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Kleptoparasitic bee lineages
The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests
Cuckoo_bee
Family of insects
analysis of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) reveals a partially artificial classification at the genus level and a species‐rich clade of bee parasitoids"
Cuckoo_wasp
Clade of insects
species, and lay their eggs in cells provisioned by the host bee. When the "cuckoo" bee larva hatches, it consumes the host larva's pollen ball, and often
Bee
Species of bee
Bombus sylvestris, known as the forest cuckoo bumblebee or four-coloured cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee, found in most of Europe and Russia
Bombus_sylvestris
Genus of insect
The colonies are smaller than those of honey bees, growing to as few as 50 individuals in a nest. Cuckoo bumblebees are brood parasitic and do not make
Bumblebee
Cosmopolitan family of bees
are kleptoparasites (informally called "cuckoo bees"), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae
Megachilidae
Family of bees
stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups. Many are valuable
Apidae
capverdensis (bee), Thyreus denolii (cuckoo bee), Thyreus batelkai (cuckoo bee), Thyreus schwarzi (cuckoo bee), Thyreus aistleitneri (cuckoo bee), Chiasmognathus
Wildlife_of_Cape_Verde
barbutellus, Barbut's cuckoo-bee Bombus bohemicus, gypsy cuckoo-bee Bombus campestris, field cuckoo-bee Bombus rupestris, red-tailed cuckoo-bee Bombus sylvestris
List_of_bees_of_Great_Britain
Species of bee
commonly known as the neon cuckoo bee, is a parasitic bee of the genus Thyreus, called cuckoo bees. It is a stocky bee, notable for its brilliant metallic
Thyreus_nitidulus
Species of bee
name red-legged cuckoo leafcutter bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is native to North America. This cuckoo bee parasitizes the
Coelioxys_rufitarsis
Genus of bees
plants. Many species in this genus are called fairy bees. They may be parasitized by Neolarra cuckoo bees, which lay eggs in their nests given the opportunity
Perdita_(bee)
Type of animal feeding strategy
kleptoparasites are arthropods, especially bees and wasps, but including some true flies, dung beetles, bugs and spiders. Cuckoo bees are specialized kleptoparasites
Kleptoparasitism
Chalk plateau in England
and its nest parasite the cuckoo bee Nomada armata. This is a rare inland site for the nationally scarce brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis), and the
Salisbury_Plain
Animal reliance on other individuals to raise its young
are known to enter bee nests and feed on the provisions reserved for the bee larva. True brood parasitism is rare among insects. Cuckoo bumblebees (the subgenus
Brood_parasitism
Group of insects
narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look
Wasp
Family of wasps
addition, the actual toxicity of their venom is much lower than that of honey bees or harvester ants. Unlike true ants, they are solitary, and lack complex
Velvet_ant
Species of bee
which attempt to usurp its nest. All cuckoo bumblebee species lack a worker caste—instead the female queen cuckoo bee invades the nest of a host species
Bombus_lapidarius
Australian native bees are a group of bees that play a crucial role in the pollination of native plants. There are over 1,700 species of native bees in Australia
Australian_native_bees
Species of bee
Epeolus lectoides, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. Hosts include Colletes latitarsis and
Epeolus_lectoides
Suborder of insects containing wasps, bees, and ants
Family Andrenidae (mining bees) Family Apidae (carpenter bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees, bumble bees, orchid bees, stingless bees, and honeybees) Family
Apocrita
Conflict between groups of ants
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
War_in_ants
Species of bee
the cuckoo bees, which includes 29 species found in Europe and the New World. Species in this subgenus are obligate parasites of other bumble bees. The
Bombus_bohemicus
Species of bee
The chequered cuckoo bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus) is a species of bee native to Australia and New Guinea. A member of the family Apidae, it was described
Thyreus_caeruleopunctatus
Family of bees
is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species)
Halictidae
Species of bee
Bombus barbutellus, or Barbut's cuckoo-bee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee, widespread, if not especially common, in most of Europe. The species is a
Bombus_barbutellus
Species of bee
Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee, is a megachilid bee that makes nests in natural holes and reeds, creating
Osmia_lignaria
Species of bee
Epeolus glabratus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Epeolus glabratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information
Epeolus_glabratus
Genus of bees
largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of cuckoo bees. Cuckoo bees are so named because they enter the nests of a host and lay eggs
Nomada
Species of bee
Stelis lateralis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Stelis lateralis lateralis Stelis
Stelis_lateralis
