Field Guide to the Endangered and Introduced Bees of Hawaii
1. Field Guide to the
Endangered and Introduced Bees of Hawaii
Dr. Jason R. Graham jrgraham@hawaii.edu University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR-PEPS
2. Endangered Hawaiian Yellow-faced Bees
Hylaeus mana ♂
Hylaeus anthracinus ♂
Hylaeus longiceps ♂
Hylaeus assimulans ♂ Hylaeus facilis ♂
Hylaeus hilaris ♂ Hylaeus kuakea
(found only on Molokai)
(only 3 known populations on Oahu)
(2 found in 1997)
3. Non-native bees from the family Apidae
Apis mellifera
Ceratina arizonensisCeratina dentipes Ceratina smaragdula
Xylocopa sonorina
Ceratina arizonensis, face & side, california, santa barbara 2015-04-20-
12.06.19 ZS PMax (17028159440) (2)" by USGS Bee Inventory and
Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA - Licensed under CC BY 2.0
via Wikimedia Commons -
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceratina_arizonensis
♂ ♀
4. Non-native bees from the family Colletidae
Hylaeus strenuus
Hylaeus leptocephalus Hylaeus albonitens
Hylaeus leptocephalus photo credit: Top (Male): Lawrence Packer;
Bottom Left (Female)& Bottom Right (Male): USDA Logan Utah at
http://www.discoverlife.org/ap/copyright.html
Top: "Hylaeus albonitens f" by Sarah McCaffrey, Museum Victoria -
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylaeus_albonitens_f.jpg
Bottom: Hylaeus albonitens image credit: Karl Magnacca via
starrenvironmental.com/resources/hylaeus/species/?q=albonitens
5. Non-native bees from the family Halictidae
Lasioglossum imbrex
Lasioglossum impavidum Lasioglossum puteulanum
Lasioglossum imbrex photo credit: Lawrence Packer at
http://www.discoverlife.org/ap/copyright.html
Lasioglossum impavidum photo credit: Smithsonian Institution, Entomology
Department at http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?edit=I_SD6234&flags
Lasioglossum microlepoides image credit: Barcode of Life Data
Systems at http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?edit=I_SD11479&flags
Lasioglossum microlepoides
Lasioglossum puteulanum image credit: USGS Native Bee Inventory
and Monitoring Program at http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/nativebees/
6. Non-native bees from the family Megachilidae
Lithurgus scabrosus Megachile fullawayi
Megachile gentilis
Lithurgus scabrosus photo credit: USGS Native Bee Inventory and
Monitoring Program at http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/nativebees/
Megachile fullawayi photo credit:USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring
Program at http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/nativebees/
Megachile diligens photo credit: Scott Groom, Flinders University at
www.boldsystems.org
Megachile diligens
Megachile lanata
Megachile gentilis photo credit: Lawrence Packer
at http://www.discoverlife.org/ap/copyright.html
Megachile umbripennisMegachile timberlakei
Megachile lanata photo credit: USGS Native
Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program at
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/nativebees/
Megachile timberlakei photo credit: USGS Native
Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program at
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/nativebees/
Megachile umbripennis photo credit: John Ascher at
http://www.discoverlife.org/ap/copyright.html
7. Thanks!
Dr. Jason R. Graham jrgraham@hawaii.edu University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR-PEPS
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