Hylaeus perkinsianus

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Hylaeus perkinsianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. perkinsianus
Binomial name
Hylaeus perkinsianus
Timberlake (1926)

Hylaeus perkinsianus, commonly known as Perkin's yellow-faced bee,[1] is a species of yellow-faced bee in the family Colletidae. It was described by Philip Hunter Timberlake in 1926, and named for Robert Cyril Layton Perkins.[2] The species is entirely endemic to the island of Nihoa, Hawaiian Islands, where its range covers a majority of the island.[3] It is listed by the Center for Biological Diversity as Declining and Threatened.[4]

It is described as being medium sized with clear wings. The face of the male has yellow markings while the females is just black with no markings.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Hylaeus perkinsianus (Timberlake, 1926)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. ^ "Hylaeus perkinsianus - Hylaeus in Hawaii - Starr Environmental". www.starrenvironmental.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ^ "Data-sufficient Bees of North America and Hawaii" (PDF). Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "The Insects of HawaiiAWAII". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library. pp. 167–168. Retrieved 3 June 2023.