Nest architecture of Osmia nigriventris. 7–9) Nest seals of nests 19, 16 and 18. 10) Five-layered nest plug of nest 18. 11) Single-layered nest plug of nest 17. 12) Ring-shaped threshold. 13, 14) Three-layered cell partitions. 15) Brood cells with larval provisions. 16) Brood cells with larval cocoons.

 
 
  Part of: Müller A, Prosi R, Praz C, Richter H (2019) Nesting in bark – the peculiar life history of the rare boreoalpine osmiine bee Osmia (Melanosmia) nigriventris (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Alpine Entomology 3: 105-119. https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.3.34409