Abdomen, T1, depressed rim | Abdomen, T1, pattern of pits - Not including depressed apical rim | Head, labrum, labral process, length vs apical width | Head, lateral ocelli, distance between inner edges | Head, vertex, width as measured from lateral ocelli to back edge of head | State or province where bee was collected | Thorax, scutellum, pattern of pits | Thorax, scutum, hair | Thorax, scutum, type of pits

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1. State or province where bee was collected    [Explain]

10AL    13CT    14DC    14DE    10FL    13GA    14IL    14IN    15KY    13MA    14MD    4ME    13MI    10MS    14NC    4NH    13NJ    13NY    2New Brunswick    1Newfoundland and Labrador    2Nova Scotia    14OH    13Ontario    14PA    2Prince Edward Island    4Quebec    13RI    14SC    1SD    14TN    14VA    4VT    14WI    14WV   
2. Head, labrum, labral process, length vs apical width    [Explain]

5Length EQUAL to apical width    10Length LONGER than apical width    6Length SHORTER than apical width   



3. Head, lateral ocelli, distance between inner edges

3Clearly greater than ONE, but less than TWO ocellar diameters    5Clearly greater than TWO ocellar diameters    1Equal to ONE or nearly so    8Equal to TWO or nearly so   




4. Head, vertex, width as measured from lateral ocelli to back edge of head

11Clearly GREATER than one ocellar diameter    2Clearly LESS than one ocellar diameter    9EQUAL to one ocellar diameter or very nearly so   



5. Thorax, scutum, hair    [Explain]

7Hair standing straight up, generally of medium length    7Hair suberrect, very short, appearing as if parted and combed away from the midline    4Lacking hair   



6. Thorax, scutum, type of pits

3Pits DISTINCT, deep, and tiny, interspaces DULL    8Pits DISTINCT, not as pin pricks, interspaces SHINY    3Pits INDISTINCT, minute, as pin pricks, interpit spaces SHINY    2Pits and surface ROUGH and rugose, pits OVERLAPPING and touching, pit outlines unclear   
7. Thorax, scutellum, pattern of pits    [Explain]

9Irregularly pitted, with some apparent bunching of pits    8Uniformly and closely pitted throughout   


8. Abdomen, T1, depressed rim    [Explain]

7Pitted or textured as if with tiny, round pebbles    9Smooth and shiny   


9. Abdomen, T1, pattern of pits - Not including depressed apical rim    [Explain]

3Pits DENSE, interspaces ROUGHENED and generally ONE pit diameter wide    4Pits DENSE, interspaces SHINY and generally ONE pit diameter wide or less - The interpit spaces may become somewhat larger near the rim    10Pits SPARSE, interspaces SHINY and generally TWO or more pit diameters wide