''Caupolicana'' is a genus of
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
s in the family
Colletidae
The Colletidae are a family (biology), family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these s ...
, native to the
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
; most species are
crepuscular
In zoology, a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period, being matutinal (active during dawn), vespertine (biology), vespertine/vespertinal (active during dusk), or both. This is distinguished from diurnalit ...
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).
[Michener, C.D.; Engel, M.S. (2009) ''Caupolicana'' in Central America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Diphaglossinae). ZooKeys 5: 53-64]
Subgenera and Species
Subgenus ''Alayoapis'' Michener, 1966
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Caupolicana nigrescens'' (Cresson, 1869)
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Caupolicana notabilis'' (Smith, 1861)
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Caupolicana subaurata'' (Cresson, 1869)
Subgenus ''Caupolicana'' (''s.s.'')
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Caupolicana adusta'' Friese, 1899
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Caupolicana albiventris'' Friese, 1904
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Caupolicana bicolor'' Friese, 1899
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Caupolicana curvipes'' Friese, 1898
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Caupolicana dimidiata
''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 hist ...
'' Herbst, 1917
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Caupolicana egregia'' Friese, 1906
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Caupolicana electa
''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 hist ...
'' (Cresson, 1878)
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Caupolicana evansi'' Vergara and Michener, 2004
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Caupolicana floridana
''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 hist ...
'' Michener and Deyrup, 2004
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Caupolicana friesei'' Jörgensen, 1909
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Caupolicana fulvicollis'' Spinola, 1851
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Caupolicana funebris'' Smith, 1879
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Caupolicana gaullei
''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 hist ...
'' Vachal, 1901
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Caupolicana gayi
''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 hist ...
'' Spinola, 1851
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Caupolicana hirsuta
''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 hist ...
'' Spinola, 1851
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Caupolicana lugubris
''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 hist ...
'' Smith, 1879
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Caupolicana mendocina
''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 hist ...
'' Jörgensen, 1909
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Caupolicana mystica
''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 hist ...
'' Schrottky, 1902
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Caupolicana nigriventris
''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 hist ...
'' Friese, 1904
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Caupolicana niveofasciata
''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 hist ...
'' Friese, 1898
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Caupolicana ocellata
''Caupolicana ocellata'' is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae
The Colletidae are a family (biology), family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing th ...
'' Michener, 1966
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Caupolicana ochracea
''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 hist ...
'' (Friese, 1906)
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Caupolicana peruviana'' Friese, 1900
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Caupolicana piurensis'' Cockerell, 1911
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Caupolicana pubescens'' Smith, 1879
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Caupolicana quadrifasciata'' Friese, 1898
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Caupolicana ruficollis'' Friese, 1906
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Caupolicana smithiana'' Friese, 1908
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Caupolicana specca'' Snelling, 1975
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Caupolicana steinbachi'' Friese, 1906
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Caupolicana vestita'' (Smith, 1879)
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Caupolicana weyrauchi'' Moure, 1953
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Caupolicana yarrowi'' (Cresson, 1875)
Subgenus ''Willinkapis'' Moure, 1953
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Caupolicana chalybaea'' (Friese, 1906)
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Caupolicana melanotricha'' (Moure, 1969)
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Caupolicana perornata'' (Moure, 1969)
Subgenus ''Zikanapis'' Moure, 1945
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Caupolicana brethesi'' (Compagnucci, 2006)
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Caupolicana clypeata'' (Smith, 1879)
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Caupolicana copo'' (Compagnucci, 2006)
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Caupolicana elegans'' Timberlake, 1965
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Caupolicana foersteri'' (Moure & Seabra, 1962)
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Caupolicana funeraria'' (Moure, 1964)
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Caupolicana inbio'' Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
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Caupolicana megalopta'' (Moure, 1948)
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Caupolicana modesta'' (Moure, 1964)
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Caupolicana rozenorum'' Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
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Caupolicana seabrai'' (Moure, 1953)
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Caupolicana tucumana'' Moure, 1945
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Caupolicana wileyi'' Michener & Engel, 2009
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Caupolicana zikani'' (Friese, 1925)
References
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Colletidae
Bee genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
Insects of Central America
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