Hesperapis

Hesperapis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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. The genus is very uncommon. Its abdomen is flattened and its integument or "skin" is soft compared to other groups of bees.

Behavior

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.

Species

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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

1 2 "Hesperapis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
1 2 "Browse Hesperapis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
1 2 "Hesperapis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
1 2 "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.
1 2 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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[itis-1] 1 2 "Hesperapis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[catlife-2] 1 2 "Browse Hesperapis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[gbif-3] 1 2 "Hesperapis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[bugref-4] 1 2 "Hesperapis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[Michez-5] Michez D. (2008) Monographic revision of the melittid bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae sensu lato)]. Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soc. Meet. 19: 31-39.

[6] "Hesperapis -- identification guide -- Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

[:0-7] 1 2 Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.

[8] Embry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 72.

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