Osmia foxi explained

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.

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.

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: Krombein . Karl V.. Hurd Jr. . Paul D. Jr.. Smith . David R.. Burks . B.D.. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press. 2: Apocrita (Aculeata). xvi + 1199–2209.
• Sharkey . M.J.. 2007. Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera. Zootaxa. 309. 13–48.
• Hinojosa-Díaz . I. 2008. The giant resin bee making its way west: First record in Kansas (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). ZooKeys. 1. 67–71. 10.3897/zookeys.1.17. free.
• Sharkey . M.J.. Carpenter . J.M.. Vilhelmsen . L.. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera. Cladistics. 28 . 1 . 80–112. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x. 33628659. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Osmia foxi Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-08.
2. Web site: Osmia foxi Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-08.