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Perdita (bee)

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Perdita
Perdita luteola, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Subfamily: Panurginae
Genus: Perdita
Species

634, see text

Perdita is a large genus of small bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. There are 634 currently recognized species of Perdita, plus an additional 127 subspecies and many more species that remain undescribed.[1] Perdita are usually quite small (2.0 mm to 10.0 mm) and often brightly colored with metallic reflections and/or yellow or white markings, and among the few lineages of bees incapable of stinging. The genus was extensively treated by P.H. Timberlake who, in addition to T.D.A. Cockerell, described most of the known species. Most species are extreme specialists (oligoleges) with respect to pollen and will only collect pollen from a few closely related species or genera of plants. Many species in this genus are called fairy bees[2].

They may be parasitized by Neolarra cuckoo bees, which lay eggs in their nests given the opportunity.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Portman, Zachary M.; Griswold, Terry (2017). "Review of Perdita subgenus Procockerellia Timberlake (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) and the first Perdita gynandromorph". ZooKeys. 712: 87–111. doi:10.3897/zookeys.712.14736. PMC 5674208.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ "Bug Guide".
  3. ^ Emry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 77.


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