The Bee Genera of Eastern Canada

The Bee Genera of Eastern Canada
CJAI 03 September 25, 2007

Laurence Packer*, Julio A. Genaro** and Cory S. Sheffield***

York University, Department of Biology, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3.
*laurencepacker@yahoo.com, **polimita@hotmail.com, ***corysheffield@yahoo.ca

Abstract. The 39 genera of bees found in Canada east of Manitoba are keyed in dichotomous format with all key features illustrated. Habitus photographs of males and females of representatives of all genera are provided. The biology of bees in general, and outlines of the biology of each genus are summarized.

Anthophora furcata (Apidae) Photo by S.A. Marshall.