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Species Melissodes agilis

Long-horned Bee (Melissodes agilis) - Melissodes agilis - male Melissodes agilis - female Melissodes agilis - male Long-Horned Bee [Melissodes] - Melissodes agilis - male Melissodes on Helianthus occidentalis - Melissodes agilis  Agile Long-horned Bee  - Melissodes agilis  Agile Long-horned Bee  - Melissodes agilis Melissodes agilis - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Eucerini (Longhorn Bees)
Genus Melissodes
No Taxon (Subgenus Eumelissodes)
Species agilis (Melissodes agilis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Melissodes aurigenia
Identification
Male - Base of mandible with yellow spot. Labrum mostly yellow, with some black or brown. F1 short, ~1/7th F2. Distal (apical) portion of tergites clear. Antennae reaching stigma in repose.
Range
Occurs throughout the United States, Southern Canada and Northern Mexico
Food
An oligolege of Helianthus. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Print References
Mitchell, T.B. 1962 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152.
Internet References
N. Y. Entomological Society. Notes on the Biology of a Common Sunflower Bee (Melissodes agilis)