Holcopasites is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 20 described species in Holcopasites.[1][2][3] They are uncommon and very small.[4] Unlike all other genera of Apidae males of the species have 12 antennal segments instead of 13.[4] In the most common, Eastern species, abdomens are red with bright white patches of hair.[4]
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