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 Hylaeus ( Metziella ) sparsus (Cresson 1869) County records: Dickinson, Ingham, Jackson, Midland, Washtenaw. Notes. This is a rarely collected species with a relatively broad distribution across eastern North America ( Sellers & McCarthy 2015 ). Hylaeus sparsus has been collected from several plant species, but it has been suggested that it prefers flowers of the family Apiaceae ( Sellers & McCarthy 2015 ) and a recent record from Brooklyn in New York City ( 3 Jun 2012 , Prospect Park Wellhouse) was taken on that host family (JSA, unpublished). Material examined. Dickinson Co . : T43N R30W sec. 19, 20 Jun. 1985 on Ranunculus acris , V.A. Scott ( 1 ♂ UCMC ) ; Ingham Co. : Okemos, Nancy Moore Park, 42.733 -84.421, 31 Apr. 2017 ( 1 ♂ TJWC ) ; Jackson Co. : Waterloo SRA, 42.318–84.244, 29 Apr. 2017 ( 1 ♀ TJWC ) ; Midland Co . : (no locality), 17 Jun. 1945 , R.R. Dreisbach ( 1 ♀ MSUC ) ; Washtenaw Co . : Ann Arbor , Boehnke House , N42.2615 W82.7696 , 29 May 2014 , C. Vadiya ( 1 ♀ UMMZ ) . A second female deposited at MSUC and collected in the 19th century has the following label information: “Ag. Coll. Mich., 6-26-88 /76”, but the actual collection locality of the specimen is unknown.