Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicatus Lovell and Cockerell, 1906

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 : 36

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5304.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B5EED376-4655-4292-A52F-22567196D94D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097659
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C07865-D62B-FFD0-8A8C-FBC6A44BEF3D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicatus Lovell and Cockerell, 1906
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Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicatus Lovell and Cockerell, 1906 View in CoL View at ENA

Counties: Aitkin, Carlton

Comments: These records are the result of targeted collection by the MNDNR and are the westernmost known occurrence of this rare and poorly known species. This is a large range expansion, as this species was historically thought to be limited to the Atlantic Coast (LaBerge 1956, Mitchell 1962).

Material examined: Aitkin Co.: Savanna Portage SP (46.850, -93.1912): 1 ♁ ( MNDNR), 27 Jul 2022, R. Kranz leg., handnet, in flight, determined by Z. Portman GoogleMaps ; Carlton Co.: Big Lake (46.7097, -92.6406): 2 ♀ ( MNDNR), 9 Aug 2022, R. Kranz leg., handnet, Pontederia cordata , determined by Z. Portman. GoogleMaps