| Colletes howardi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Colletes |
| Species: | C. howardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Colletes howardi Swenk, 1925 | |
Colletes howardi, or Howard's cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into a cellophane-like lining. The five subfamilies, 54 genera, and over 2000 species are all evidently solitary, though many nest in aggregations. Two of the subfamilies, Euryglossinae and Hylaeinae, lack the external pollen-carrying apparatus that otherwise characterizes most bees, and instead carry the pollen in their crops. These groups, and most genera in this family, have liquid or semiliquid pollen masses on which the larvae develop.
The genus Colletes is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species in the genus build cells in underground nests that are lined with a cellophane-like plastic secretion, a true polyester, earning them the nickname polyester bees.
The northern colletes is a species of bee within the genus Colletes. Northern colletes are solitary bees, though females may nest in what are termed aggregations – sites where the bees nest close together, but do not form colonies as social bees do. They nest underground in soft soil, digging burrows up to 20 times their body length. It is often to be found nesting in coastal sand dunes and, on Hebridean islands, machair.
Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees of the tribe Epeolini, the subfamily Nomadinae part of the honey bee family Apidae. They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees.
Colletes simulans is a species in the family Colletidae, in the order Hymenoptera. The species is known generally as the "spine-shouldered cellophane bee". It is found in North America.
Colletes thoracicus, the rufous-chested cellophane bee, is a species of cellophane or plasterer, masked, or fork-tongued bee in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes susannae, or Susanna's cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Geocoris howardi is a species of big-eyed bug in the family Geocoridae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus howardi, or Howard's cellophane-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes slevini, or Slevin's cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Xenoglossa is a genus of large squash bees in the family Apidae. There are about 11 described species in Xenoglossa.
Colletes solidaginis, the goldenrod cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes bryanti, or Bryant's cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes hyalinus, the hyaline cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes longifacies, the long-faced cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America. The species is one of five from the family Colletidae that are endemic to the state of Florida. The species occurs in North-Central Peninsular Florida and the Panhandle.
Colletes fulgidus, the glittering cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes aberrans, the aberrant cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes tectiventris, the hairy-tailed cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes kincaidii, or Kincaid's cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Colletes ochraceus, the ochraceous cellophane bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
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