Pseudocentron University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS

Genus Megachile

Subgenus Pseudocentron Mitchell, 1 species

Megachilidae: Megachile pruina pruina Smith

County Records: Lee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, St. Johns

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Locations: Cedar Keys, Crescent Beach, Everglades Nation Park, Flamingo, Gordon's Pass, Homestead, Key Largo, Long Key, Miami, Miami Beach, Sanibel Island

Dates: April - October

Plants: Polylectic, mostly Asteraceae and Fabaceae

Notes: A neotropical subgenus of Megachile. Found in SE USA (NC to Florida and to Texas). This species occurs primarily along the coast.

Female

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

Male

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