Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
demoted to Stylopinae by Kinzelbach (1971); promoted back to Stylopidae by Pohl (2002)
Numbers
51 spp. in 5 genera in our area;
(1) 163 spp. in 9 genera worldwide
(2)
1. Crawfordia (4 spp.; Hosts: Andrenidae - Panurginus, Pseudopanurgus): IL-NE to NM-CA
4. Eurostylops (4 spp.; Hosts: Halictidae - Conanthalictus, Dufourea, Halictoides): CA, WA
2. Halictoxenos (5 spp.; Hosts: Halictidae - Halictus, Augochlora): DC-WI to AL-CA
3. Hylecthrus (1 sp.; Hosts: Colletidae - Hylaeus): CO-AZ-CA
5. Stylops (37 spp.; Hosts: Andrenidae - Andrena): across the US north to ME-ND-WA
Identification
Males have 4-segmented tarsi, usually 6-segmented antennae (4 in
Crawfordia), metacoxae, and aedeagus; females have a flattened cephalothorax with 2-5 genital apertures.
(3)(1)Food
Parasitic on bees (Andrenidae, Colletidae, Halictidae, and Melittidae)
(2)Print References
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