Species info
Classification > Subfamily Hylaeinae > Genus Hylaeus > Subgenus Hylaeopsis
Hylaeus (Hylaeopsis) platensis Roig-Alsina, 2024
Male in lateral view (Photo: M. Lucia)
Male in lateral view (Photo: M. Lucia)
Male in lateral view (Photo: M. Lucia)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees that nest in preexisting cavities
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Entre Ríos
    • Santa Fe
Other distribution
 
References
  • VOSSLER, F., ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2024. Nesting ecology of the bee Hylaeus (Hylaeopsis) platensis n. sp. (Colletidae, Hylaeinae) with description of its parasite, Grotea hylaeivora n. sp. (Ichneumonidae, Labeninae). Apidologie 55, 79 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-024-01122-3
  • ALVAREZ L.. J., ALMADA, V., ESTRAVIS-BARCALA, M. C., RAMELLO, P. J., AQUINO, D. A. & LUCIA, M. 2025. The Australian bee Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in Argentina: Nesting biology, floral preferences and parasitism. Austral Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70049
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