Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicatus Lovell & Cockerell 1906

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 : 46

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scientific name	Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicatus Lovell & Cockerell 1906
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Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicatus Lovell & Cockerell 1906 View in CoL View at ENA

County records: Allegan, Missaukee, Tuscola, Wexford.

Notes. Specialist on Pontederia (Pontederiaceae) , which grows on lake and river margins. First recorded from Michigan by Tuell et al. (2009). Its occurrence in Wexford County is a notable northern extension of its range.

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906) The bees of Florrisant, Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 25, 419 - 455.

Tuell, J. K., Ascher, J. S. & Isaacs, R. (2009) Wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) of the Michigan highbush blueberry agroecosystem. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 102, 275 - 287. https: // doi. org / 10.1603 / 008.102.0209