Andrena (Melandrena) vicina Smith 1853

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 24

Andrena (Melandrena) vicina Smith 1853

County records: Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenaweee, Livingston, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Roscommon, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford.

Notes. An important native pollinator of spring crops in Michigan including apple, tart cherry and highbush blueberry ( Gibbs et al. 2016, 2017). Nests from Maine and Washington were described by Miliczky & Osgood (1995).