Hylaeus pubescens and Associated Arthropods at Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Hymenoptera: Apoidea and Chalcidoidea; Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae)

Abstract

The nest and larva of the endemic bee Hylaeus pubescens are described. Nests are constructed during the winter and spring months. The larva is the first of the subgenus Nesoprosopis to be described. The mite Afrocypholaelaps africana is phoretic on the bee and recorded for the first time in Hawaii. Taxonomic notes and mating behavior are given for the encyrtid parasitoids Coelopencyrtus kaalae and C. sexramosus.