Species of bee
Epeolus mesillae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. These two subspecies belong to the species Epeolus mesillae: Epeolus mesillae mesillae
Epeolus_mesillae
Species of bee
Thyreus waroonensis, the Waroona cuckoo bee, is a species of bee in the family Apidae. It was described by Theodore D. A. Cockerell in 1913. The body
Thyreus_waroonensis
Species of bee
Brachynomada annectens is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Brachynomada annectens Report". Integrated
Brachynomada_annectens
Order of insects
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described
Hymenoptera
Species of bees
Triepeolus subnitens is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. They are found in North America. "ITIS report, Triepeolus subnitens". Retrieved 2025-10-26
Triepeolus_subnitens
Species of bee
Epeolus autumnalis, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Epeolus autumnalis Report". Integrated
Epeolus_autumnalis
Species of bee
Brachymelecta larreae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Brachymelecta larreae species
Brachymelecta_larreae
Species of bee
Epeolus zonatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Epeolus zonatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information
Epeolus_zonatus
Species of bee
referred to as Epeoloides pilosula), or the macropis cuckoo bee, is a species of kleptoparasitic (cuckoo) bee within the family Apidae. They are found in moist
Epeoloides_pilosulus
Family of wasps
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
Ichneumonidae
Species of bee
Stelis coarctata is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America. "Stelis coarctata species Information". BugGuide
Stelis_coarctata
Species of bee
different types of male labial gland secretions. B. bohemicus is a species of cuckoo bee that lay eggs in the nest of a host species. B. lucorum often become the
Bombus_lucorum
Family of insects
eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors
Ant
Genus of bees
of cuckoo bees from the family Halictidae, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. Sphecodes bees are
Sphecodes
Species of bee
before the female. The nests are frequently invaded by cleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees". Dallas, William Sweetland (1857). Elements of entomology: an outline
Ashy_mining_bee
Family of wasps
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
Evaniidae
Family of wasps
Sann et al., 2018, which used phylogenomics to demonstrate that both the bees (Anthophila) and the Sphecidae arose from within the former Crabronidae,
Crabronidae
Species of bee
Brachymelecta interrupta is a species of digger-cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, found in Central America and North America. "Brachymelecta interrupta
Brachymelecta_interrupta
Species of bee
Triepeolus martini is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Triepeolus martini Report". Integrated
Triepeolus_martini
Species of bindweed
later. These species are themselves specifically parasitised upon by the cuckoo bee Biastes brevicornis. Outside its native range, field bindweed does not
Convolvulus_arvensis
Species of cuckoo bee
Epeolus howardi, or Howard's cellophane-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Epeolus howardi Report"
Epeolus_howardi
Infraorder of insects
Aculeata is an infraorder of Hymenoptera containing ants, bees, and stinging wasps. The name is a reference to the defining feature of the group, which
Aculeata
Species of bee
on sandy soil. From the lowlands to the subalpine altitude. Parasites: cuckoo bee is Nomada leucophthalma. As another nest parasite Bombylius major was
Andrena_clarkella
Species of bee
Brachymelecta californica, also known as the California digger-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, found in Central America and North
Brachymelecta_californica
Superfamily of wasps
similarities with relatives within the order Hymenoptera, including ants and bees. Ichneumonoidea contains a great deal of morphological diversity, with species
Ichneumonoidea
Family of wasps
Mathewes, Rolf W. (2018-01-08). "Modernisation of the Hymenoptera: ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies of the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands of western North
Spider_wasp
Superfamily of insects
(2013). "Phylogenomics Resolves Evolutionary Relationships among Ants, Bees, and Wasps". Current Biology. 23 (20): 2058–2062. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013
Vespoidea
Species of flowering plant
variety of bees, including little carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, halictine bees, and masked bees; as well as flies, including syrphid flies, bee flies, tachinid
Erigeron_annuus
Species of bee
Triepeolus loomisorum is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Triepeolus loomisorum Report". Integrated
Triepeolus_loomisorum
Species of bee
Triepeolus lunatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America from Canada to northern Mexico. Triepeolus lunatus tends
Triepeolus_lunatus
Family of insects
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
Vespidae
Family of sawflies
