Sphecodes pycnanthemi Robertson 1897

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 : 96

Sphecodes pycnanthemi Robertson 1897 ( mandibularis group) (New state record)

County records: Hillsdale.

Notes. Sphecodes pycnanthemi is a poorly known species, described from Carlinville, Illinois. It has also been recorded from Indiana ( Jean 2010). A New York specimen was compared directly to the lectotype. A recently collected specimen from Michigan matches the New York material.

Material examined. Hillsdale Co.: Pittsford State Game Area, N41.866 W84.522, 3 Jun. 2017, T.J. Wood ( TJWC).

Additional material examined. NEW YORK: Tompkins Co.: Ithaca, Six-mile Creek , N42.432 W76.484, 19 May 2012, J. Gibbs (JBWM—New state record).