Caupolicana



Caupolicana is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae, native to the Americas; most species are crepuscular in habit, visiting flowers only at dawn and/or dusk. There are over 50 known species, in 4 subgenera (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).

Subgenera and Species
Subgenus Alayoapis Michener, 1966
 * Caupolicana nigrescens (Cresson, 1869)
 * Caupolicana notabilis (Smith, 1861)
 * Caupolicana subaurata (Cresson, 1869)

Subgenus Caupolicana (s.s.)
 * Caupolicana adusta Friese, 1899
 * Caupolicana albiventris Friese, 1904
 * Caupolicana bicolor Friese, 1899
 * Caupolicana curvipes Friese, 1898
 * Caupolicana dimidiata Herbst, 1917
 * Caupolicana egregia Friese, 1906
 * Caupolicana electa (Cresson, 1878)
 * Caupolicana evansi Vergara and Michener, 2004
 * Caupolicana floridana Michener and Deyrup, 2004
 * Caupolicana friesei Jörgensen, 1909
 * Caupolicana fulvicollis Spinola, 1851
 * Caupolicana funebris Smith, 1879
 * Caupolicana gaullei Vachal, 1901
 * Caupolicana gayi Spinola, 1851
 * Caupolicana hirsuta Spinola, 1851
 * Caupolicana lugubris Smith, 1879
 * Caupolicana mendocina Jörgensen, 1909
 * Caupolicana mystica Schrottky, 1902
 * Caupolicana nigriventris Friese, 1904
 * Caupolicana niveofasciata Friese, 1898
 * Caupolicana ocellata Michener, 1966
 * Caupolicana ochracea (Friese, 1906)
 * Caupolicana peruviana Friese, 1900
 * Caupolicana piurensis Cockerell, 1911
 * Caupolicana pubescens Smith, 1879
 * Caupolicana quadrifasciata Friese, 1898
 * Caupolicana ruficollis Friese, 1906
 * Caupolicana smithiana Friese, 1908
 * Caupolicana specca Snelling, 1975
 * Caupolicana steinbachi Friese, 1906
 * Caupolicana vestita (Smith, 1879)
 * Caupolicana weyrauchi Moure, 1953
 * Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson, 1875)

Subgenus Willinkapis Moure, 1953
 * Caupolicana chalybaea (Friese, 1906)
 * Caupolicana melanotricha (Moure, 1969)
 * Caupolicana perornata (Moure, 1969)

Subgenus Zikanapis Moure, 1945
 * Caupolicana brethesi (Compagnucci, 2006)
 * Caupolicana clypeata (Smith, 1879)
 * Caupolicana copo (Compagnucci, 2006)
 * Caupolicana elegans Timberlake, 1965
 * Caupolicana foersteri (Moure & Seabra, 1962)
 * Caupolicana funeraria (Moure, 1964)
 * Caupolicana inbio Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
 * Caupolicana megalopta (Moure, 1948)
 * Caupolicana modesta (Moure, 1964)
 * Caupolicana rozenorum Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
 * Caupolicana seabrai (Moure, 1953)
 * Caupolicana tucumana Moure, 1945
 * Caupolicana wileyi Michener & Engel, 2009
 * Caupolicana zikani (Friese, 1925)