Superfamily APOIDEA 1859 



Taxonomy: Swenk and Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 180. 9 (only). -Crawford, 1915. U. S. 

 Natl. Mus., Proc. 94: 579. 9, cJ. —Stevens, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 208. 6. 

 rudbeckiae (Robertson). Wis., 111. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Aster, Bidens 



aristosa, Helianthus divaricatns, Rudbeckia hirta, R. laciniata, R. siihmentosa, R. 

 triloba. 

 Calliopsis rudbeckiae Robertson, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 122. 9,6. 



Biology: Mitchell, 1960. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 279-280, figs. 64-66, table 8 

 (redescription). 

 simulans (Swenk and Cockerell). N. Dak., Nebr. 



Pannrginus simulans Swenk and Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 182. 6,9. 

 solidaginis (Robertson). New England west to 111., south to Miss. Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers oi Bidens aristosa, Boltonia asteroides. Coreopsis tripteris, Helianthus 

 grosse-serratus, H. tuberosus, Rudbeckia submeyitosa, Solidago canadensis. 

 Calliopsis solidaginis Robertson, 1893. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 20: 274. 9. 



Taxonomy: Robertson, 1898. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 8: 50. 6. —Mitchell, 1960. N. C. Agr. 

 Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 280-281, figs. 64-66, table 8 (redescription). 

 stathamae (Timberlake). Ariz. (Southwestern Research Station). 



Pseudopanurgus {Pterosarus) stathamae Timberlake, 1967. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2298: 

 16. 9. 

 stigmalis (Swenk and Cockerell). Nebr. 



Pannrginus stigmalis Swenk and Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 180. 6, 9. 

 vicinus (Timberlake). Ariz. (Cochise County). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Aplopappus gracilis. 

 Pseudopanurgus (Pterosarus) vicinus Timberlake, 1967. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2298: 11. 

 9, 6. 

 ximenesiae (Cockerell). N. Mex. 



Pannrginus ximenesiae Cockerell, 1913. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 11: 195. 9. 



Genus METAPSAENYTHIA Timberlake 



Metapsaenythia Timberlake, 1969. Ent. News 80: 89. 



Type-species: Calliopsis abdoininalis Cresson. Orig. desig. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1969. Ent. News 80: 89-92 (N. Amer. spp.). —Timberlake, 1973. Calif. 

 Univ. Pubs. Ent. 72: 1 (tax. relationships). 

 abdominalis abdominalis (Cresson). Tex., Kans. Pollen: Collects pollen from flowers of 



Monarda, but visits other flowers for nectar including Aster tanacetifolius, Brazoria 

 truncata, Dalea aurea, Gaillardia, Helianthus annuus. 

 Calliopsis abdominalis Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 68. 9, 6. 

 Camptopoeum semirufum Cockerell, 1937. Amer. Mus. Novitates 899: 1. 9 . 



Biology: Timberlake, 1969. Ent. News 80: 90 (floral relationships). 

 abdominalis tricolor (Cockerell). N. J. and Pa. to Ga. Pollen: Apparently an oligolege of 

 Monarda including M. punctata. 

 Calliopsis tricolor Cockerell, 1897. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 151. 9. 



Taxonomy: Mitchell, 1960. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 270-271, figs. 62-63, 66, table 

 8 (redescription). —Timberlake, 1969. Ent. News 80: 90-91 (tax. status). 



Genus NOMADOPSIS Ashmead 



Revision: Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 1-202, 218 figs., 17 maps (monograph, 

 includes information on biology, systematics and ecology). 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 195-198 (tax. status and characters). 

 —Timberlake, 1952. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 45: 104-107 (tax. status). —Rozen, 1959. Ent. 

 Soc Wash., Proc. 61: 255-259 (geogr. and floral records). —Rozen, 1966. Amer. Mus. 

 Novitates 2259: 5, 16 (larvae). —Yager and Rozen, 1966. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2265: 6-8, 

 figs. 3-10 (pupae). 



