- Hylaeus (bee)
Taxobox | name = "Hylaeus"
image_caption = "Hylaeus" sp.
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
subordo =Apocrita
familia =Colletidae
subfamilia =Hylaeinae
genus = "Hylaeus"
genus_authority = Fabricius, 1793
subdivision_ranks = Subgenera
subdivision = many (>45)"Hylaeus" is a large (>500 species) and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family
Colletidae , consisting of generally small, black and yellow/white wasp-like species. The resemblance to wasps is enhanced by the absence of a scopa, which is atypical among bees; "Hylaeus" carry pollen in the crop, rather than externally, and regurgitate it into the cell where it will be used as larval food. Like most colletids, the liquid provisions are sealed inside a membranous cellophane-like cell lining; nests are typically in dead twigs or plant stems, or other similarly small natural cavities, rather than constructing or excavating their own nests as in many other bees.ee also
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Banksia bee External links
* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Halictus Halictus Identification Guide]
* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Halictus List of Species]
* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Halictus_ Worldwide Species Map]
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