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for nectar including Brassica, Camissonia micrantha, Encelia actoni, Isomeris arborea, 

 Lasthenia, Lupiniis, Malacothrix. 

 Andrena (Onagrandrena) convallaria convallaria Linsley and MacSwain, 1963. 

 Pan-Pacific Ent. 39: 193. 9, d. 



Taxonomy: Linsley, MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 71: 27 (key). 



Biology: Linsley, MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 71: 29-31, fig. 13, 

 tables 1, 3-8 (floral relationships). 

 convallaria subhyalina Linsley and MacSwain. Calif, (west, margin Mojave Desert). Parasite: 

 Stylops sp. Pollen: Collects pollen almost exclusively from the flowers of Camissonia 

 campestris although occasionally obtains pollen from the flowers of C. abramsii; visits 

 these and other flowers for nectar including A7iisco7na acaulis, Camissonia 

 clavaefonnis clavaeformis, Coreopsis bigelovii, C. califomica, Layia califomica. 

 Andrena (Oyiagrandrena) convallaria subhyalina Linsley and MacSwain, 1963. Pan-Pacific 

 Ent. 39: 193. 9, d. 



Biology: Linsley, MacSwain and Raven, 1964. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 33: 71-72, tables 3, 

 11-12, 14 (mating, floral relationships, parasite). 

 deserticola Timberlake. Calif. (Mojave Desert). Parasite: Nomada sp., Stylops sp. Pollen: 



Collects pollen almost exclusively from the flowers of Camissonia campestris although 

 on one occasion collected pollen from the flowers of C. kertiensis; visits these and other 

 flowers for nectar including Baileya multiradiata, Cam.issonia abramsii, C. 

 clavaeformis, C. bootkii decorticans, Coreopsis bigelovii, C. califomica, Isomeris 

 arborea. 

 Andrena deserticola Timberlake, 1937. Pan-Pacific Ent. 12: 173. 9. 



Taxonomy: Linsley and MacSwain, 1955. Pan-Pacific Ent. 31: 172 (geogr. and floral records). 

 —Linsley, MacSwain and Raven, 1964. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 33: 64, 65 (key). —Linsley, 

 MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 71: 27 (key). 



Biology: Linsley, MacSwain and Smith, 1955. Pan-Pacific Ent. 31: 182-183 (nest architecture, 

 parasites). —Linsley, MacSwain and Raven, 1964. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 33: 68-69, tables 

 3-4, 7-11, 15 (nest architecture, floral relationships, male behavior, parasite). —Linsley, 

 MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 71: 31, table 1 (floral 

 relationships). 

 flandersi Timberlake. South. Calif (Mojave Desert). Pollen: Collects pollen from the flowers of 

 Camisso7iia campestris, C. clavaeformis, C. contorta, C. kertiensis, but visits these and 

 other flowers for nectar including Chaenactis, Coreopsis bigelovii, C. califomica, 

 Cryptantha, Ericameria, Lasthenia chrysostoma, Layia glandulosa. 

 Andrena flandersi Timberlake, 1937. Pan-Pacific Ent. 12: 72. 9. 



Taxonomy: Linsley, 1938. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 23: 266, 278. 9 (key). —Linsley and 

 MacSwain, 1955. Pan-Pacific Ent. 31: 167 (geogr. and floral records). —Linsley, MacSwain 

 and Raven, 1964. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 33: 64, 65 (key). 



Biology: Linsley and MacSwain, 1956. Pan-Pacific Ent. 32: 118-120 (nest site, floral 

 relationships). —Linsley, MacSwain and Raven, 1964. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 33: 72, tables 

 3, 7, 11-15 (floral relationships). 

 furva Linsley and MacSwain. South. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Principally 



gathers pollen from Camissonia campestris although it has been observed gathering 

 pollen from Clarkia cylindrica and occasionally with mixed pollen loads of Camissonia 

 and Clarkia. 

 Andrena {Onagrandrena) furva Linsley and MacSwain, 1961. Pan-Pacific Ent. 37: 117. 9. 



Taxonomy: Linsley, MacSwain and Raven, 1964. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 33: 64, 73 (key, 

 geogr. records). —Linsley, MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 71: 

 27 (key). 



Biology: MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 70: 46 (floral 

 relationships). —Linsley, MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 71: 

 32-33, fig. 15 (floral relationships). 



