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Genus Perdita

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References
Small bees and pillows? - Perdita interrupta - male - female Perdita octomaculata - male - female Perdita (Pygoperdita) interrupta interrupta Cresson - Perdita interrupta Perdita? - Perdita rhois - male 6026135 Halictid? - Perdita Blond Bee - Perdita Blond Bee - Perdita Bee ?? - Perdita - male - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Andrenidae (Mining Bees)
Subfamily Panurginae
Genus Perdita
Numbers
Nearctica lists almost 550 species.
About 700 species according to John Ascher.
Identification
Scopal hairs in females are often quite sparse, so sparse that they would be considered indicative of a male in other species. Females appear to always have a relatively long scape, similar to Lasioglossum and the males with a quite short scape.
Range
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North America and Central America.
Remarks
Perdita females have short scopal hairs because they use moisture to stick the large pollen load to the hind tibia; males have yellow maculations of T5.
Internet References
Discover Life
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 17 May, 2006 - 3:38pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher
Last updated 10 May, 2008 - 10:10am

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