Hesperapis

Hesperapis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Melittidae
Subfamily:	Dasypodainae
Genus:	Hesperapis; Cockerell, 1898

Hesperapis is a genus of evening bees in the family Melittidae. There are at least 30 described species in Hesperapis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Behavior[]

One species, , was recorded in one area 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.^[7]

Species[]

These 37 species belong to the genus Hesperapis:

(Cockerell, 1932)^{i c g}
Crawford, 1917^{i c g}
Michener, 1936^{i c g}
(Friese, 1911)^{i c g}
Stevens, 1919^{i c g}
(Eardley, 2007)^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1898^{i c g}
(Cockerell, 1898)^{i c g}
(Eardley, 2007)^{i c g}
(Friese, 1912)^{i c g}
(Viereck, 1909)^{i c g}
Crawford, 1917^{i c g}
(Eardley, 2007)^{i c g}
(Michez & Kuhlmann, 2007)^{i c g}
(Cockerell, 1910)^{i c g}
Hesperapis larreae Cockerell, 1907^{i c g}
Crawford, 1917^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1916^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1924^{i c g}
(Michez, 2007)^{i c g}
(Cockerell, 1936)^{i c g}
(Cockerell, 1932)^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1916^{i c g}
(Cockerell, 1897)^{i c g}
Hesperapis oraria Snelling & Stage, 1997^{i c g b} (gulf coast evening bee)
Michener, 1937^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1925^{i c g}
Hesperapis regularis (Cresson, 1878)^{i c g b}
(Cockerell, 1897)^{i c g}
(Cockerell, 1932)^{i c g}
(Patiny & Michez, 2007)^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1934^{i c g}
Hesperapis rufipes (Ashmead, 1899)^{i c g b}
(Friese, 1912)^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1910^{i c g}
Snelling, 1987^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1933^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References[]

^ ^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.
^ Embry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 72.

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[itis-1] "Hesperapis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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

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

[bugref-4] "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.

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

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