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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Colletes validus
Cresson 1868
(
inaequalis
group)
County records:
Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Chippewa, Crawford, Emmet, Iosco, Jackson,
Kent
, Lake, Livingston, Mackinac, Marquette, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Oscoda, Roscommon, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Van Buren, Wexford.
Notes.
Due to its specialization on
Vaccinium
, this is a potentially valuable pollinator of blueberry. Nests described by
Batra (1980)
and
Rajotte (1979)
from Maryland and Connecticut, respectively.