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 Hylaeus ( Metziella ) sparsus (Cresson, 1869) Counties: Pine, Red Lake. Comments : Generally rare across its range and known in Minnesota from only two specimens . Material examined: Pine Co. : Chengwatana State Forest ( 45.8178 , -92.7847 ),: 1 ♀ ( MNDNR ) 25 Jun 2020 , N. Gerjets leg., net, Rubus sp. , det. Z. Portman ; Red Lake Co. : Plummer : 1 ♀ , 19 Jun 1933 , D.G. Denning leg., det. J. Gardner and confirmed by Z. Portman . Subgenus Paraprosopis Popov Taxonomy: Snelling (1970) .