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Checklist for Family Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 (Colletid bees)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1089
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1001
2628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
337
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
151
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyColletidae
Lepeletier, 1841
Colletid bees, Masked bees, Membrane bees, Plaster Bees
4
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
4 Genera with 31 Species
Colletes Latreille, 1868Cellophane bees14SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1896Masked Bees12SpeciesTaxom
Meroglossa Smith, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Prosopis Fabricius, 0Mesquite1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
31 Species
Colletes aestivalis Patton, 1879
Colletes albescens Cresson, 1868
Colletes americanus Cresson, 1868American Cellophane Bee
Colletes bicolor Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Colletes compactus Cresson, 1868Aster Cellophane Bee
Colletes eulophi Robertson, 1891
Colletes inaequalis Say, 1837Polyester bee
Colletes kincaidii Cockerell, 1898
Colletes latitarsis Robertson, 1891Broad-footed Cellophane Bee
Colletes mandibularis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Colletes mitchelli (Stephen, 1954)⇒ Colletes speculiferus Cockerell, 1927
Colletes nudus Robertson, 1898
Colletes simulans Cresson, 1868Spine-Shouldered Cellophane Bee
Colletes validus Cresson, 1868Blueberry Cellophane Bee
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) leptocephalus Morawitz, 1870Slender-faced Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) mesillae Cockerell, 1896Mesilla Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) rudbeckiae Cockerell & ..., 1895
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) saniculae Robertson, 1896
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) verticalis Cresson, 1869Vertical Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Metziella) sparsus Cresson, 1869Broad-Faced Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) affinis Smith, 1853Eastern Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus Say, 1837Modest Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) nelumbonis Robertson, 1890Nelumbo Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Spatulariella) hyalinatus (Smith, 1842)⇒ Hylaeus milossa Warncke, 1981
Hylaeus floridanus Robertson, 1893
Hylaeus illinoisensis Robertson, 1896
Meroglossa eucalypti Cockerell, 1910
Meroglossa impressifrons Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Meroglossa modesta Houston, 1975
Meroglossa sculptissima Cockerell, 1910
Prosopis pygmaea

Subnodes of Colletidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyColletinae
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHylaeinae
Viereck, 1916
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Colletidae at artfakta.se
Colletidae at dyntaxa.se
Colletidae at gbif.org
Colletidae at irmng.org
Colletidae at itis.gov