Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Coelioxys piercei, female, face Click on map for details about points. IDnature guide Bee species 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Coelioxys piercei, female, side Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Coelioxys piercei, female, top Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Coelioxys piercei, female, wing 4 thumbnails  •  slide show Identification Extracted from: Baker J.R., (1975). Taxonomy of Five Nearctic Subgenera of Coelioxys (Hymenoptera; Megachilidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 12, pp.649-730. FEMALE. Agrees with description and figures of Coelioxys edita except as follows: (1) Length 9.5 mm; (2) integument black; antenna, legs, tegula pic-eous; (4) ocular hairs short (about 0.05 mm long); (5) clypeus with surface al¬most convex, clypeal margin with 3 small denticles; (10) ocellar area closely punctate; (12) vertex moderately punctured; (15) mandible with outer margin rounded, resembling that shown in Figure 22E; (16) scutum moderately punctured, fascia slightly more conspicuous laterally than anteriorly; (17) lateral surface of mesepi-sternum dorsally with slender, scattered setae on disc; (18) scutellum with posterior margin as in Figure 42B; punctures as in Figure 37D; (19) axilla elongate as in Figure 37B; (22) tergum 2 with foveal area unmodified; tergum 6 with subapical flattened projections (Fig. 38F); sterna 1-5 fasciate apically; sternum 6 with lateral margin entire (Fig. 38F). Names Scientific source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist, Ascher and Pickering. Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-23 13:46:28 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation