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Leiopodus

The Protepeolini are a tribe of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, containing only one genus, Leiopodus.

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Leiopodus
Leiopodus singularis, female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Protepeolini
Linsley and Michener, 1939
Genus: Leiopodus
Smith, 1854

The Protepeolini are a tribe of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, containing only one genus, Leiopodus.

Species

  • Leiopodus abnormis (Jörgensen, 1912)
  • Leiopodus lacertinus Smith, 1854
  • Leiopodus nigripes Friese, 1908
  • Leiopodus singularis (Linsley & Michener, 1937)
  • Leiopodus trochantericus Ducke, 1907
References

References

  • C. D. Michener (2000) The Bees of the World, Johns Hopkins University Press.