Superfamily APOIDEA 1779 



Taxonomy: Lanham, 1949. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 8: 198 (tax. characters). — LaBerge, 1964. 



Nebr. Univ. State Mus., Bui. 4: 294 (tax. characters). 

 accepta Viereck. N. J. to S. C, west to Alta., Oreg., east. Calif. (Big Pine), and Ariz.; Mexico 



(Chihuahua). Parasite: Myopaf or Zodion obliquefasciatiim (Macq.). Pollen: Oligolege of 

 Compositae, especially Heliantlius including H. angustifolius, H. ayi7iuus, H. 

 divarkatus, H. giganteus, H. grosseserratus, H. maxiyiiilUani, H. petiolaris, H. 

 salicifolius, H. scabberimus, H. strumosus, H. tuberosus, but visits other flowers 

 including Aster ericoides villosiis, Bidens aristosa. Cassia chamaecrista, 

 Chrysothamnus, Coreopsis tripferis, Gaillardia pulchella, Grindelia squarrosa, 

 Gutierrezia sarotlirae, Haplopappits, Machaeranthera, Medicago sativa, Prionopsis 

 ciliata, Silphium integrifolium, S. perfoliatum, S. speciosum, Solidago nemoralis, 

 Verbesina occidentalis, V. oreophila. 



Andrena pulchella Robertson, 1891. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 18: 57. 9. Preocc. 



Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 29: 127. N. name. 



Taxonomy: Robertson, 1902. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 28: 193, 194. 9, 6 (key). —Mitchell, 

 1960. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 137-138, figs. 24-26, 28, table 4 (redescription). 

 — Rozen, 1973. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 81: 58-61, figs. 3-10 (mature larva). 



Biology: Rozen, 1973. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 81: 54-58, 2 figs, (nest architecture, life history, 

 parasite). 



afimbriata LaBerge. Tex. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Berlandiera, Polygala alba, 



Pyrrhopappus carolinianus. 

 Andrena (Callandrena) afimbriata LaBerge, 1967. Nebr. Univ. State Mus., Bui. 7: 165, 



figs. 169-172. 9, 6: 

 aliciae Robertson. N. Y. to Ga., west to Minn. Nebr. and Kans. Pollen: Oligolege of 



Compositae, especially Helianthus including H. angustifolius, H. divaricatus, H. 



giganteus, H. microcephalus, H. strumosus, H. tuberosus, but visits other flowers 



including Aster azurella, Bidens aristosa, B. chrysanthemoides, B. laevis, B. 



trichosperma, Cucurbita, Heliopsis helianthoides, Rudbeckia fulgida, R. laciniata, R. 



lanceolata, R. triloba, Silphiu7n perfoliatum, Solidago occidentale. 

 Andrena aliciae Robertson, 1891. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 18: 57. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Robertson, 1902. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 28: 193. 9, 6 (key). —Mitchell, 1960. N. 

 C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 138-139, figs. 24-25, table 4 (redescription). 

 aliciarum Cockerell. N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico (Sonora). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Eriogonnm, Pedis papposa. 

 Andrena aliciarum Cockerell, 1897. Entomologist 30: 138. 9. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1899. Ent. News 10: 254. 6. 

 aridis LaBerge. Colo., Nebr., N. Mex., Tex. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Gutierrezia microcephala, G. sarothrae. 

 Andrena (Callandrena) aridis LaBerge, 1967. Nebr. Univ. State Mus., Bui. 7: 249, figs. 

 277-281. 9, (J. 

 asteris Robertson. Que. to Ga., west to Man., N. Dak., Nebr., and Mo. Pollen: Oligolege of 



Compositae, especially flowers of Aster including A. ericoides, A. paniculatus, but visits 

 other flowers including Echinacea, Eupatorium altissimuni. Polygonum 

 pennsylvanicum, Solidago nemoralis, S. puberula, S. rigida, S. ulmifolia. Predator: 

 Philanthus solivagus Say. 

 Andrena asteris Robertson, 1891. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 18: 56. 9, cJ. ' 



Taxonomy: Robertson, 1902. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 28: 194. 9, 6 (key). —Mitchell, 1960. N. 

 C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 139-140, figs. 24-26, 28, table 4 (redescription). 



Biology: Salt, 1927. Expt. Zool., Jour. 48: 251 (stylopization). — Britton, 1937. Conn. (State) 

 Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 408: 261 (economic). 

 asteroides Mitchell. N. J. and Pa., south to S. C. and Miss. Pollen: Apparently an oligolege of 

 Aster including A. ericoides, A. duynosus, A. paniculatus, but visits other flowers 

 including Chrysopsis, Haplopappus. 

 Ayidrena (Pterandrena) asteroides Mitchell, 1960. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 140, 

 figs. 24,25. 9, c5. 



