The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history Author Gibbs, Jason Author Ascher, John S. Author Rightmyer, Molly G. Author Isaacs, Rufus text Zootaxa 2017 2017-11-21 4352 1 1 160 journal article 31367 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1 543c4afc-4ffb-4e11-a858-a6d1d9745214 1175-5326 1063854 7C684128-FFA7-48AA-B395-B9C6BC39353A Osmia ( Melanosmia ) simillima Smith 1853 County records: Alger , Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cheboygan, Clinton, Dickinson, Emmet, Gladwin, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Manistee, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Ottawa, Roscommon, Saginaw, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Van Buren. Notes. Recorded nesting in oak galls, possibly from Massachusetts ( Packard 1867 ). Scott (1993) describes this species nesting communally in buried wood at a sandy site at Pictured Lakes National Lakeshore, Michigan. A nest in driftwood on the west shore of Lake Michigan was reported by Graenicher (1905) .