Biology:Hylaeus perkinsianus
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Short description: Species of bee
| Hylaeus perkinsianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. perkinsianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus perkinsianus Timberlake (1926)
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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
- ↑ "ECOS: Species Profile". https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3399.
- ↑ "Hylaeus perkinsianus (Timberlake, 1926)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1350067.
- ↑ "Hylaeus perkinsianus - Hylaeus in Hawaii - Starr Environmental". http://www.starrenvironmental.com/resources/hylaeus/species/?q=perkinsianus.
- ↑ "Data-sufficient Bees of North America and Hawaii". https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/native_pollinators/pdfs/native_bees_index.pdf.
- ↑ "The Insects of HawaiiAWAII". pp. 167–168. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/dad5070f-8d2f-4e75-a907-7a2c3895fafc/content.
Wikidata ☰ Q2633491 entry
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