Triepeolus

Triepeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in Triepeolus.^[1][2][3][4] The majority of species whose life history is known are kleptoparasitic in the nests of bees in the tribe Eucerini, especially the genera Melissodes and Svastra.

Triepeolus simplex

Triepeolus
Triepeolus concavus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Subfamily:	Nomadinae
Tribe:	Epeolini
Subtribe:	Thalestriina
Genus:	Triepeolus Robertson, 1901

See also

• List of Triepeolus species