© Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, M, side, Moore Co., N. Carolina Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Bee species Hylaeus female Hylaeus male Links Male Paratype seen at MCZ. Hosts 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, F, back, Moore Co., N. Carolina © Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, F, face, Moore Co., N. Carolina © Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, F, side, Moore Co., N. Carolina © Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, M, back, Moore Co., N. Carolina © Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, M, face, Moore Co., N. Carolina © Copyright source/photographer · 5 Hylaeus floridanus, M, side, Moore Co., N. Carolina Mitchell, Bees of the Eastern United States, Vol. I, 1960 · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, figure12a Mitchell, Bees of the Eastern United States, Vol. I, 1960 · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, figure14g John B. Pascarella · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, female, abd top John B. Pascarella · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, female, face2 John B. Pascarella · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, female, fr tarsi John B. Pascarella · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, female, propodeum John B. Pascarella · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, female, rear tarsi John B. Pascarella · 1 Hylaeus floridanus, female, scutm 73 thumbnails  •  slide show Overview Reprinted with permission from: Mitchell, T.B. 1960 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 141. FEMALE�Length 4.5 mm.; black; antennae fuscous above, ferruginous beneath; face marks yellow, subtriangular, entirely filling space between clypeus, eyes and antennae, extending rather broadly along eye margin to a rounded apex at about half the distance from antennae to top of eye; clypeus with a small, median, subapical, yellow spot; transverse maculae on collar, tubercles and small anterior spot on tegulae, yellow; wings subhyaline, veins and stigma ferruginous; basal half of front and hind tibiae and basal third of mid tibiae yellow; all spurs and basal half of hind basitarsi pale yellow, legs otherwise dark; face narrowed below; cheeks considerably narrower than eyes in lateral view; foveae finely linear, separated from eye by a slightly wider space, widely divergent from eye above, ending about midway between eyes and lateral ocelli; 2nd segment of flagellum about half as long as broad, 1st segment only slightly broader than long, 3rd and following segments with these dimensions subequal; front coxae simple; dorsal face of propodeum slightly longer than metanotum, posterior face sharply truncate, subcarinate laterally, very finely rugose, lateral faces more shining, obscurely punctate; metanotum densely tessellate or subrugose; clypeus finely tessellate, with numerous shallow obscure punctures; face above antennae closely and deeply punctate, subrugose medially; scutum deeply, distinctly and quite closely punctate, punctures on scutellum not so close, punctures of pleura well separated, slightly larger than those on scutum; abdomen rather shiny, distinctly and closely but very minutely punctate, even on basal segment. MALE�Length 4 mm.; black; antennae brownish-ferruginous, the scape black; tegulae brownish, with a small, yellowish, anterior spot; wings subhyaline, veins brownish; mandibles and labrum black; maculations cream- colored, as follows: clypeus, supraclypeal area and lateral portion of face extending along inner orbits above antennae and rounded above, two narrow lines on collar, tubercles, anterior face of front tibiae and basitarsi, basal third and apical spot on mid tibiae, basal half and apex of hind tibiae, mid and hind tarsi, with apical joints reddened, and spurs; eyes convergent below; cheeks about half width of eyes in lateral view; punctures of scutum deep and distinct, close but not crowded anteriorly, slightly more sparse posteriorly, as also on pleura; very fine but distinct and well separated on abdomen basally, becoming closer and obscure apically. DISTRIBUTION�Specimens of floridanus have been seen from the following Bastern states: Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. There seem to be two flights in North Carolina; one in the spring, from April to July, and a fall flight in September and October. Although none have been collected in August, it is possible that it is a continuous extended flight or a succession of overlapping generations throughout the season. FLOWER RECORDS � Spring host plants are Erigeron quercifolius, Ilex, Polygonella polygama and Pyracantha, while in the fall it visits Aster and Solidago. Robertson (1929) records this species on Cornus paniculata and Eulophus americanus. Metz considered this species a synonym of modestus, and the same error has been carried over into the Catalog of Hymenoptera (Muesebeck, et al. 1951. p. 1051). Reprinted from: Snelling, R. 1970. STUDIES ON NORTH AMERICAN BEES OF THE GENUS HYLAEUS. 5. THE SUBGENERA HYLAEUS. S. STR. AND PARAPROSOPIS (HYMENOPTERA: COLLETIDAE) Contributions in Science, No. 180. I have examined the paratype of H. packardi and find that, aside from the immaculate pronotal collar and tegulae, it does not differ sufficiently from H. floridanus to justify specific status. Since such maculations are highly variable within this subgenus I do not feel that this form can be considered a subspecies either. While I have seen no other specimens with the immaculate pronotal collar, I have seen some with the tegular spot absent; it is commonly greatly reduced. This species is so far known from the eastern United States, from Maine to Florida. A westward extension occurs along the Great Lakes as far as Minnesota. Identification Extracted from: Snelling R.R. (1970). Studies on North American Bees of the Genus Hylaeus, 5. The Subgenera Hylaeus, S. Str. and Paraprosopis (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Contributions in Science No. 180, pp. 1-59 I have examined the paratype of H. packardi and find that, aside from the immaculate pronotal collar and tegulae, it does not differ sufficiently from H. floridanus to justify specific status. Since such maculations are highly variable within this subgenus I do not feel that this form can be considered a subspecies either. While I have seen no other specimens with the immaculate pronotal collar, I have seen some with the tegular spot absent; it is commonly greatly reduced. This species is so far known from the eastern United States, from Maine to Florida. A westward extension occurs along the Great Lakes as far as Minnesota. Names Scientific source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist, Ascher and Pickering. 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