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Psithyrus

Known as: usurper bees 
National Institutes of Health

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2010
2010
The degree of parasitism of the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) by cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis)
Host–parasite systems are characterised by coevolutionary arms races between host and parasite. Parasites are often the driving… 
2009
2009
Chemical ecology involved in invasion success of the cuckoo bumblebee Psithyrus vestalis and in survival of workers of its host Bombus terrestris
In bumblebees all species of the subgenus Psithyrus are social parasites in the nests of their Bombus hosts. In the bumblebee B… 
1993
1993
Zoogeography of Bombus and Psithyrus in northwestern Europe (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
The distribution of bumblebees (Bombus) and cuckoo bumblebees (Psithyrus) in the British Isles and Fennoscandia was plotted on… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Intraspecific comb usurpation in the social wasp Polistes fuscatus
SummaryIncidents of usurpation were observed in colonies of Polistes fuscatus nesting on farm buildings (1977–79) and in… 
1988
1988
Observations on the behaviours of three European cuckoo bumble bee species (Psithyrus)
SummaryFemales of three European species of cuckoo bumble bees (P. bohemicus, P. vestalis, andP. campestris) were introduced into… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Queen-worker conflict and social parasitism in bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
1987
1987
Clustering of bumblebee subgenera based on interspecific genetic relationships/Hymenoptera, Apidae: Bombus and Psithyrus
Enzyme gene differentiation was studied in 21 Bombus and five Psithyrus species from northern Europe. With the exception of the… 
1973
1973
Comparative studies on glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase in bees and wasps.
1970
1970
Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenases in social bees.
1967
1967
Vergleichende Verhaltensstudien zum Paarungsschwarm der Hummeln (Bombus) und Schmarotzerhummeln (Psithyrus) I. Teil*
Die ♂♂ von Bombus lucorum legen die höchsten und verborgensten der bei Hummeln bisher bekannten Schwarmbahnen an. Nach diesen… 
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