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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journal article
31367
10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1
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Peponapis
(
Peponapis
)
pruinosa
(Say 1837)
County records:
Barry, Cass, Eaton, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Midland, Montcalm, Oakland, Oceana, Saginaw, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Washtenaw, Wayne.
Notes.
A cucurbit specialist. This is an important native pollinator of cucurbit crops in Michigan (
Quinn 2015
). Nests from California and Rhode Island were described by
Hurd
et al.
(1974)
and
Mathewson (1968)
, respectively. Population genetics of the species in North America were investigated by
López-Uribe
et al.
(2016)
.