Genus Osmia

Subgenus Diceratosmia Robertson, 2 taxa

Keys taken from descriptions in Rightmyer et al. 2011.

Key to females

    Scopal hairs blunt, widened and slightly rounded at their apical tips....Osmia subfasciata

    Apical tips of the scopal hairs on S2 and S3 are weakly tapered. Clypeal hairs nearly uniformly short, straight to slightly hooked hairs, slightly longer hairs on the frons....Osmia conjunctoides

    Sterna
    Gena

Key to males

    Punctures on mesoscutum about the same size as those on the scutellum, Anterior margin of T1 trongly curved, forming anterolaterally rounded corners....Osmia subfasciata

    Scutellum
    Scutellum
    Abdomen - Dorsal Side

    Mesoscutum finely and densely punctate; these punctures distinctly smaller than those on the scutellum. T1 less concave along its anterior margin....Osmia conjunctoides

    Vertex Scutum Scutellum
    Abdomen - Dorsal Side

Megachilidae: Osmia conjunctoides Cresson

County Records: Alachua, Putnam

Locations: Gainesville, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station

Dates: February March

Plants:

Notes:

Female

Dorsal Habitus
Face
Mandibles Clypeus
Vertex Scutum Scutellum
Petiole
Abdomen - Dorsal Side
Terminal Segments - Dorsal View
Lateral Habitus
Gena
Gena Pleura
Abdomen - Lateral Side
Terminal Segments - Lateral View
Ventral Habitus
Head - Ventral View
Head Thorax - Ventral View
Hind Coxae
Sterna

Male

Dorsal Habitus
Face
Mandibles Clypeus
Vertex Scutum Scutellum
Petiole
Abdomen - Dorsal Side
Terminal Segments - Dorsal View
Lateral Habitus
Gena Pleura
Abdomen - Lateral Side
Terminal Segments - Lateral View
Ventral Habitus
Head - Ventral View
Head Thorax - Ventral View
Hind Coxae
Sterna
Wing
Genital Armature - Dorsal Side

Megachilidae: Osmia subfasciata Cresson

County Records: Highlands, Leon, Levy, Pasco

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Locations:

Dates: March April

Plants: Erigeron quercifolius

Notes

Female

Dorsal Habitus
Face
Mandibles
Mandible
Vertex
Scutum
Scutellum
Abdomen - Dorsal Side
Terga 4-6
Lateral Habitus
Gena
Pleura
Abdomen - Lateral Side
Sterna
Carina on Hind Coxa
Carina on Hind Coxa

Male

Face
Mandibles
Vertex
Scutum
Scutellum
Scutellum
Abdomen - Dorsal Side
Tergum 3
Tergum 6
Lateral Habitus
Gena
Scutum Side
Abdomen - Lateral Side
Sterna
Sternum 6
Genital Armature - Ventral Side
Wing
Hind Coxa
Hind Coxa