Caupolicana

Caupolicana
Caupolicana fulvicollis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Tribe: Caupolicanini
Genus: Caupolicana
Spinola in Gay, 1851
Species

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Synonyms
  • Caupolicanoides Michener 1966
  • Megacilissa Smith 1853
  • Caupolicania Schulz 1906 (Lapsus)
  • Megalocilissa Schulz 1906 (Lapsus)
  • Zikanapis (Foersterapis) Moure, 1964

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).

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