Hylaeus (bee)
| Hylaeus | |
|---|---|
| Hylaeus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylaeinae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 |
| Subgenera(Ikudome, 1989) | |
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~44 | |
Hylaeus is a large (over 500 species) and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family Colletidae. This genus is also known as the yellow-faced bees or masked bees. This genus is the only truly globally distributed colletid, occurring on all continents except Antarctica.