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Genus of bees

Caupolicana
Caupolicana fulvicollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Tribe: Caupolicanini
Genus: Caupolicana
Spinola in Gay, 1851
Species

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Synonyms
  • Caupolicanoides Michener 1966
  • Megacilissa Smith 1853
  • Caupolicania Schulz 1906 (Lapsus)
  • Megalocilissa Schulz 1906 (Lapsus)
  • Zikanapis (Foersterapis) Moure, 1964
Caupolicana electa
Dorsal view of a Caupolicana electa Cresson, 1878 specimen collected from Treutlen County, Georgia on October 3, 2024. Scale bar indicates 10 mm.

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 (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).

Subgenera and Species

Subgenus Alayoapis Michener, 1966

Subgenus Caupolicana (s.s.)

Subgenus Willinkapis Moure, 1953

Subgenus Zikanapis Moure, 1945

References

  1. Michener, Charles (1966-12-02). "The Classification of the Diphaglossinae and North American Species of the Genus Caupolicana (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 44 (20): 717–751.
  2. Michener, C. D. (2000). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 913 pp.
  3. Michener, C.D.; Engel, M.S. (2009) Caupolicana in Central America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Diphaglossinae). ZooKeys 5: 53-64

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