Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) desponsus Smith, 1854

Portman, Zachary M., Gardner, Joel, Lane, Ian G., Gerjets, Nicole, Petersen, Jessica D., Ascher, John S., Arduser, Mike, Evans, Elaine C., Boyd, Crystal, Thomson, Robin & Cariveau, Daniel P., 2023, A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Minnesota, Zootaxa 5304 (1), pp. 1-95 : 38

Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) desponsus Smith, 1854

Counties: Becker, Benton, Brown, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan.

Comments: Both M. desponsus and M. rivalis occur in Minnesota, and the supposedly diagnostic characters reported by LaBerge (1956b) are not reliable in separating them. More taxonomic work is needed on these two species.