Tech. Rep. 23. 159 p. (cited in Coates et al. 1994, cited orig ed 1977) Bees, Wasps, Ants and Allied Insects of the British Isles, Edward Step (1932)
Horntail
Family of wasps
A.; Kozlov, M.A.; Perfilieva, K.S.; Rasnitsyn, A.P. (2014). "The wasps, bees and ants (Insecta: Vespida=Hymenoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Late Eocene)
Scoliidae
Species of bee
Triepeolus grindeliae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Triepeolus grindeliae Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Triepeolus_grindeliae
Genus of bees
ashtoni – Ashton cuckoo bumble bee Bombus barbutellus – Barbut's cuckoo-bee Bombus bellardii Bombus bohemicus – Gypsy's cuckoo bumble bee Bombus branickii
List_of_bumblebee_species
Superfamily of wasps and bees
recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees. Molecular phylogeny demonstrates that the bees arose from within the traditional "Crabronidae",
Apoidea
Family of wasps
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
Braconidae
Superfamily of wasps
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
Chalcid_wasp
Species of bee
Triepeolus simplex is one of the species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Triepeolus simplex Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Triepeolus_simplex
Species of bee
Melecta edwardsii, or Edward's melectum, is a species of digger-cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Melecta
Melecta_edwardsii
Species of bee
Stelis costalis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Stelis costalis Report". Integrated
Stelis_costalis
Species of bee
Triepeolus remigatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Triepeolus remigatus Report". Integrated
Triepeolus_remigatus
Suborder of insects
natural group or clade, but this clade also includes the Apocrita – the ants, bees, and wasps – which are not considered sawflies. The primary distinction between
Sawfly
Species of flowering plant
The flowers are visited by many insects, including honeybees, cuckoo bees, sweat bees, thread-waisted wasps, potter wasps, tachinid flies, wedge-shaped
Pycnanthemum_virginianum
Species of bee
Stelis perpulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Stelis perpulchra Species Information"
Stelis_perpulchra
Species of bee
Townsendiella pulchra is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. It is a kleptoparasite of Hesperapis
Townsendiella_pulchra
Group of mostly pollinating insects whose larvae live in figs
(bees) Andrenidae (mason bees) Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Halictidae
Fig_wasp
Genus of bees
Aglaoapis is a genus of cuckoo bee belonging to the family Megachilidae. The genus was first described by P. Cameron in 1901. Aglaoapis alata (Michener
Aglaoapis
Lineage of wasps
Spheciformes includes all the members of the superfamily Apoidea which are not bees and which in older classifications were called the "Sphecoidea". The group
Spheciformes
Species of bee
Triepeolus kathrynae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Triepeolus kathrynae Report". Integrated
Triepeolus_kathrynae
markedly differing from the patterns found in crayfish when they are awake. Bees have some of the most complex sleep states amongst insects. In honeybees
Sleep_in_animals
Antvireo Bat falcon Bat hawk Bee-eater Bee hummingbird Bullfinch Catbird Cicadabird Cowbird Crab-plover Cuckoo-dove Cuckoo-hawk Cuckooshrike Curlew sandpiper
List of animals named after other animals
List_of_animals_named_after_other_animals
Species of bee
Epeolus scutellaris, the red-chested cuckoo nomad bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Epeolus
Epeolus_scutellaris
Species of bee
Holcopasites stevensi is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found from Mexico to Canada. "Holcopasites stevensi Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Holcopasites_stevensi
Species of bee from Australia
nectar paste. Nesting individuals of species are stalked by the domino cuckoo bee (Thyreus lugubris), which hovers silently and observes before entering
Amegilla_bombiformis
Stratovolcano on the Bolivia–Chile border
atmosphere even accounting for UV radiation reflected by clouds. A species of cuckoo bee has been named after the volcano. GVP 2024, General Information. Rudolph
Licancabur
Species of bee
Triepeolus pectoralis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Triepeolus pectoralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Triepeolus_pectoralis
Species of bee
Brachynomada margaretae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. "Brachynomada margaretae Report"
Brachynomada_margaretae
Genus of bees
The cuckoo bee genus Osiris is a rare group of apid bees from the Neotropics (Mexico through Argentina), that lay their eggs in the nests of bees in the
Osiris_(bee)
Species of bee
neon cuckoo bee Thyreus nitidulus. Human activity, for example the clearing of river banks in the Caboolture River, may threaten nest sites of this bee. "Species
Amegilla_cingulata
Species of bee
Stelis louisae is a cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1911. It lives in the eastern United States
Stelis_louisae
Species of bee
commonly referred to as a "Macropis cuckoo bee". The common name of this cleptoparasite refers to how this species of bee invades a host nest and lays its
