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Bees of babyÖ±²¥app

The University of babyÖ±²¥app Museum of Natural History is pleased to make the following publication available free for download in a searchable PDF format.

The Bees of babyÖ±²¥app (PDF)

By Virginia L. Scott, John S. Ascher, Terry Griswold, and César R. Nufio
Natural History Inventory of babyÖ±²¥app: Number 23. vi + 100 pages.
Published September 1, 2011.

The Bees of babyÖ±²¥app is a synopsis of over a century of work on babyÖ±²¥app bee species. It contains an annotated list of 946 valid extant bee species, 47 of which are new to babyÖ±²¥app including one species recorded for the first time from the United States. County level distributional data are listed with each species. We review the history of babyÖ±²¥app bee research and researchers. We discuss gaps in our current understanding of the babyÖ±²¥app bee fauna. Since babyÖ±²¥app bees are diverse not only in species, but also in biology, we include a summary of various bee life history traits, such as levels of sociality, nesting biology, and floral associations.

**This publication is currently being updated.  As of November 2023, the number of bee species known in babyÖ±²¥app is considered to be 1006.**

Virginia Scott
Collections Manager, Entomology Section
University of babyÖ±²¥app Museum of Natural History
virginia.scott@colorado.edu

Photos:  Diane M. Wilson


The Bumble Bees of babyÖ±²¥app

The Bumble Bees of babyÖ±²¥app (PDF)

This is a pictorial identification and information guide on babyÖ±²¥app’s bumble bees.  It provides photographs, range maps, flight times and identifying characteristics for all of babyÖ±²¥app’s bumble bees.  


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