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| Apalus | |
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| Apalus bimaculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Tribe: | Sitarini |
| Genus: | Apalus Fabricius, 1775 |
| Type species | |
| Meloe bimaculatus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Wikispecies has information related to Apalus.
Apalus is a genus of blister beetle from the family Meloidae. The species within the genus Apalus are parasitoids of solitary bees of the families Colletidae and Anthophoridae.[1]
Species
[edit]The following species are classified under the genus Apalus:[2]
- Apalus bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Apalus binaevus (Prochazka, 1892)
- Apalus bipunctatus Germar, 1817
- Apalus creticus (Frivaldsky, 1877)
- Apalus gibbicollis Borchmann, 1910
- Apalus guerini (Mulsant, 1858)
- Apalus longipennis Pic, 1913
- Apalus montanus Escherich, 1897
- Apalus necydaleus (Pallas, 1782)
- Apalus spectabilis E.Frivaldsky, 1835
References
[edit]- 1 2 M. A. Bologna & J. D. Pinto (2002). "The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 36 (17): 2013–2102. Bibcode:2002JNatH..36.2013B. doi:10.1080/00222930110062318. S2CID 84015341.
- 1 2 "Apalus Fabricius, 1775". GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 June 2018.