Exaerete frontalis
Exaerete frontalis is a kleptoparasitic species of euglossine bees.[1][2]
| Exaerete frontalis | |
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| Exaerete frontalis from Guyana. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Exaerete |
| Species: | E. frontalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Exaerete frontalis (Guérin-Méneville, 1845) | |
Description
Behavior
Exaerete frontalis is a kleptoparasitic species. Females do not build own nests but lay their egg in nests of other large euglossine bees, especially in the genera Eulaema and Eufriesea.
Distribution
Exaerete frontalis is found from Central America to central South America.[3]
References
- "Species details : Exaerete frontalis (Guérin-Méneville, 1845)". Catalogue of Life. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2015. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
- "Map of Exaerete frontalis". Discover Life. Polistes Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
4.Dressler, R. L. 1982. Biology of the orchid bees (Euglossini). Annual Review of Ecology and Systematiics 13: 373–394.
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