Hylaeus perkinsianus

Hylaeus perkinsianus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Genus:	Hylaeus
Species:	H. perkinsianus
Binomial name
Hylaeus perkinsianus Timberlake (1926)

Hylaeus perkinsianus, commonly known as Perkin's yellow-faced bee,^[1] is a species of yellow-faced bee in the family Colletidae. It was described by Philip Hunter Timberlake in 1926, and named for Robert Cyril Layton Perkins.^[2] The species is entirely endemic to the island of Nihoa, Hawaiian Islands, whose range covers most of the island.^[3] It is listed by the Center for Biological Diversity as Declining and Threatened.^[4]

It is described as being medium-sized with clear wings. The face of the male has yellow markings while the female's is simply black with no markings.^[5]

References

1. "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
2. "Hylaeus perkinsianus (Timberlake, 1926)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
3. "Hylaeus perkinsianus - Hylaeus in Hawaii - Starr Environmental". www.starrenvironmental.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
4. "Data-sufficient Bees of North America and Hawaii" (PDF). Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
5. "The Insects of HawaiiAWAII". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library. pp. 167–168. Retrieved 3 June 2023.