Psithyrus
Sign in to saveCuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus Psithyrus in the bumblebee genus Bombus. Until the 1990s, Psithyrus was considered to constitute a separate genus. They are a specialized socially parasitic lineage which parasitises the nests of 'true' bumblebees; they do not collect pollen or establish their own nests. Cuckoo bumblebees do not create a worker caste and produce only male and female reproductives. They are considered inquilines in the colonies of 'true' bumblebees.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Psithyrus is referenced by 107 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, bird and fish.
It is catalogued under topics including Bumblebees and Insect subgenera.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyApidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 188
- Family
- Apidae
- Collections
- MZFC-FC-UNAM, MHNCA, UMNH, VPI, ASU, MSU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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- taxon rank
- subgenus
- taxon name
- Psithyrus
- Commons category
- Bombus (Psithyrus)
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- taxon common name
- Psithyre
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