Caupolicana is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae, native to the Americas; most species are crepuscular in habit, visiting flowers only at dawn and/or dusk. There are over 50 known species, in 4 subgenera (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).
Subgenera and Species
Subgenus Alayoapis Michener, 1966
Caupolicana nigrescens (Cresson, 1869)Caupolicana notabilis (Smith, 1861)Caupolicana subaurata (Cresson, 1869)Subgenus Caupolicana (s.s.)
Caupolicana adusta Friese, 1899Caupolicana albiventris Friese, 1904Caupolicana bicolor Friese, 1899Caupolicana curvipes Friese, 1898Caupolicana dimidiata Herbst, 1917Caupolicana egregia Friese, 1906Caupolicana electa (Cresson, 1878)Caupolicana evansi Vergara and Michener, 2004Caupolicana floridana Michener and Deyrup, 2004Caupolicana friesei Jörgensen, 1909Caupolicana fulvicollis Spinola, 1851Caupolicana funebris Smith, 1879Caupolicana gaullei Vachal, 1901Caupolicana gayi Spinola, 1851Caupolicana hirsuta Spinola, 1851Caupolicana lugubris Smith, 1879Caupolicana mendocina Jörgensen, 1909Caupolicana mystica Schrottky, 1902Caupolicana nigriventris Friese, 1904Caupolicana niveofasciata Friese, 1898Caupolicana ocellata Michener, 1966Caupolicana ochracea (Friese, 1906)Caupolicana peruviana Friese, 1900Caupolicana piurensis Cockerell, 1911Caupolicana pubescens Smith, 1879Caupolicana quadrifasciata Friese, 1898Caupolicana ruficollis Friese, 1906Caupolicana smithiana Friese, 1908Caupolicana specca Snelling, 1975Caupolicana steinbachi Friese, 1906Caupolicana vestita (Smith, 1879)Caupolicana weyrauchi Moure, 1953Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson, 1875)Subgenus Willinkapis Moure, 1953
Caupolicana chalybaea (Friese, 1906)Caupolicana melanotricha (Moure, 1969)Caupolicana perornata (Moure, 1969)Subgenus Zikanapis Moure, 1945
Caupolicana brethesi (Compagnucci, 2006)Caupolicana clypeata (Smith, 1879)Caupolicana copo (Compagnucci, 2006)Caupolicana elegans Timberlake, 1965Caupolicana foersteri (Moure & Seabra, 1962)Caupolicana funeraria (Moure, 1964)Caupolicana inbio Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003Caupolicana megalopta (Moure, 1948)Caupolicana modesta (Moure, 1964)Caupolicana rozenorum Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003Caupolicana seabrai (Moure, 1953)Caupolicana tucumana Moure, 1945Caupolicana wileyi Michener & Engel, 2009Caupolicana zikani (Friese, 1925)
