Hylaeus in Hawaii
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Hylaeus perspicuusIslands: KauaiLocations: None Habitats: Montane mesic and wet forest. No recent collections. Plants: None Xerces: Hylaeus perspicuus is a large bee endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. It is distinguished by the unique broad, ivory-colored pronotal collar. It is known from only two specimens collected in the 1890s. It has not been recently collected and may be extinct. Species Profile 
Insects of Hawaii: Large bees with punctured terga, dark wings, tibiae mostly white, and with a unique broad, white pronotal collar. The most beautiful of the Hawaiian Hylaeus. Colors of the integument and pubescence are based on old specimens. Insects of Hawaii Volume 17
UH/DOD: Hylaeus near military lands
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