Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus Say, 1837

Portman, Zachary M., Gardner, Joel, Lane, Ian G., Gerjets, Nicole, Petersen, Jessica D., Ascher, John S., Arduser, Mike, Evans, Elaine C., Boyd, Crystal, Thomson, Robin & Cariveau, Daniel P., 2023, A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Minnesota, Zootaxa 5304 (1), pp. 1-95 : 47

Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus Say, 1837

Counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake , Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Saint Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright .

Comments: Consistent with the findings of Oram (2018) in Canada, what is traditionally known as “ Hylaeus modestus ” is a species complex in Minnesota. As a result, recent collections are referred to as “ Hylaeus ‘ modestus group’” (e.g. Lane et al. 2020, 2022). What we refer to as the “ Hylaeus ‘ modestus group’” likely contains H. modestus , H. illinoisensis , and two unknown or undescribed taxa.