The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
| Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| is predator of adult |  |
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Bombus | bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees | Hymenoptera: Apidae | Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 |
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 | Bumblebees | Naturalists’ Handbooks, 6, 92pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
| Species | Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater) |
| Genus | Merops (a genus of birds) |
| Family | MEROPIDAE (bee-eaters) |
| Order | CORACIIFORMES (kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters and hoopoes) |
| Class | AVES (birds) |
| Superclass | TETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds) |
| Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
| Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterry, P. | 2002 | Bee-eaters have bred in Britain this year … | Vol 13, No 6 Page: 431 |
Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Merops apiaster (Bee-eater, European Bee-eater):
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