© Copyright source/photographer · 9 Pseudopanurgus labrosiformis, , face 2012-07-31-07.26.15 Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Apoidea genera Bee genera Bee genera United States and Canada Pseudopanurgus female Pseudopanurgus male Links Extracted from 2017 “Bees of Maryland: A Field Guide” http://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf Small, overlooked, and rarely detected primarily fall species. Field Marks: ♀♂Tiny size, without noticeable body hair. Face, wider than long. Wings, 2 submarginal cells. Abdomen with no noticeable pale hair bands/patches or pale markings of any kind. ♀Body, including face, entirely black. ♂Clypeus bright yellow or mostly bright yellow, remainder of bee all black with the exceptions a dot of yellow on the pronotal lobe on the thorax near the head and yellow on the ends of legs, which often extends to parts of the tibia. Flight Season: Fall Size Relative to Honey Bee: 0.5X Position of Wings Feeding on Flowers: Completely overlapping Location of Pollen Carrying Hairs: Hind tibia and basitarsus Similar Genera: Hylaeus - ♀Has yellow/white markings on face between eye and clypeus; carries no external pollen. ♂Entire lower face often yellow/off-white. Calliopsis - Markings quite different. Perdita - Most common species are restricted to sandy locations and contain light-colored marks on the abdomen. Panurginus - Spring species, flight period does not overlap. Most of the Other Genera that are Small Black Bees - Have 3 submarginal cells and noticeable, though possibly restricted, patches/bands of pale hairs. Nest: Ground, flat, open bare soil Flowers: Most species are composite specialists 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Pseudopanurgus parvus, top © Copyright source/photographer · 7 Pseudopanurgus rugosus, f, back, Botetourt Co., VA © Copyright source/photographer · 7 Pseudopanurgus rugosus, f, face, Botetourt Co., VA © Copyright source/photographer · 7 Pseudopanurgus rugosus, f, left, Botetourt Co., VA © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus illinoiensis MALE mm x f © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae FEM CFP comp © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae MALE CFP comp © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae Female © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae Male © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus andrenoides FEM CFP comp © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus andrenoides MALE CFP comp © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus parvus FEM CFP © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus parvus MALE CFP © Copyright Laurence Packer 2014 · 7 Pseudopanurgus pauper FEM mm .x f see all kinds   •  81 thumbnails  •  slide show Kinds Pseudopanurgus aestivalis Pseudopanurgus albitarsis Pseudopanurgus andrenoides Pseudopanurgus compositarum Pseudopanurgus helianthi Pseudopanurgus illinoiensis Pseudopanurgus labrosiformis Pseudopanurgus labrosus Pseudopanurgus parvus Pseudopanurgus passiflorae Pseudopanurgus pauper Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae Pseudopanurgus rugosus Pseudopanurgus solidaginis Pseudopanurgus virginicus Names Scientific source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist, Ascher and Pickering. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-25 21:42:35 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation