Perdita

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Andrenidae
Subfamilia: Panurginae
Tribus: Perditini
Genus: Perdita
Subgenera (17): Allomacrotera – Alloperdita – Callomacrotera – Cockerellia – Epimacrotera – Glossoperdita – Hesperoperdita – Heteroperdita – Hexaperdita – Pentaperdita – Perdita – Perditella – Procockerellia – Pseudomacrotera – Pygoperdita – Xeromacrotera – Xerophasma
Overview of species (639)
a

P. abbreviata – P. abdominalis – P. abducta – P. acaciae – P. acapulcona – P. accepta – P. aculeata – P. adjuncta – P. adustiventris – P. aemula – P. affecta – P. affinis – P. agasta – P. ainsliei – P. albata – P. albescens – P. albihirta – P. albipennis – P. albipes – P. albiventris – P. albofasciata – P. albomaculata – P. albomarginata – P. albonotata – P. albopicta – P. albovittata – P. alexi – P. algodones – P. ambigua – P. amicula – P. amoena – P. ampla – P. amplipennis – P. ancoralis – P. angellata – P. annectens – P. annexa – P. apacheorum – P. aperta – P. apicalis – P. aplopappi – P. arenaria – P. argemones – P. aridella – P. arizonica – P. arnaudi – P. ashmeadi – P. assimilis – P. associata – P. asteris – P. atrata – P. atriventris – P. atrovirens – P. aureovittata – P. austini – P. autumnalis –
b

P. baccharidis – P. barri – P. basinicola – P. beameri – P. beata – P. beatula – P. bebbiae – P. bellula – P. bequaerti – P. bequaertiana – P. bicuspidariae – P. bidentata – P. bifasciata – P. bigeloviae – P. biguttata – P. bilobata – P. binotata – P. biornata – P. biparticeps – P. bishoppi – P. bispinata – P. blaisdelli – P. blanda – P. blatchleyi – P. bohartorum (Timberlake) – P. boltoniae – P. brachyglossa – P. bradleyana – P. bradleyi – P. brevicornis – P. brevihirta – P. bridwelli – P. bruneri – P. butleri –
c

P. caerulescens – P. californica – P. callicerata – P. calloleuca – P. calochorti – P. cambarella – P. cara – P. cazieri – P. cephalotes – P. chamaesarachae – P. chemsaki – P. chihuahua – P. chionostoma – P. chloris – P. chrysophila – P. chrysothamni – P. ciliata – P. cinctiventris – P. cingulata – P. cladothricis – P. clarifacies – P. claripennis – P. claypolei – P. cleomellae – P. clypeata – P. coahuilensis – P. coalingensis – P. cochiseana – P. cognata – P. coldeniae – P. colei – P. compacta – P. compactilis – P. compta – P. concolor – P. concors – P. confinis – P. confusa – P. congrua – P. consimilis – P. consobrina – P. coreopsidis – P. cornishiana – P. covilleae – P. cowaniae – P. cracens – P. crandalli – P. crassihirta – P. crassula – P. craterognatha – P. croceipes – P. crotonis – P. cruciferarum – P. cushmani – P. cuspidata –
d

P. dalyi – P. dammersi – P. dasylirii – P. davidsoni – P. debilis – P. decemnotata – P. deltophora – P. dentata – P. depressa – P. desdemona – P. dichroa – P. dicksoni – P. differens – P. difficilis – P. digna – P. digressa – P. dimidiata – P. diminutiva – P. discors – P. discreta – P. dispar – P. dispilota – P. dissimulans – P. distans – P. distincta – P. distropica – P. divaricata – P. diversa – P. dolanensis – P. dolichocephala – P. dreisbachi – P. drymariae – P. dubia – P. duplicata – P. duplonotata – P. durangoensis –
e

P. eickworti – P. electa – P. elegans – P. elimata – P. emarginata – P. ensenadensis – P. eremica – P. eremophila – P. eriastri – P. ericameriae – P. eriogoni – P. erudita – P. erythropyga – P. esmeraldensis – P. eucnides – P. euphorbiae – P. euzonata – P. evansi – P. ewarti – P. excellens – P. exclamans – P. exigua – P. exilis – P. eximia – P. exusta – P. eysenhardtiae –
f

P. falcata – P. fallax – P. fallugiae – P. fasciatella – P. fedorensis – P. festiva – P. fidissima – P. fieldi – P. flavicauda – P. flaviceps – P. flavicornis – P. flavifrons – P. flavipes – P. flaviventris – P. floridensis – P. florissantella – P. foleyi – P. fortis – P. foveata – P. foxi – P. fracticincta – P. frontalis – P. fulvescens – P. fulvicauda – P. fulviventris – P. fumipennis – P. fuscipes –
g

P. gemella – P. geminata – P. genalis – P. gentilis – P. georgica – P. gerardiae – P. gerhardi – P. gertschi – P. giliae – P. gillaspyi – P. glabrella – P. glabrescens – P. glamis – P. gracilior – P. gracilis – P. graenicheri – P. grandiceps – P. gratiosa – P. greggiae – P. guerreroensis – P. gutierreziae –
h

P. haigi – P. halictoides – P. halli – P. heliophila – P. heliotropii – P. heterothecae – P. hidalgoensis – P. hiemalis – P. hilaris – P. hippolyta – P. hirsuta – P. hirtella – P. hirticeps – P. hirtuosa – P. holoxantha – P. hooki – P. hubbelli – P. humilis – P. hurdi –
i

P. idahoensis – P. idonea – P. ignota – P. imbellis – P. imberbis – P. impar – P. impigra – P. impressa – P. impunctifrons – P. incana – P. incompta – P. indioensis – P. infelix – P. inflexa – P. infuscata – P. innotata – P. inornata – P. insequens – P. interrupta – P. interserta – P. inyoensis – P. irregularis – P. irwini – P. isocomae –
j

P. janzeni – P. jonesi – P. jucunda –
k

P. kanabensis – P. keiferi – P. kiowi – P. knowltoni – P. koebelei – P. krombeini –
l

P. labergei – P. labrata – P. labrosa – P. larreae – P. lasiogastra – P. lateralis – P. laticincta – P. layiae – P. leechi – P. lenis – P. lepachidis – P. lepidosparti – P. leucogastra – P. leucophylli – P. leucosticta – P. leucostoma – P. levigata – P. levissima – P. lingualis – P. linsleyi – P. lipovskyi – P. lompocensis – P. lucens – P. luciae – P. lucidella – P. luculenta – P. lunulata – P. lustrans – P. luteiceps – P. luteola – P. lycii –
m

P. macneilli – P. macrostoma – P. macswaini – P. maculigera – P. maculipes – P. maculosa – P. maerens – P. maesta – P. malacothricis – P. mandibularis – P. marcialis – P. marginata – P. maritima – P. martini – P. mazatlanica – P. meconis – P. media – P. medialis – P. megapyga – P. melanderi – P. melanochlora – P. melanogastra – P. melanops – P. melanostoma – P. melanura – P. mentzeliae – P. mentzeliarum – P. mesillensis – P. mexicanorum – P. micans – P. michelbacheri – P. micheneri – P. microsticta – P. mimosae – P. mimula – P. minima – P. minuta – P. missionis – P. mitchelli – P. mitis – P. moabensis – P. modestissima – P. mohavensis – P. moldenkei – P. montereyensis – P. morelosana – P. mormonica – P. morula – P. mucronata – P. multiflorae – P. munda – P. munita –
n

P. namatophila – P. nanula – P. nasuta – P. navarretiae – P. nayaritensis – P. nebrascensis – P. neffi – P. nevadensis – P. nevadiana – P. nigricornis – P. nigridia – P. nigriventris – P. nigroaenea – P. nigrocaerulea – P. nigrocincta – P. nigroclypeata – P. nigronotata – P. nigroviridis – P. nitens – P. nodosicornia – P. novaeangliae – P. novoleona – P. nubila – P. nuda – P. numerata – P. nuttalliae –
o

P. oaxacana – P. obispoensis – P. obliqua – P. obliquenotata – P. obscurata – P. obscurella – P. obscurifascies – P. obscuripennis – P. obtusa – P. occidua – P. occlusa – P. octomaculata – P. omani – P. optiva – P. ordinata – P. oregonensis – P. oreophila – P. otiosa – P. ovaliceps –
p

P. pachygnatha – P. pallida – P. pallidipes – P. pallidiventris – P. panocheana – P. paroselae – P. parryellae – P. paula – P. pauliana – P. pauxilla – P. pectidis – P. pectoralis – P. peculiaris – P. pelargoides – P. percincta – P. perixantha – P. perlucens – P. pernitens – P. perpallida – P. perplexa – P. perpulchra – P. phymatae – P. physalidis – P. picturata – P. pilonotata – P. pinguis – P. placens – P. placida – P. planifrons – P. plucheae – P. polita – P. politissima – P. polycarpae – P. polygonellae – P. polytropica – P. pratensis – P. pratti – P. pretiosa – P. primula – P. prionopsidis – P. prodigiosa – P. propinqua – P. propodealis – P. prosopidis – P. proxima – P. pubescens – P. pueblana – P. pulchella – P. pulliventris – P. pumila – P. puncticeps – P. punctifera – P. punctifrons – P. punctosignata – P. punctulata – P. purpurascens – P. pusilla – P. pusillissima – P. pygidialis – P. pyrifera –
q

P. quadraticeps – P. quadrinotata – P. quadrisignata – P. quinquebalteata –
r

P. rectangulata – P. recticincta – P. rehni – P. repens – P. reperta – P. replicans – P. retusa – P. rhodogastra – P. rhodura – P. rhois – P. richardsi – P. rivalis – P. robustula – P. rossi – P. rozeni – P. rudei – P. rufescens – P. rufiventris –
s

P. salicis – P. salviae – P. sandhouseae – P. santaclarensis – P. schlingeri – P. schwartzi – P. scitula – P. scopata – P. scotti – P. scutellaris – P. sedulosa – P. sejuncta – P. semicaerulea – P. semicrocea – P. semilutea – P. senecionis – P. separata – P. sexfasciata – P. sexmaculata – P. sexnotata – P. shinnersi – P. sidae – P. similis – P. snellingi – P. snowii – P. socia – P. solidaginis – P. sonorensis – P. sparsa – P. speciosa – P. sphaeralceae – P. stabilis – P. stagei – P. stathamae – P. stenopyga – P. stephanomeriae – P. stepheni – P. sternalis – P. stigmalis – P. stottleri – P. suavis – P. subfasciata – P. subglabra – P. submaerens – P. submedia – P. subrufiventris – P. subvestita – P. sulphuripes – P. supranitens – P. swenki – P. swezeyi – P. sycorax –
t

P. tacita – P. taeniata – P. tarda – P. tenebrosa – P. tessellata – P. thelypodii – P. thermophila – P. timberlakei – P. titania – P. torchioi – P. tortifoliae – P. toschiae – P. townesi – P. townsendi – P. translineata – P. transversa – P. triangulifera – P. tricincta – P. tridentata – P. trifasciata – P. trifida – P. trimaculata – P. trinotata – P. trisignata – P. tristissima – P. tropicalis – P. truncatella – P. tularensis – P. tumida – P. turgiceps –
u

P. umbrata – P. utahensis – P. ute –
v

P. valida – P. vanduzeei – P. vandykei – P. variegata – P. varleyi – P. ventralis – P. venustella – P. verbesinae – P. veris – P. versuta – P. vesca – P. vestita – P. vicina – P. vidua – P. viridicollis – P. vittata –
w

P. wasbaueri – P. washingtoniae – P. werneri – P. wheeleri – P. willcoxiana – P. williamsi – P. wilmattae – P. wislizeniae – P. wootonae – P. wyomingensis –
x

P. xanthisma – P. xanthochroa – P. xanthodes – P. xanthops – P. xanthoxyli – P. xerophila –
y

P. yanegai – P. yosemitensis –
z

P. zavortinki – P. zebrata – P. zonalis
Source(s) of checklist:
Check (5):

P. celadona – P. islacabritosensis – P. pedernalensis – P. rhondae – P. vespertina
Homonym

Perdita bohartorum Parker, 1983
Name

Perdita Smith, 1853: Cat. Hym. Ins. Brit. Mus., 1, 128.
References

Smith, F. 1853: Monograph of the genus Cryptocerus, belonging to the group Cryptoceridae - family Myrmicidae - division Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2) 2: 213-228. BHL Reference page.
Portman, Z.M. & Griswold, T. 2017. Review of Perdita subgenus Procockerellia Timberlake (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) and the first Perdita gynandromorph. ZooKeys 712: 87—111. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.712.14736. Reference page.
Portman, Z.M., Griswold, T. & Pitts, J.P. 2016. Association of the female of Perdita (Xeromacrotera) cephalotes (Cresson), and a replacement name for Perdita bohartorum Parker (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Zootaxa 4097(4): 567–574. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.8. Full article (PDF)Reference page.
Portman, Z.M., Neff, J.L. & Griswold, T. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Perdita subgenus Heteroperdita Timberlake (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), with descriptions of two ant-like males. Zootaxa 4214(1): 1–97. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4214.1.1. Reference page.
Timberlake, P.H. 1954: A revisional study of the bees of the genus Perdita F. Smith, with special reference to the fauna of the Pacific Coast. Part I. University of California publications in entomology 9: 345-432. Reference page.

Perdita is a large genus of small bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. There are over 600 currently recognized species of Perdita, plus more than 100 additional subspecies and many more species that remain undescribed.[1] Perdita are usually quite small (2.0 mm to 10.0 mm) and often brightly colored with metallic reflections and/or yellow or white markings, and among the few lineages of bees incapable of stinging. The genus was extensively treated by P.H. Timberlake who, in addition to T.D.A. Cockerell, described most of the known species. Most species are extreme specialists (oligoleges) with respect to pollen and will only collect pollen from a few closely related species or genera of plants. Many species in this genus are called fairy bees.[2]

They may be parasitized by Neolarra cuckoo bees, which lay eggs in their nests given the opportunity.[3]
See also

List of Perdita species

References

Portman, Zachary M.; Griswold, Terry (2017). "Review of Perdita subgenus Procockerellia Timberlake (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) and the first Perdita gynandromorph". ZooKeys (712): 87–111. doi:10.3897/zookeys.712.14736. PMC 5674208. PMID 29134037.
"Bug Guide".
Emry, Paige. Our Native Bees. p. 77.