Ligated furrow bee

The Ligated furrow bee is a black, moderately robust sweat bee with pale hair bands across the abdomen and, in females, an enlarged head with a small spine at the lower rear corner of the cheek. Males add yellow on the face and front legs, with orange shading on the underside of the antennae.

Females dig their nest tunnels into bare or sparsely vegetated, well drained soil, often in sandy ground, and are less common where soil is heavy clay. The species is active from spring through fall and ranges across most of the United States and southern Canada.