Hesperapis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Melittidae |
| Subfamily: | Dasypodainae |
| Genus: | Hesperapis Cockerell, 1898 |
Hesperapis is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. There are at least 30 described species in Hesperapis.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The genus is very uncommon and is restricted only to coastal barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico and dunes of the Great Lakes.[7] Its abdomen is flattened and its integument or "skin" is soft compared to other groups of bees.[7]
Behavior
[edit]One species, Hesperapis rhodocerata, was recorded in one area[where?] in 2010 and 2015, appearing in those years but not the years in between. This suggests that their diapause may be prolonged over multiple years.[8]
Species
[edit]These 37 species belong to the genus Hesperapis:
- Hesperapis aliciae (Cockerell, 1932) i c g
- Hesperapis arenicola Crawford, 1917 i c g
- Hesperapis arida Michener, 1936 i c g
- Hesperapis braunsiana (Friese, 1911) i c g
- Hesperapis carinata Stevens, 1919 i c g
- Hesperapis danforthi (Eardley, 2007) i c g
- Hesperapis elegantula Cockerell, 1898 i c g
- Hesperapis eumarpha (Cockerell, 1898) i c g
- Hesperapis flavicara (Eardley, 2007) i c g
- Hesperapis flavitarsis (Friese, 1912) i c g
- Hesperapis fuchsi (Viereck, 1909) i c g
- Hesperapis fulvipes Crawford, 1917 i c g
- Hesperapis gessorum (Eardley, 2007) i c g
- Hesperapis hantamensis (Michez & Kuhlmann, 2007) i c g
- Hesperapis ilicifoliae (Cockerell, 1910) i c g
- Hesperapis larreae Cockerell, 1907 i c g
- Hesperapis laticeps Crawford, 1917 i c g
- Hesperapis leucura Cockerell, 1916 i c g
- Hesperapis macrocephala Cockerell, 1924 i c g
- Hesperapis micheneri (Michez, 2007) i c g
- Hesperapis nanula (Cockerell, 1936) i c g
- Hesperapis nigerrima (Cockerell, 1932) i c g
- Hesperapis nitidula Cockerell, 1916 i c g
- Hesperapis oliviae (Cockerell, 1897) i c g
- Hesperapis oraria Snelling & Stage, 1997 i c g b
- Hesperapis parva Michener, 1937 i c g
- Hesperapis pellucida Cockerell, 1925 i c g
- Hesperapis regularis (Cresson, 1878) i c g b
- Hesperapis rhodocerata (Cockerell, 1897) i c g
- Hesperapis rhodostoma (Cockerell, 1932) i c g
- Hesperapis richtersveldensis (Patiny & Michez, 2007) i c g
- Hesperapis rodecki Cockerell, 1934 i c g
- Hesperapis rufipes (Ashmead, 1899) i c g b
- Hesperapis rufiventris (Friese, 1912) i c g
- Hesperapis semirudis Cockerell, 1910 i c g
- Hesperapis trochanterata Snelling, 1987 i c g
- Hesperapis wilmattae Cockerell, 1933 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hesperapis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ a b "Browse Hesperapis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ a b "Hesperapis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ a b "Hesperapis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ Michez D. (2008) Monographic revision of the melittid bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae sensu lato)]. Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soc. Meet. 19: 31-39.
- ^ "Hesperapis -- identification guide -- Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ a b Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.
- ^ Embry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 72.
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