Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata pugnata Say 1837

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 111

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scientific name	Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata pugnata Say 1837
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County records: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Cheboygan, Clinton, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Gladwin, Gogebic, Gratiot, Ingham, Iron, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Mecosta, Midland, Monroe, Montmorency, Oakland, Otsego, Ottawa, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne.

Notes. Specialist on Asteraceae . This cavity-nester has been studied in Wisconsin ( Medler 1964a; Medler & Lussenhop 1968). In Utah, it has been explored for its potential as a managed pollinator of commercial sunflower ( Tepedino & Frohlich 1982). Megachile pugnata is commonly found in trap-nests placed in both MSU campus, East Lansing, Michigan and prairie restorations in the LP (JG, pers. obs.).

References

Medler, J. T. (1964 a) A note on Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata pugnata Say in trap-nests in Wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 96, 918 - 921. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / ent 96918 - 6

Medler, J. T. & Lussenhop, J. F. (1968) Leafcutter bees of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Research Bulletin, 274, 1 - 80.

Tepedino, V. J. & Frohlich, D. R. (1982) Mortality factors, pollen utilization, and sex ratio in Megachile pugnata Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), a candidate for commercial sunflower pollination. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 90, 269 - 274.