| Epeolus | |
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| Epeolus australis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Epeolini |
| Genus: | Epeolus Latreille, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Epeolus variegatus | |
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Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae.[1] They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees.[citation needed] The species is uncommon to rare,[2] and has strong patterns of black and white on the thorax and abdomen.[2] These patterns are made of tiny fat hairs lying flush with the integument or "skin" of the bee.[2] It is easily mistaken for Triepeolus, but is almost always smaller.[2]
- ^ "Genus Epeolus Latreille". An Annotated Catalogue of the Bee Species of the Indian Region. Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.