| Apalus | |
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| Apalus bimaculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Tribe: | Sitarini |
| Genus: | Apalus Fabricius, 1775 |
| Type species | |
| Meloe bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1767 | |
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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.
Species
The following species are classified under the genus Apalus:
- Apalus bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Apalus binaevus (Prochazka, 1892)
- Apalus bipunctatus Germar, 1817
- Apalus creticus (Frivaldsky, 1877)
- Apalus gibbicollis Borchmann, 1910
- Apalus guerini (Mulsant, 1858)
- Apalus longipennis Pic, 1913
- Apalus montanus Escherich, 1897
- Apalus necydaleus (Pallas, 1782)
- Apalus spectabilis E.Frivaldsky, 1835
References
- ^ M. A. Bologna & J. D. Pinto (2002). "The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 36 (17): 2013–2102. Bibcode:2002JNatH..36.2013B. doi:10.1080/00222930110062318. S2CID 84015341.
- ^ "Apalus Fabricius, 1775". GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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| Apalus | |