Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00141
Finitimus Yellow-faced Bee
Hylaeus finitimus
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About Finitimus Yellow-faced Bee
Finitimus Yellow-faced Bee (Hylaeus finitimus) belongs to Colletidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Documented species detail
The review found no recent collections or documented flower visits.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Historical — possibly extinct. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Historical — possibly extinct”. Its cited evidence source is Xerces Society species profile. Known from only two historical specimens from southern Kauaʻi; one specimen is lost and the species may be extinct. Do not present as a confirmed current occurrence.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Hylaeus finitimus
- Common names
- Finitimus Yellow-faced Bee
- Hawaiian names
- Nalo meli maoli
- Family
- Colletidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical — possibly extinct
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Critically imperiled; possibly extinct
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Finitimus yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus finitimus) is a Kauaʻi-endemic coastal bee known only from two historical specimens and may be extinct. It remains in the Atlas as a historical conservation and survey priority, not as a confirmed current population.