- are
members of the
subgenus Psithyrus in the
bumblebee genus Bombus.
Until recently,[when?] the 28
species of
Psithyrus were
considered to constitute...
- pollen.
Before finding and
invading a host colony, a
Psithyrus female, such as that of the
Psithyrus species of B. sylvestris,
feeds directly from flowers...
-
development of
Bombus terrestris workers by B.
terrestris queens,
Psithyrus vestalis and
Psithyrus bohemicus females" (PDF). Apidologie. 34 (6): 563–568. doi:10...
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subgenus Psithyrus. A
previous classification had
Psithyrus listed as its own genus, and so this
species used to be
identified as
Psithyrus citrinus....
-
parasitism of the
bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) by
cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus (
Psithyrus) vestalis)".
Insectes Sociaux. 57 (4): 371–377. doi:10.1007/s00040-010-0093-2...
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sometimes used in
Europe to mean
bumblebees (Bombus) in the
subgenus Psithyrus.
Females of
cuckoo bees are easy to
recognize in
almost all cases, as...
- The list
presented here is a
checklist of
global bumblebee species (Tribe Bombini)
based on the
Bombus phylogeny presented by
Cameron et al (2007) and...
- class:
Insecta Order:
Hymenoptera Family:
Apidae Genus:
Bombus Subgenus:
Psithyrus Species: B. variabilis
Binomial name
Bombus variabilis (Cresson, 1872)...
- up to a few
hundred individuals;
other species,
formerly classified as
Psithyrus cuckoo bees, are
brood parasites of nest-making species. The
tribe contains...
- can then move to
other hives. The
cuckoo bees in the
Bombus subgenus Psithyrus are
closely related to, and resemble,
their hosts in
looks and size. This...
