Macropis patellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Melittidae |
| Genus: | Macropis |
| Species: | M. patellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Macropis patellata Patton, 1880
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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.[1] M. patellata is oligolectic and known to feed only on species in the primrose family such as Lysimachia ciliata.[2] In Michigan the species has been a host for Epeoloides pilosulus.[3]
References
- ^ NatureServe. (n.d.). Macropis patellata. Available from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.963618/Macropis_patellata (accessed January 26, 2022).
- ^ DiscoverLife. (n.d.). Macropis patellata Patton, 1880. Available from https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q (accessed January 26, 2022).
- ^ 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.