Townsendiella pulchra

Townsendiella pulchra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Neolarrini
Genus: Townsendiella
Species:
T. pulchra
Binomial name
Townsendiella pulchra
Crawford, 1916

Townsendiella pulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3] It is a kleptoparasite of Hesperapis larreae.[4]

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  3. ^ Rozen, Jerome G. (1991). "Biology and larvae of the cleptoparasitic bee Townsendiella pulchra and nesting biology of its host Hesperapis larreae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". American Museum Novitates. New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History.