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Hesperapis
Sign in to saveHesperapis 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.
Species
Clarkia Evening Bee
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyMelittidae
Observations82
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 808
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Melittidae
- Collections
- USDA-ARS, MZFC-FC-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Behavior
- Species
- References
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==
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