Genus Megachile

Subgenus Melanosarus Mitchell, 2 species

A neotropical subgenus with 2 species in the USA. M. bahamensis is restricted to SE Florida while M. xylocopoides likely occurs throughout the state.

Key to females of Melanosarus

1. Wings very deeply infuscated, purplish; abdomen with numerous rather large and deep punctures....M. xylocopoides Smith





Wings less deeply infuscated, not purplish; hind wings nearly subhyaline; punctures of abdomen very minute and sparse....M. bahamensis Mitchell

Key to males of Melanosarus

1. Mid and hind tarsi blackish....M. xylocopoides Smith



Mid and hind tarsi ferruginous....M. bahamensis Mitchell

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Megachilidae: Megachile bahamensis Mitchell (= M. floridensis Mitchell)

County Records: Monroe, Miami-Dade

Locations: Miami, Coral Gables

Dates: March to October

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Notes: Restricted to South Florida and the Bahamas

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Megachilidae: Megachile xylocopoides Smith

County Records: Alachua, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Leon, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, St. Johns, Volusia

Locations: Crescent Beach, Enterprise, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Haulover, Indian River, Kanapaha Prairie, Miami, Melbourne, Okeechobee, Orange Heights, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Paradise Key, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Sanibel Island, St. Augustine, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

Dates: March to November

Plants: Balduina angustifolia, Bidens alba, Cirsium altissimum, Helianthus angustifolia, Helianthus debilis, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Ligustrum, Melanthera nivea, Rhus copallinum

Notes: primarily a coastal plain species of the SE USA; extends west to to the western deserts.

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