Category Archives: New species

Another new generic record for Puerto Rico – Hylaeus

Last month, I collected two female Hylaeus from Puerto Rico. There are no known Hylaeus recorded for the island, so I’m not sure what species these ladies are. I’m working on trying to identify them, and will update this post, … Continue reading

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New paper on new generic record for PR

Last year, I mentioned that we had collected a few new records for PR. I’m in the process of writing up an annotated checklist of the bees of PR (with bee species and flower species associations), but in the time … Continue reading

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New Species in Puerto Rico: Sphecodes and Ceratina

I have yet to identify the species, but I believe this genus is new to island. It may have come in from neighboring islands, or it may be a new species altogether. Fingers crossed that it’s new! While at the … Continue reading

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