cuckoo bumblebees (subgenus Psithyrus)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:subspecies
|
| gptkbp:characteristic |
obligate social parasites
|
| gptkbp:commonName |
cuckoo bumblebees
|
| gptkbp:currentClassification |
subgenus of Bombus
|
| gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
lack pollen baskets
reduced body hair |
| gptkbp:distribution |
Holarctic
|
| gptkbp:doNotBuildNests |
true
|
| gptkbp:doNotCollectPollen |
true
|
| gptkbp:doNotProduceWorkers |
true
|
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
gptkb:Lepeletier
1832 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
cuckoo bumblebees (subgenus Psithyrus)
|
| gptkbp:larvaeFedBy |
host workers
|
| gptkbp:lifeCycle |
female invades host nest
host workers rear parasite's offspring kills or subdues host queen |
| gptkbp:notableFauna |
Bombus species
|
| gptkbp:numberOfSpecies |
about 29
|
| gptkbp:parasitizes |
other bumblebee colonies
|
| gptkbp:parent |
gptkb:Bombus
|
| gptkbp:previouslyClassifiedAs |
genus Psithyrus
|
| gptkbp:produces |
females
males |
| gptkbp:scientificName |
Bombus (Psithyrus)
|
| gptkbp:taxonRank |
gptkb:subspecies
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bombus
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|