Hylaeus fedorica (Cockerell, 1909)
Properties
Scientific Name: Hylaeus fedorica (Cockerell, 1909)
Common Name: Fedor Masked Bee
Taxonomy
Prosopis digitatafedorica Cockerell, 1909: 27 [♂].
Holotype ♂. USA, Texas, Lee County, Fedor, 17 March 1909, b Birkmann [AMNH].
Prosopis grossicornis Swenk and Cockerell, 1910: 67 [♂]. Synonymy by Snelling (1970: 20).
Holotype ♂. USA, Nebraska, Lincoln, 14 May 1901, by L. Bruner, on Tamarix gallica [UNSM].
Taxonomic Notes: The ♀ was first described by Snelling (1970: 20).
The synonymy listed above was first suspected by Metz (1911: 118).
Snelling (1970: 20) incorrectly indicated that Cockerell (1909: 27) described P. digitata fedorica Cockerell as a variety (i.e., “var.”) though it is clearly denoted in the original work as a subspecies.
Distribution in Canada: Metz 1911 [Cana[da].]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB].
Though Metz (1911: 118) was the first to record this species from Canada (as H. grossicornis Swenk and Cockerell), no additional location information was provided; Snelling (1970: 20) and Romankova (2007: 141) did not include any Canadian locations in their mentions of this species. Thus, Gibbs et al. (2023: 16) are the first to confirm this species in Canada.
References
Swenk MH, Cockerell TDA (1910) New bees of the genus Prosopis. Entomological News 21: 67-71.
Cockerell TDA (1909) Descriptions and records of bees.—XXI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8 4(19): 25-31.https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930908692634
Metz CW (1911) A revison of the genus Prosopis in North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 37(2): 85-156.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25076884
Snelling RR (1970) Studies on North American bees of the genus Hylaeus. 5. The subgenera Hylaeus, s. str. and Paraprosopis (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Los Angeles County Museum Contributions in Science 180: 1-59.
Gibbs J, Hanuschuk E, Miller R, Dubois M, Martini M, Robinson S, Nakagawa P, Sheffield CS, Onuferko T (2023) A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 155: E3.https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2022.45
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Cavity Renter
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Manitoba