Hesperapis

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]

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

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.^[8]

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,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

1. "Hesperapis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
2. "Browse Hesperapis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
3. "Hesperapis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
4. "Hesperapis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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. Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.
8. Embry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 72.