Species

Hoplitis albifrons (White-fronted small-mason)

Hoplitis albifrons. Photo: (c) Cody Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hoplitis is a genus of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. There are at least 380 described species in Hoplitis.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Megachilidae (Mason, leafcutter, carder, and resin bees)
        Subfamily: Megachilinae (Megachiline leafcutter bees)
        Tribe: Osmiini
        Genus: Hoplitis (Small mason bees)
        Subgenus: Alcidamea
        Species: Hoplitis albifrons (White-fronted small-mason)
        Subspecies: Hoplitis albifrons maura (Pacific black small-mason)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Hoplitis albifrons maura (Pacific black small-mason)

Sightings

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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