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Subspecies Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex

 
 
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The Carpenter Bees of California
By Paul D. Hurd, Jr.
University of California Press, 1955
A publication of the University of California, in the "California Insect Survey" series. It may be downloaded for free as a PDF (4.9 MB) at this link.

Like many of the publications in this series, it has much useful information, despite being perhaps a bit dated.

Family-group names for bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)
By Engel M.S.
Am. Mus. novitates 3476, 33 pp., 2005

The Solitary Bees - Biology, Evolution, Conservation
By Bryan N. Danforth, Robert L. Minckley, John L. Neff
Princeton University Press, 2019
A book I've been waiting for has arrived at my door.
Princeton introduction

Collecting bees in southern Texas.
By Cockerell, W.P.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society 25(3): 187–193., 1917
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Cockerell, W.P. 1917. Collecting bees in southern Texas. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 25(3): 187–193.

New records and range extensions of several species of native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Mississippi
By Katherine Parys, Terry Griswold, Harold W. Ikerd, Michael Christopher Orr
Biodiversity Data Journal. 2018 May 17;(6), 2018

The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees.
By Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril
Princeton University Press, 2015
A wonderfully written, richly and attractively illustrated book, mostly with the authors' own excellent images!
This is a wonderful introduction to North America's over 4000 native bee species. The title page's photos communicate at once the great diversity of our bee fauna.
A MUST for everyone who wants to learn about the bees that have evolved with our flora, as well as a useful reference for professionals.

Field Guide to the Common Bees of California
By Gretchen LeBuhn & Noel B. Pugh
University of California Press, 2013
Text by Gretchen LeBuhn, illustrations by Noel B. Pugh.

A useful guide for learning about the common California bee taxa.

174 pp. (including index).

California Bees & Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists
By Gordon G. Frankie, Robbin W. Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, Barbara Ertter
Heyday (in collaboration with the California Native Plant Society), Berkeley, California, 2014
Info on this book, its focus, and its authors, can be found at this Univ. of Calif. Extension link.

The book, including index, is 294 pages. The initial 8 chapters (126 pp.) focus on ecology, natural history, and family-by-family profiles of California bee taxa. Chapter 9 (pp. 127-144) addresses flowers and their relationship to bees. The remainder of the book focuses how to make home and other gardens more bee friendly to promote healthy and diverse urban/suburban bee populations. There are many fine photos.

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