Caupolicana | |
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Caupolicana sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Colletidae |
Tribe: | Caupolicanini |
Genus: |
Caupolicana Spinola in Gay, 1851 |
Species | |
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Caupolicana is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae, native to the Americas; most species are crepuscular in habit, visiting flowers only at dawn and/or dusk. There are over 50 known species, in 4 subgenera (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).
Subgenus Alayoapis Michener, 1966
Subgenus Caupolicana (s.s.)
Subgenus Willinkapis Moure, 1953
Subgenus Zikanapis Moure, 1945