Megachile

Subgenus Xanthosarus Robertson, 2 species

    These were originally placed in the subgenus Delomegachile

Key to females

  1. Inner mandibular tooth truncate..M. ingenua

    Inner mandibular tooth rounded or acute..M. addenda

    Meg add F mandclyp

Key to males

  1. Front basitarsi dilated, usually yellowish or ferruginous..M. ingenua

    2. Front basitarsi blackish, simple..M. addenda

    Meg add M genapleur

Megachilidae: Megachile addenda Cresson

County Records: Alachua, Highlands, Liberty, Miami-Dade, Putnam, Suwanee (Mitchell-lit record)

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Locations: Austin Cary Memorial Forest, Gainesville, Goethe State Forest, Kanapaha Prarie, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Paradise Key, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

Dates: March - May

Plants: Citrullus lanatus, Helianthus annuus, polylectic

Notes:

Female

Meg add F dorhab
Meg add F face
Meg add F mandclyp
Meg add F vertscut
Meg add F petio
Meg add F abddor
Meg add F termdor
Meg add F lathab
Meg add F genapleur
Meg add F abdlat
Meg add F termlat
Meg add F venthab
Meg add F headthorvent
Meg add F stern
Meg add F termvent
Meg add F wings

Male

Meg add M dorhab
Meg add M face
Meg add M mandclyp
Meg add M vertscut
Meg add M petio
Meg add M abddor
Meg add M term
Meg add M termdor
Meg add M lathab
Meg add M genapleur
Meg add M abdlat
Meg add M venthab
Meg add M headvent
Meg add M headthorvent
Meg add M stern
Meg add M forelegdor
Meg add M forelegvent
Meg add M genarmdor


Megachilidae: Megachile ingenua Cresson

County Records: Alachua, Santa Rosa, Walton

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Locations: Santa Rosa Beach, Navarre

Dates: May - Aug, Mitchell records it mostly from June

Plants: appears to be oligolege of Tephrosia virginiana (Fabaceae)

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