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
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1
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journal article
31367
10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1
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Megachile
(
Megachile
)
montivaga
Cresson 1878
County records:
Allegan, Baraga, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Dickinson, Jackson, Kalamazoo,
Kent
, Keweenaw, Livingston, Marquette, Mecosta, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft, Van Buren.
Notes.
Megachile montivaga
nests in plant stems, including
Cirsium
(
Orr
et al.
2015
)
,
Helianthus
(
Hicks 1926
)
,
Rhus
(
Rau 1934
)
, and
Verbascum
(
Hicks 1926
)
, and uses flower petals for nest construction, a trait correlated with reduced cutting edges of its mandibles. Trap-nesting described from
Kansas
(
Baker
et al.
1985
) and
Missouri
(1934).