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solonis Graenicher. Minn., Ont., and New England. 



Sphecodps morsei Mitchell (syn. by Mitchell, 19G0, loc. cit. supra, p. 



495). 

 Sphecodes packardi Mitchell (syn. by Mitchell, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 



495). 



stygius Robertson. Minn, to Que. and New England States, south to Fla. 

 Taken on a number of flowers. 



wheeleri Mitchell. Probable male of pimpinellae Robertson. 



Genus AGAPOSTEMON Guerin-Meneville, pp. 1123-1125 



angelicus angelicas Cockerell. 



Biology: Linsley, 1962, Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann, 55: 159, fig. 5. 



*nasutus Smith. Tex, (Browmsville) south to Panama. 



Agapostemon nasutus Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus. 1: 87. $. 

 Taxonomy: Chandler, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 481. 



*sericeus (Forster). Amer. septentrionale. Possibly an earlier name for vi- 

 rescens (Fabricius). 

 Apis sericea Forster, 1771. Novae Species Insectorum, Centuria I, p. 91. 



S. 

 Taxonomy: van der Vecht, 1959. Ent. Ber. 19: 69. 



virescens (Fabricius). Visits a number of flowers. 



Biology: Knerer and Atwood, 1962. Ent. Soc. Ontario Proc. 92: 173, 



Genus AUGOCHLORA Smith, p, 1125 



pura mosieri Cockerell, Southern Fla. Visits a number of flowers. 



Augochlora pura (Say) of Catalog, in part. A. mosieri removed from 

 syn. and raised to subsp, rank {teste Mitchell, 1960. N, C. Agr. 

 Expt. Sta. Tech. Bull, 141: 458). 



pura pura (Say), changed status. Nests in rotten wood. Visits many flowers. 

 Augochlora pura (Say) of Catalog, in part. A. mosieri is a subsp. not a 



syn. {teste Mitchell, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 456). 

 Halictus asaphes Vachal. Transf. from syn. of Augochlorella striata Pro- 



vancher {teste Mitchell, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 456), 

 Biology: Stockhammer, 1961. North Central Branch, Ent, Soc. Amer. 



Proc. 16: 17-18. 



Genus AUGOCHLORELLA Sandhouse, pp. 1125-1126 



Biology: Ordway, 1961. North Central Branch, Ent, Soc, Amer, Proc, 

 16: 17,— Ordway, 1964, Kans, Ent, Soc, Jour. 37: 139-140, 

 striata (Provancher), Visits many flowers. Delete asaphes (Vachal) from 

 syn, and transf. to Augochlora as a syn. of pura pura (Say), 



*Genus TEMNOSOMA Smith 



Temnosoma Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 1, p, 238. 



Type: Temnosoma metallicum Smith, By monotypy. 



Insert above Augochloropsis Cockerell, p, 1126. 



*sinaragdinum Smith. Ariz, (Tucson) ; Mexico. 



Temnosoma smaragdinuni Smith, 1879, Descr. New Species Hym, Brit. 

 Mus., p. 29. $. 



Genus AUGOCHLOROPSIS Cockerell, p. 1126 



anonyma (Cockerell), changed status. Coastal Plain, N. C, to Fla, Visits a 

 number of flowers. 

 Augochloropsis cuprea (Smith) of Catalog, in part. A. anonyma a valid 

 sp. not a syn. {teste Mitchell, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 464). 



humeralis humeralis (Patton). Syn. of sumptuosa (Smith), 



humeralis lacustris (Cockerell). Syn. of sumptuosa (Smith), 



