Epeolus
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| Epeolus | |
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| Epeolus australis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Epeolini |
| Genus: | Epeolus Latreille, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Epeolus variegatus | |
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Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae.[1] They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees.[citation needed] The species is uncommon to rare,[2] and has strong patterns of black and white on the thorax and abdomen.[2] These patterns are made of tiny fat hairs lying flush with the integument or "skin" of the bee.[2] Species of the genus are easily mistaken for those of the genus Triepeolus, but are often smaller.[2]