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Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus) (Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee)

Suggested Literature

Bombus lapidarius may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
APOIDEA APIDAE
(bees)
Bombus
(bumble bees)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Bombus lapidarius is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Bombus lapidarius listed at higher taxonomic level

HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

Associated with Bombus lapidarius:

adult adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Conops flavipes - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Photos adult adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Conops quadrifasciata - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) Smith, K.G.V., 1969
adult adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Physocephala rufipes - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Photos adult adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Sicus ferrugineus - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) Smith, K.G.V., 1969
nest nest is taken over by female Psithyrus rupestris - Hill Cuckoo Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) UK/Ireland Restricted Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987

Bombus lapidarius may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
APOIDEA APIDAE
(bees)
Bombus
(bumble bees)

References

Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 Bumblebees
Smith, K.G.V., 1969 Diptera: Conopidae

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