Megachile latimanus in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/17/2014).
A Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/19/2015). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
A male Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Not Maryland (12/1/2015). Collected by Brianne Du Clos. Image processed by Dejen Mengis.
A male Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Not Maryland (12/1/2015). Collected by Brianne Du Clos. Image processed by Dejen Mengis.
A male Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Not Maryland Co., Maryland (12/1/2015). Collected by Brianne Du Clos. Image processed by Dejen Mengis.
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Description
Note the large expanded tarsal segments on the front legs of the male. These are used to hide the females eyes during mating. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)
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Megachile latimanus in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/17/2014).
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A Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/19/2015). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A male Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Not Maryland (12/1/2015). Collected by Brianne Du Clos. Image processed by Dejen Mengis.
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A male Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Not Maryland (12/1/2015). Collected by Brianne Du Clos. Image processed by Dejen Mengis.
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A male Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee in Not Maryland Co., Maryland (12/1/2015). Collected by Brianne Du Clos. Image processed by Dejen Mengis.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Megachile |
| Species: | M. latimanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megachile latimanus Say, 1823
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Megachile latimanus, or the broad-handed leafcutter,[1] is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.[2] It was described by Thomas Say in 1823.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ Wisch, Hartmut (2018). VanDyk, John (ed.). "Species Megachile latimanus - Broad-handed Leafcutter". BugGuide (bugguide.net). Iowa State University. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Megachile latimanus Say, 1823". BioLib. 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.