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
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Andrena
(
Micrandrena
)
melanochroa
Cockerell 1898
(
piperi
group)
County records:
Allegan, Clinton, Crawford, Dickinson, Ingham, Kalkaska, Livingston, Marquette, Ontonagon, Otsego, Roscommon, Van Buren, Wexford.
Notes.
Polylectic, but prefers rosaceous plants in the genera
Fragaria
(strawberry) and
Potentilla
(
Ribble 1968
)
. This potential pollinator of strawberries can be collected in abundance from their flowers (
Knerer & Atwood 1964a
).