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Hylaeus nivalis Perkins, 1899:83-84

Snowy yellow-faced bee

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Nesoprosopis nivalis Perkins, 1899:83-84 (junior homonym of Hylaeus nivalis Morawitz, 1867)

 

Taxonomic and conservation status unclear. Not listed by (Magnacca, 2007).

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (junior homonym)

 

Distribution

Hawaiian Islands, USA

 

Biology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Perkins, R. C. L. (1899). Hymenoptera Aculeata [except ants], p. 1–115. In: Perkins, R.C.L. & A. Forel, Hymenoptera Aculeata. Fauna Hawaiiensis 1(1): 1-115.

 

Other references:

Daly, Howell V. and Magnacca, Karl N. (2003). Insects of Hawaii. Volume 17: Hawaiian Hylaeus (Nesoprosopis) bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press.

Magnacca, K. N. (2007). Conservation Status of the Endemic Bees of Hawai‘i, Hylaeus(Nesoprosopis) (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Pacific Science 61(2): 173-190.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13799/nesoprosopis-nivalis

 

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