| 1. State or province where bee was collected [Explain] |
| 17AL 5CT 7DC 17DE 22FL 18GA 11IL 11IN 4KY 7MA 17MD 2ME 11MI 17MS 18NC 1NH 17NJ 11NY 1New Brunswick 1Nova Scotia 8OH 8Ontario 10PA 1Prince Edward Island 2Quebec 3RI 18SC 4TN 17VA 1VT 11WI 5WV |
| 2. Abdomen, upper side, color pattern |
| 6Dark with a single pair of small, light colored PATCHES on the extreme far sides of either or both T2 and T3 4Dark with broad light colored BANDS that extend across the middle of two or more segments without interruption 9Dark with light colored BANDS that extend across two or more segments and are briefly or extensively interrupted in the center 12Entirely dark 3Entirely pale to bright yellow to a reddish color 2Nearly completely dark, but with a thin band of pale to bright yellow lining the inside edge of the broad clear rim on one or all of the segments T3-T5 |
| 3. Head, face, color above the level of the antennae |
| 19Entirely dark 2Entirely pale to bright yellow 11Mostly dark but with the markings below the antenna extending into this region |
| 4. Head, clypeus, color pattern |
| 6Cream colored entirely or nearly entirely - there may be a few small dark spots 3Entirely dark 3Mostly cream colored with dark along the upper margin 4Mostly dark with cream colored markings 7Mostly dark with pale to bright yellow markings 4Mostly pale to bright yellow with dark along the upper margin 14Pale to bright yellow entirely or nearly entirely, may have a few small dark spots |
| 5. Head, face, paraoccular area below the level of the antennae, color pattern [Explain] |
| 4Entirely cream colored 7Entirely dark 9Entirely pale to bright yellow 8Mostly dark with light colored markings 7Pale or bright yellow nearly filling the area, except along the outer subantennal suture where it is dark |
| 6. Head, antennal scape, color on front side - back side usually completely dark |
| 10Dark with pale or bright yellow markings 5Entirely dark 20Mostly or entirely pale to bright yellow |
| 7. Thorax, pronotum, color pattern |
| 13Dark with pale to bright yellow markings 14Entirely dark 2Entirely pale to bright yellow |
| 8. Head, cheek, directly under the mandible base, presence or absence of a drawn out peak or point - look carefully in the hair [Explain] |
| 21Absent 5Present |
| 9. Forewing, 1st intercubital vein, structure [Explain] |
| 6Branched near base, forming a tiny additional cell 24Simple, NO branching, nor any additional tiny cell |
| 10. Wings, color of veins |
| 18Clear to pale yellow or milky white 14Light brown to dark brown |