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
4352
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journal article
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Triepeolus michiganensis
Mitchell 1962
(
Michigan
holotype
;
Fig. 12A
)
Triepeolus michiganensis
Mitchell, 1962: 473
.
Holotype
.
♀
USA
:
Michigan
:
Shiawassee Co.
:
3 Sep.1950
,
R.R. Dreisbach
(
NMNH
: 75244)
County records:
Shiawassee.
Notes.
This cleptoparasite is quite rare. JSA observed this species at a nest site of a
Melissodes
(
Eumelissodes
) in Ithaca
,
New
York
(
Rightmyer 2008
). The host record was originally documented as
M
.
denticulatus
, but the identification needs to be rechecked as it more likely pertains to
M
.
subillatus
. Both
Melissodes
species are relatively common in southern
Michigan
.