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Macropis ciliata Patton, 1880
Macropis longilingua Provancher, 1888

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Subgenus: Macropis

Macropis ciliata, back, f, nh, veit, powerline
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Macropis ciliata, back, f, nh, veit, powerline

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Macropis ciliata, head, f, nh, veit, powerline
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Macropis ciliata, head, m, nh, veit, powerline
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Macropis ciliata, head, m, nh, veit, powerline

Macropis ciliata, side, f, nh, veit, powerline
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Macropis ciliata, side, f, nh, veit, powerline
Macropis ciliata, side, m, nh, veit, powerline
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Macropis ciliata, side, m, nh, veit, powerline

Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
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Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
Michael Veit · 6
Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --

Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
Michael Veit · 6
Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
Michael Veit · 6
Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --

Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
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Macropis ciliata, f on Lysimachi --
Macropis ciliata, m on leaf --
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Macropis ciliata, m on leaf --

Macropis ciliata, m on leaf --
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Macropis ciliata, m on leaf --
Macropis ciliata, m --
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Macropis ciliata, m --
Overview
Reprinted with permission from: Mitchell, T.B. 1960 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 141.

FEMALE—Length 7 mm.; facial punctures deep and distinct, quite sparse above antennae, becoming somewhat closer but still separated by more than a puncture width on elypeus; process of labrum conspicuous, broadly rounded; vertex shining back of ocelli, with a few rather close punctures along hind margin, becoming polished and very sparsely punctate laterally, cheeks somewhat shining, with minute, rather close punctures; pubescence of head rather short, whitish, that on dorsum of thorax dark, otherwise whitish; scutum shining, punctures rather fine, scattered and well separated over most of disc, becoming somewhat deeper, coarser and close along posterior margin, those on scutellum rather coarse, deep and close; pleura shining, punctures minute and sparse, especially posteriorly, becoming somewhat closer anteriorly; lateral and posterior areas of propodeum somewhat shining, with a few scattered, minute and obscum punctures, dorsal area polished and impunctate; wings faintly infuscated, veins and stigma brownish; tegulae testaceous-hyaline; legs piceous, with largely pale ochraceous or creamy pubescence; mid and hind basitarsi about equal in length to the following segments combined, mid basitarsi rather narrow, hind tibiae and basitarsi broadly expanded, entirely clothed with whitish, scopal hairs; abdominal terga shining, nearly impunctate, with a few scattered, exceedingly minute and obscure punctures; segments 3 and 4 with narrow, subentire, pale, apical fasciae, 5 with a rather elongate, apical fimbria.

MALE—Length 8 mm.; entire face below level of antennae yellow, lateral maculations truncate above between base of antennae and eyes; labrum entirely black, but each mandible with a basal yellow maculation; face above antennae closely and finely punctate, surface rather dull, maculated areas with sparse and rather fine punctures; vertex rather closely and distinctly punctate back of ocelli, becoming somewhat more shining and sparsely punctate laterally, cheeks with very fine, close, evenly distributed punctures; pubescence of head rather short, entirely white, that on thorax white except for a slight amount of darker pubescence in center of scutum; scutum somewhat shining, punctures fine, well separated over most of disc, those on scutellum deep and distinct but rather fine, sparse anteriorly, becoming somewhat closer posteriorly; pleura shining, punctures fine, well separated, becoming rather sparse posteriorly; lateral and posterior faces of propodeum somewhat shining, with a few exceedingly minute and obscure punctures, dorsal area polished and impunctate; wings subhyaline, veins and stigma brownish; tegulae testaceous-hyaline; mid basitarsi elongate but quite slender, longer than following segments combined, hind basitarsi thickened basally, narrowed apically, about equal hi length to following segments combined, legs entirely pale pubescent; abdominal terga smooth and shining, with only exceedingly minute and rather sparse punctures at all evident on segments 3-5, apical margins of 3-4 slightly depressed, with subentire, narrow, thin, whitish, apical fasciae, discal pubescence very thin, barely evident, entirely pale; apex of gonocoxites extended as a rather short, finger-like lobe overlying the gonostyli, the latter very broadly expanded and bibbed, inner lobe much broader than outer, excavation between them rather shallow.

DISTRIBUTION—Wisconsin to Quebec and Maine, south to Georgia; May to August.

FLOWER RECORDS—Apocynum, Houstonia and Hydrangea.


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FamilyScientific name @ source (records)
Fabaceae  Melilotus officinalis @ AMNH_BEE (1)
Primulaceae  Lysimachia ciliata @ BBSL (1)
Rhamnaceae  Ceanothus americanus @ AMNH_BEE (1)

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