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Oil beetles (Meloe species) are flightless blister beetles whose larvae use a phoretic strategy to hitch rides on solitary bees back to their underground nests.
The Yellow Loosestrife Bee (Macropis europaea) is a solitary European bee notable for collecting floral oils exclusively from yellow loosestrife plants.
Described by Warncke in 1973, Macropis europaea is a European bee notable for its strict dependence on Lysimachia flowers for collecting floral oils.
Macropis nuda is a North American oil-collecting bee described by Provancher in 1882, notable for harvesting floral oils from Lysimachia plants.
Macropis fulvipes is a Palearctic solitary bee species recognized for its specialized behavior of harvesting oils from Lysimachia plants to waterproof its nest.
Centris lanipes is a Neotropical solitary bee specially adapted to collect floral oils from plants in the family Malpighiaceae for its larvae.
Centris nitida, described in 1874, is a solitary bee species distributed across the Neotropics, recognized as an essential pollinator for native trees and crops.
Epicharis rustica is a Neotropical solitary bee belonging to the family Apidae, recognized for its complex nesting behaviors in tropical soils.
