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Osmia foxi

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Osmia foxi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Species:
O. foxi
Binomial name
Osmia foxi
Cameron, 1901

Osmia foxi is a species of mason bees in the family Megachilidae.[1][2] It is found in New Mexico and southeastern Arizona in the United States and in Sonora, Mexico.[3]

The female Osmia foxi are 9.5 mm to 10.5 mm total length, and the males are 8.5 mm to 10.5 mm. The body is a brilliant metallic green to blue-green, except yellow-green on the face.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Osmia foxi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Osmia foxi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Rightmyer, Molly; Griswold, Terry (2010). "Description of a new species of Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from southwestern North America, with a redescription of the enigmatic species Osmia foxi Cameron". Zootaxa. 2512. Magnolia Press: 26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2512.1.2.

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