining bees.

  parasitoidbee-flymining-bee-parasitesolitary-bee-parasitealkali-bee-parasiteAmericas-distributionBombyliidaeDiptera

• Neolarra californica

  cuckoo bee

  Neolarra californica is a cleptoparasitic cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is known to parasitize nests of Perdita difficilis, a mining bee species. The species occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico. As a member of the tribe Neolarrini, it represents one of the specialized parasitic lineages within the diverse Apidae family.

  cleptoparasitecuckoo-beemining-bee-parasiteNomadinaeNeolarriniHymenopteraApidae