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Macropis patellata

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Species of bee

Macropis patellata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Melittidae
Genus: Macropis
Species: M. patellata
Binomial name
Macropis patellata
Patton, 1880

Macropsis patellata is a solitary bee in the Melittidae family. This species is endemic to the United States with observations in Minnesota, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Vermont, Michigan and Massachusetts. M. patellata is oligolectic and known to feed only on species in the primrose family such as Lysimachia ciliata. In Michigan the species has been a host for Epeoloides pilosulus.

References

  1. NatureServe. (n.d.). Macropis patellata. Available from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.963618/Macropis_patellata (accessed January 26, 2022).
  2. DiscoverLife. (n.d.). Macropis patellata Patton, 1880. Available from https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q (accessed January 26, 2022).
  3. Wood, Thomas; Killewald, Michael; Graham, Kelsey; Gibbs, Jason; Isaacs, Rufus (8 September 2019). "Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson) Rediscovered in Michigan, with Notes on the Distribution and Status of its Macropis hosts". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 52 (1). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.2330. ISSN 0090-0222. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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Macropis patellata
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