A E. crucis female holotype (herein synonymized under E. compactus), dorsal habitus, and B E. compactus typical female, dorsal habitus, in which the axilla, mesoscutellum, and discs of the metasomal terga (in terms of integument coloration and pubescence) are black or nearly black. Scale bars 3 mm.

 
 
  Part of: Onuferko TM (2018) A revision of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Epeolus Latreille for Nearctic species, north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 755: 1-185. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.755.23939