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Bee from the Colorado Desert - Xeralictus biscuspidariae - female
Copyright © 2013 Aaron Schusteff

Bee from the Colorado Desert - Xeralictus biscuspidariae - Female
North of Lobecks Pass, Southeastern Sacramento Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
March 27, 2013
Found torpid on flower head of Xylorhiza tortifolia, before morning sun warmed it enough to fly off for the day's activities.

I wasn't able to make much progress in trying to ID this...but see the last image of this series for remarks on 3 items which seem distinctive to me. And I wonder if the black dot on the abdomen is at all diagnostic?

Postscript 6/11/13: Turns out black dot on side of abdomen is diagnostic...see comments under last image in series.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 17 May, 2013 - 5:57pm
Last updated 9 February, 2023 - 7:40am

Moved
Moved from Xeralictus.
… Aaron Schusteff, 11 June, 2013 - 11:19pm

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 18 May, 2013 - 1:55pm

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