Macropis_nuda
Species of bee
Stelis melanotricha is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America. "Stelis melanotricha Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Stelis_melanotricha
Genus of bees
Coelioxys, common name leaf-cutting cuckoo bees or sharp-tailed bees, is a genus of solitary kleptoparasitic cuckoo bees belonging to the family Megachilidae
Coelioxys
Species of bee
Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus
Epeolus_pusillus
Species of bee
Holcopasites minimus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found from Mexico to Canada. "Holcopasites minimus Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Holcopasites_minimus
Species of bee
Marsham's nomad bee, is a species of Palearctic cuckoo bee which appears to be a wasp mimic and which is cleptoparasite on the mining bees of the genus Andrena
Nomada_marshamella
Biological mimicry using chemicals
mimicry would be cuckoo bees (genus: Nomada). Cuckoo bees will parasitize bees of the families Melittidae and Andrenidae. Cuckoo bee males will produce
Chemical_mimicry
Species of bee
Triepeolus distinctus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. "Triepeolus distinctus Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Triepeolus_distinctus
Species of bee
Neolarra vigilans is a kleptoparasitic species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found from northern Mexico to southern Canada. Its range was extended
Neolarra_vigilans
CUCKOO BEE
CUCKOO BEE
Boy/Male
Hindu
A cuckoo bird
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Cuckoo; Nightingale
Girl/Female
Hindu
The cuckoo bird
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Indian Cuckoo
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
The Cuckoo; Bird
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
The Cuckoo
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Cuckoo; Nightingale
Girl/Female
Tamil
The cuckoo bird
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Handsome; Indian Cuckoo
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Cuckoo
Girl/Female
Hindu
The cuckoo bird
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kunalika | கà¯à®¨à®¾à®²à®¿à®•à®¾
The cuckoo bird
Kunalika | கà¯à®¨à®¾à®²à®¿à®•à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cuckoo, Nightingale
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Horse; Indian Cuckoo
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cuckoo, Nightingale
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cuckoo, Nightingale
Boy/Male
Tamil
A cuckoo bird
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Cuckoo; Nightingale
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cuckoo, Nightingale
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Indian Cuckoo
CUCKOO BEE
CUCKOO BEE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Walmersley in Greater Manchester, which according to Ekwall is named from Old English wald ‘forest’ + mere ‘lake’ or (ge)mǣre ‘boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. However, it is perhaps more plausibly from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Walhmǣr, meaning ‘foreign-famous’, or Waldmǣr ‘rule-famous’ + Old English lēah.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jeevanprakash | ஜீவஂபà¯à®°à®•à®¾à®·
Light of life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old English dohtor ‘daughter’. The application is unclear; perhaps it was a surname acquired by the retainers of an heiress of an important family.
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German
House; Introduced from Germany During the Norman Conquest; From the Little Home
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
King of Dance
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish
Lovable
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Tubbe, apparently derived from either Old Norse Tubbi or Old English Tubba (an unattested form, evidence for which is found in the place name Tubney, Berkshire). There is no evidence to support the suggestion that it might be a metonymic occupational name or nickname from Middle English tub ‘barrel’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wise, Clean
Girl/Female
Scottish
Young dog. A translation of the Gaelic 'Cailean' Also, 'victory of the people'.
CUCKOO BEE
CUCKOO BEE
CUCKOO BEE
CUCKOO BEE
CUCKOO BEE
n.
A cuckoo.
n.
A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
imp. & p. p.
of Cuckold
v. i.
To make the noise of the cuckoo.
n.
A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest.
n.
Cuckold.
v. t.
To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress.
v. t.
To horn; to cuckold.
n.
A cuckold maker.
n.
The red gurnard or cuckoo fish.
n.
A South American bird (Guira guira) allied to the cuckoos.
n.
The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.
a.
Like or belonging to the cuckoos (Cuculidae).
n.
A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.
n.
The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cuckold
v. t.
To cuckold.
v. t.
To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.
n.
The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.)