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Another megachilid, presumably subgenus Chelostomoides - Megachile

Another megachilid, presumably subgenus Chelostomoides - Megachile
Boca Raton , Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
May 13, 2015
Same type of bee as yesterday's image. Just posting in the vain hopes that this picture will lead to further ID or, barring that, further information about this group. Haven't found anything other than the long technical write-up in Michener (Bees of the World 2nd ed., 2007) that I'm not equipped to follow, and the indication from Bees of Florida (http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/hallg/melitto/floridabees/chelostomoides.htm) that there are 4 species in Florida, although only 3 with records.

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