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
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Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-21
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journal article
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Sphecodes coronus
Mitchell 1956
(
mandibularis
group)
Holotype
.
♂
USA
,
North Carolina
,
Wake
Co.:
16 Jun. 1955
, on
Daucus carota
, T.B. Mitchell
(
NMNH
: 75238).
=
Sphecodes carolinus
Mitchell, 1956
Holotype
.
♀
USA
,
North Carolina
,
Grandfather Mt.
,
24 Jun. 1954
,
on
Rubus
, T.B. Mitchell
(
NMNH
: 76237).
County records:
Alger
, Arenac, Charlevoix, Dickinson, Iosco, Keweenaw, Muskegon.
Notes.
The synonymy of these two names has not been well established in the literature, although
S
.
coronus
has been used to include both sexes in faunal studies (
Goldstein & Ascher 2016
) and DNA barcode data support the synonymy (
Sheffield
et al.
2009
;
Sheffield
& Perron 2014
).