Ericrocidini

Tribe of bees

Ericrocidini

Acanthopus excellens, female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Subfamily:	Apinae
Tribe:	Ericrocidini
Genera
see text

The Ericrocidini are a tribe of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae.

Genera

Acanthopus
Aglaomelissa
Ctenioschelus
Epiclopus
Ericrocis
Hopliphora
Mesocheira
Mesonychium
Mesoplia

References

C. D. Michener (2000) The Bees of the World, Johns Hopkins University Press.

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Brood parasites

Birds

Anseriformes	Black-headed duck
Passeriformes	Cowbird Cuckoo-finch Viduidae Shiny cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Screaming cowbird Giant cowbird Bronzed cowbird
Cuculiformes	Common cuckoo Striped cuckoo Pheasant cuckoo Asian koel Jacobin cuckoo Indian cuckoo Diederik cuckoo Great spotted cuckoo Channel-billed cuckoo
Piciformes	Honeyguide Lesser honeyguide Greater honeyguide

Of Mouthbrooders	Cuckoo catfish
Of Nestmakers	Pungtungia herzi

Cuckoo bees	Aglae Coelioxys Dioxyini Ericrocidini Euaspis Exaerete Isepeolini Melectini Nomadinae Osirini Protepeolini Rhathymini Bombus (Psithyrus) Sphecodes Stelis
Wasps	Ammophila sabulosa Ceropalinae Cuckoo wasps Cuckoo paper wasps Dolichovespula adulterina Nyssonini Sapygidae Stizoides Vespula austriaca Vespula infernalis Vespula squamosa
Lycaenid butterflies	Phengaris alcon Phengaris arion Phengaris rebeli

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^ John S. Ascher via http://bugguide.net/

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