Apalus

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Apalus
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Apalus bimaculatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Tribe:
Genus: Apalus
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Meloe bimaculatus
Linnaeus, 1767[1]
Synonyms[2]

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[]

The following species are classified under the genus Apalus:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b M. A. Bologna & J. D. Pinto (2002). "The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 36: 2013–2102. doi:10.1080/00222930110062318.
  2. ^ a b "Apalus Fabricius, 1775". GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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