Caupolicana

Caupolicana
	Caupolicana sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Tribe:
Genus:	Caupolicana; Spinola in Gay, 1851
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Caupolicanoides Michener 1966; Megacilissa Smith 1853; Caupolicania Schulz 1906 (Lapsus); Megalocilissa Schulz 1906 (Lapsus); Zikanapis (Foersterapis) Moure, 1964;

Caupolicana electa

Caupolicana is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae, native to the Americas; most species are crepuscular in habit, visiting flowers only at dawn and/or dusk. There are over 50 known species, in 4 subgenera^[1] (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).^[2]

Subgenera and Species[]

Subgenus Alayoapis Michener, 1966

(Cresson, 1869)
(Smith, 1861)
(Cresson, 1869)

Subgenus Caupolicana (s.s.)

Friese, 1899
Friese, 1904
Friese, 1899
Friese, 1898
Herbst, 1917
Friese, 1906
(Cresson, 1878)
Vergara and Michener, 2004
Michener and Deyrup, 2004
Jörgensen, 1909
Spinola, 1851
Smith, 1879
Vachal, 1901
Spinola, 1851
Spinola, 1851
Smith, 1879
Jörgensen, 1909
Schrottky, 1902
Friese, 1904
Friese, 1898
Caupolicana ocellata Michener, 1966
(Friese, 1906)
Friese, 1900
Cockerell, 1911
Smith, 1879
Friese, 1898
Friese, 1906
Friese, 1908
Snelling, 1975
Friese, 1906
(Smith, 1879)
Moure, 1953
Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson, 1875)

Subgenus Willinkapis Moure, 1953

(Friese, 1906)
(Moure, 1969)
(Moure, 1969)

Subgenus Zikanapis Moure, 1945

(Compagnucci, 2006)
(Smith, 1879)
(Compagnucci, 2006)
Caupolicana elegans Timberlake, 1965
(Moure & Seabra, 1962)
(Moure, 1964)
Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
(Moure, 1948)
(Moure, 1964)
Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
(Moure, 1953)
Moure, 1945
Michener & Engel, 2009
(Friese, 1925)

References[]

^ Michener, C. D. (2000). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 913 pp.
^ Michener, C.D.; Engel, M.S. (2009) Caupolicana in Central America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Diphaglossinae). ZooKeys 5: 53-64

External links[]

Media related to Caupolicana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Caupolicana at Wikispecies
"Caupolicana" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Michener, C. D. (2000). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 913 pp.

[2] Michener, C.D.; Engel, M.S. (2009) Caupolicana in Central America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Diphaglossinae). ZooKeys 5: 53-64

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Caupolicana

Caupolicana sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Tribe:
Genus:	Caupolicana Spinola in Gay, 1851
Species
See text
Synonyms
Caupolicanoides Michener 1966 Megacilissa Smith 1853 Caupolicania Schulz 1906 (Lapsus) Megalocilissa Schulz 1906 (Lapsus) Zikanapis (Foersterapis) Moure, 1964