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Species Stelis laticincta

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Megachilidae (Leaf-cutter bees, Mason Bees, and allies)
Subfamily Megachilinae
Tribe Anthidiini
Genus Stelis
Species laticincta (Stelis laticincta)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dolichostelis laticincta
Explanation of Names
Latin for "wide-belted"
Remarks
The host is a Megachile (Chelostomoides), likely M. angelarum
Cleptoparasitic on Megachile (Michener, et al.:(1)).
Internet References
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Works Cited
1.The Bee Genera of North and Central America (Hymenoptera:Apoidea)
By Charles D. Michener, Ronald J. McGinley, Bryan N. Danforth
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 9 August, 2006 - 8:23pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Hartmut Wisch
Last updated 1 January, 2008 - 5:24pm

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