Hesperapis

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

One species, Hesperapis rhodocerata, was recorded in one area in 2010 and 2015, appearing in those years but not the years in between. This suggests that their diapause may be prolonged over multiple years.

Species

These 37 species belong to the genus Hesperapis:

• Hesperapis aliciae <small>(Cockerell, 1932)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis arenicola <small>Crawford, 1917</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis arida <small>Michener, 1936</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis braunsiana <small>(Friese, 1911)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis carinata <small>Stevens, 1919</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis danforthi <small>(Eardley, 2007)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis elegantula <small>Cockerell, 1898</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis eumarpha <small>(Cockerell, 1898)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis flavicara <small>(Eardley, 2007)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis flavitarsis <small>(Friese, 1912)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis fuchsi <small>(Viereck, 1909)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis fulvipes <small>Crawford, 1917</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis gessorum <small>(Eardley, 2007)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis hantamensis <small>(Michez & Kuhlmann, 2007)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis ilicifoliae <small>(Cockerell, 1910)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis larreae <small>Cockerell, 1907</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis laticeps <small>Crawford, 1917</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis leucura <small>Cockerell, 1916</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis macrocephala <small>Cockerell, 1924</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis micheneri <small>(Michez, 2007)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis nanula <small>(Cockerell, 1936)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis nigerrima <small>(Cockerell, 1932)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis nitidula <small>Cockerell, 1916</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis oliviae <small>(Cockerell, 1897)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis oraria <small>Snelling & Stage, 1997</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Hesperapis parva <small>Michener, 1937</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis pellucida <small>Cockerell, 1925</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis regularis <small>(Cresson, 1878)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Hesperapis rhodocerata <small>(Cockerell, 1897)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis rhodostoma <small>(Cockerell, 1932)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis richtersveldensis <small>(Patiny & Michez, 2007)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis rodecki <small>Cockerell, 1934</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis rufipes <small>(Ashmead, 1899)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Hesperapis rufiventris <small>(Friese, 1912)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis semirudis <small>Cockerell, 1910</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis trochanterata <small>Snelling, 1987</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Hesperapis wilmattae <small>Cockerell, 1933</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>

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