Simplex-species-group

Guides

• Triepeolus mexicanus

  cuckoo bee

  Triepeolus mexicanus is a cleptoparasitic (cuckoo) bee in the family Apidae, subfamily Nomadinae. It belongs to the simplex species group of the genus Triepeolus, characterized by females having a trapezoidal or triangular pseudopygidial area with bright, reflective setae and a concave apical margin. The species is found in Central America and North America.

  cleptoparasitic-beecuckoo-beeNomadinaesimplex-species-groupHymenopteraNorth-AmericaCentral-America