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Masked Bees (Hylaeus)
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Copyright © 2009
Noah Charney
cellophane / plasterer bee? -
Hylaeus
Central, California, USA
July 29, 2008
Size: 6mm diameter hole
This was in a mining bee (
Macrotera opuntiae
) burrow in sandstone, is it from a cellophane bee?
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Contributed by
Noah Charney
on 16 February, 2009 - 4:59pm
Last updated 5 June, 2009 - 10:56pm
Moved
Moved from
Plasterer Bees, Masked or Yellow-faced Bees
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 5 June, 2009 - 10:56pm
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Hylaeus?
And specifically, would anything do this besides a
Hylaeus
?
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Charley Eiseman
, 16 February, 2009 - 5:27pm
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Liner.
It is my understanding that several (many?) genera of bees line their cells with glandular secretions. I don't know how you can tell the particular genera apart based only on things like this, but, yes, Colletes certainly makes such a lining.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 16 February, 2009 - 7:49pm
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"Cellophane"
I've only read about this "cellophane"-like material with reference to Colletids, with
Colletes
species applying it to their burrows in the ground, and
Hylaeus
species making it in pre-existing cavities. That's about as far as my knowledge of it goes, but I'm curious if anyone has any specific examples of other bees that might do something like this. Are there
Colletes
species that use pre-existing cavities rather than burrowing?
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Charley Eiseman
, 16 February, 2009 - 8:04pm
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your information is accurate
"I've only read about this "cellophane"-like material with reference to Colletids"
correct
"with Colletes species applying it to their burrows in the ground"
correct
"and Hylaeus species making it in pre-existing cavities."
also correct
"Are there Colletes species that use pre-existing cavities rather than burrowing?"
They all burrow; Colletes do not inhabit old Macrotera burrows but Hylaeus certainly could.
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John S. Ascher
, 17 February, 2009 - 9:13am
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