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 1 1 160 journal article 31367 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1 543c4afc-4ffb-4e11-a858-a6d1d9745214 1175-5326 1063854 7C684128-FFA7-48AA-B395-B9C6BC39353A 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.