Osmia (Melanosmia) atriventris Cresson, 1864: 29

Zarrillo, Tracy A., Stoner, Kimberly A. & Ascher, John S., 2025, Biodiversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Connecticut (USA), Zootaxa 5586 (1), pp. 1-138 : 132

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5586.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:824780E1-1CF8-4836-BD37-A8056FB4C7C7

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14896154

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Osmia (Melanosmia) atriventris Cresson, 1864: 29
status

 

Osmia (Melanosmia) atriventris Cresson, 1864: 29 View in CoL (Connecticut lectotype designated by Cresson, 1916).

Lectotype. Female USA: Connecticut: E. Norton ( USNM).

Notes: This mason bee is reported to be a major visitor to blueberries ( Vaccinium ) in Maine (Dibble et al. 2017; Stubbs et al. 1997), and it has been collected from Vaccinium in Connecticut as well. It has been found at the edge of northern wetlands, agricultural land, a coastal wildlife refuge, a riverbank, powerline ROW, and an arboretum.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Megachilidae

Genus

Osmia

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