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 Megachile ( Litomegachile ) texana Cresson 1878 County records: Barry, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clinton, Dickinson, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Kalkaska, Kent , Leelanau, Livingston, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Midland, Missaukee, Oakland, Oceana, Otsego, Ottawa, Shiawassee, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne. Notes. Several biological notes on this ground-nesting species are available ( Hurd 1979 ), including from Missouri ( Rau 1922 ), Colorado ( Hicks 1926 ), New York ( Eickwort et al. 1981 ), North Carolina ( Krombein 1953 ) and Florida ( Krombein 1970 ). Shallow nests, a few inches long, were also observed in flat sandy soil in Michigan ( Gibbs 2017 ). One was adjacent to a highbush blueberry field in Van Buren County and a second was in a clearing at Rose Lake, Shiawassee County.