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Eucera douglasiana (Cockerell 1906)

Properties

Scientific Name: Eucera douglasiana (Cockerell 1906)

Common Name: Eucera douglasiana

Taxonomy

Tetralonia Douglasiana Cockerell, 1906: 278 [♀]

     Holotype ♀. USA, Washington, Douglas County, Steamboat Rock, Grand Coulee, 10 July 1902, by A.L. Melander []

 

Species Notes

This species was only recently reported from Canada by Elwell et al. (2016).

 

Index of Area of Occupancy (IAO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): 64 km2

 
 
References
 
Cockerell TDA (1906) Some bees from Washington State. The Canadian Entomologist 38(8): 277-282. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent38277-8
 
Elwell SL, Griswold T, Elle E (2016) Habitat type plays a greater role than livestock grazing in structuring shrubsteppe plant-pollinator communities. Journal of Insect Conservation 20(3): 515–525.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10841-016-9884-8
 

Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available

Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin

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