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Holcopasites
Sign in to saveHolcopasites is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 20 described species in Holcopasites. They are uncommon and very small. Unlike nearly all other genera of Apidae males of the species have 12 antennal segments instead of 13. In the most common, Eastern species, abdomens are red with bright white patches of hair. thumb|Holcopasites stevensi
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Apidae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, USDA-ARS, MZFC-FC-UNAM, UDLAP, MNA, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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Holcopasites is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 20 described species in Holcopasites. They are uncommon and very small. Unlike nearly all other genera of Apidae males of the species have 12 antennal segments instead of 13. In the most common, Eastern species, abdomens are red with bright white patches of hair. thumb|Holcopasites stevensi
==Species==
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