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Table 1 Species specific to distances from forest edge. Species include five bee families (bold) and 11 genera. Nesting biology indicated with: * = ground nesting, and ∆ = stem/cavity nesting species. Social behavior indicated in parentheses with: (sol) = solitary, (soc) = social, and (par) = cleptoparasitic species

From: Wild bee distribution near forested landscapes is dependent on successional state

Species

Distances from forest edge

10 m

20 m

30 m

Andrenidae

Andrena

Andrena nigrihirta * (sol)

Andrena vicina* (sol)

 

Apidae

Melissodes

Melissodes druriellus * (sol)

  

Nomada

Nomada lepida * (par)

Nomada articulata * (par)

Nomada cressonii * (par)

 

Nomada pygmaea * (par)

Nomada dreisbachi * (par)

 

Nomada sayi* (par)

 

Colletidae

Hylaeus

Hylaeus affinis ∆ (sol)

 

Hylaeus modestus ∆ (sol)

Halictidae

Agapostemon

  

Agapostemon sericeus* (sol)

Augochlora

  

Augochlora pura ∆ (sol)

Lasioglossum

Lasioglossum abanci * (soc)

Lasioglossum admirandum * (soc)

Lasioglossum bruneri* (soc)

 

Lasioglossum hitchensi* (soc)

Lasioglossum leucozonium * (sol)

 

Lasioglossum pilosum * (soc)

Lasioglossum lineatulum* (soc)

 

Lasioglossum platyparium* (par)

Lasioglossum nelumbonis * (sol)

 

Lasioglossum versans * (soc)

Lasioglossum oblongum * (soc)

 

Lasioglossum weemsi * (soc)

 

Sphecodes

Sphecodes illinoensis * (par)

Sphecodes townesi * (par)

Sphecodes clematidis * (par)

  

Sphecodes ranunculi * (par)

Megachilidae

   

Anthidium

 

Anthidium oblongatum ∆ (sol)

 

Hoplitis

Hoplitis spoliata ∆ (sol)

  

Megachile

 

Megachile latimanus * (sol)

Megachile campanulae ∆ (sol)