A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Minnesota Author Portman, Zachary M. lanex173@umn.edu Author Gardner, Joel clickbeetle3364@gmail.com Author Lane, Ian G. lanex173@umn.edu Author Gerjets, Nicole nicole.gerjets@state.mn.us Author Petersen, Jessica D. nicole.gerjets@state.mn.us Author Ascher, John S. dbsajs@nus.edu.sg Author Arduser, Mike arduser.michael@gmail.com Author Evans, Elaine C. lanex173@umn.edu Author Boyd, Crystal nicole.gerjets@state.mn.us Author Thomson, Robin lanex173@umn.edu Author Cariveau, Daniel P. lanex173@umn.edu text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-16 5304 1 1 95 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5304.1.1 journal article 56537 10.11646/zootaxa.5304.1.1 b856cb6e-4795-4028-8c84-240be130e150 1175-5326 8048569 B5EED376-4655-4292-A52F-22567196D94D Osmia ( Melanosmia ) laticeps Thomson, 1872 Counties: Aitkin, St. Louis. Comments : This rare northern species is known from Minnesota from three specimens recently collected by the MNDNR . Material examined: Aitkin Co. : Rice Lake NWR ( 46.3591 , -93.3227 ): 1 ♀ ( MNDNR ), 24 Jun 2020 , D. Drons leg., pantraps, det. Z. Portman and confirmed by M. Arduser ; St. Louis Co. : Superior NF ( 47.4896 , -92.1103 ): 1 ♀ ( MNDNR ), 16 Jun 2021 , net, Hieracium caespitosum , N. Gerjets leg., det. Z. Portman ; Sax-Zim Bog ( 47.1649 , -92.7160 ): 1 ♁ ( MNDNR ), 17 Jun 2022 , J. Petersen leg., net, Kalmia polifolia , det. Z. Portman.