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Osmia sanrafaelae

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Osmia sanrafaelae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Species:
O. sanrafaelae
Binomial name
Osmia sanrafaelae
Parker, 1985[1]

Osmia sanrafaelae is a megachilid bee first identified in Utah's San Rafael Desert. The species' range is limited to the American intermountain West.[2] O. sanrafaelae is a solitary nester that inhabits arid pinyon-juniper ecosystems.


References

  1. ^ Parker FD. 1985. Osmia sanrafaelae, a New Species from Utah’s San Rafael Desert (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 58:742–745. Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society.
  2. ^ NatureServe. (n.d.). Osmia sanrafaelae. Available from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.873971/Osmia_sanrafaelae (accessed January 26, 2022).