Superfamily APOIDEA 1861 



including Agoseris glauca, Caleyidula, Ceanotkus, Chaenactis glabmiscula, Coreopsis 

 lanceolata, Cryptantha intermedia, Lasthenia, Layia platyglossa, L. p. breviseta, 

 Malacothrix califomica, Nemopliila menziesii, Phacelia davidsonii, P. distans, P. 

 tanacetifolia, Sida malvaeflora, Sphaeralcea. 

 Calliopis obscurellus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 201. 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 91-93, figs. 104-108, map 7 (redescription). 



Biology: Timberlake, 1952. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 45: 107 (mating). —Rozen, 1958. Calif. 

 Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 32, 93 (mating, floral relationships). 

 puellae (Cockerell). Tex., N. Mex., Ariz., Nev., Calif., Idaho.; Mexico (Baja California). Parasite: 

 Oreopasites vanduzeei Cockerell. Pollen: Evidently collects pollen chiefly from the 

 flowers of Malacothrix including M. califomica, M. exigua, M. glabrata, but visits other 

 flowers including Anisocoma acaulis, Aster abatvs. Astragalus, Baileya pleniradiata, 

 Calycoseris wrightii, Chaenactis fremontii, Encelia farinosa, Haplopappus cooperi, H. 

 linearifolius, Rafinesquia neomexicana. 

 Spinoliella puellae Cockerell, 1933. Pan-Pacific Ent. 9: 25. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 89-91, figs. 89-93, map 6 (redescription). 

 — Rozen, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 61: 255 (geogr. records). —Yager and Rozen, 1966. 

 Amer. Mus. Novitates 2265: 8 (pupa). 



Biology: Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 8, 31, 54, 89 (nest site, mating behavior, 

 parasites, floral relationships). 

 timberlakei Rozen. Calif. (Los Angeles County), desert. Pollen: Possibly an oligolege of 

 Monardella exilis. 

 Notnadopsis timberlakei Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 73, map 2. cJ, 9. 

 zonalis sierrae Rozen. Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.). Parasite: Oreopasites sp. Pollen: Collects 



pollen from the flowers of Monardella lanceolata, but visits these and other flowers for 

 nectar and or pollen including Solidago califomica. 

 Nomadopsis zonalis sierrae Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 71-73, map 2. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Rozen, 1963. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2142: 3-5, figs. 1-2, table 1 (immature stages). 

 —Yager and Rozen, 1966. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2265: 7-8, figs. 7-8 (pupa). 



Biology: Rozen, 1963. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2142: 2-6 (nest site, nest architecture, floral 

 relationships, parasite). 

 zonalis zonalis (Cresson). Calif, (central and south coasts). Pollen: Collects pollen from the 

 flowers of Monardella douglasii, M. lanceolata. 

 Calliopsis zonalis Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 201. 3. 

 Spinoliella euxantha Cockerell, 1916. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17: 283. 9. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1951. In Muesebeck, Krombein and Townes, U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. 



Monog. 2: 1102 (synonymy). —Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 69-71, figs. 66, 74-78, 



map 2 (redescription). 

 Biology: Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 70-71 (floral relationships). 



Genus NOMADOPSIS Subgenus MACRONOMADOPSIS Rozen 



Nomadopsis subg. Macronomadopsis Rozen, 1958. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 15: 93. 

 Type-species: Nomadopsis micheneri Rozen. Grig, desig. 

 anthidia anthidia (Fowler). Oreg., Calif, (west slope of Sierra Nevada, northern Coast Ranges, 

 Sacramento Valley, part of San Joaquin Valley). Parasite: Euphytomima nomiivora 

 James, Oreopasites vanduzeii melanantha Linsley. Pollen: Collects pollen from the 

 flowers of Trifolium including T. involucratum, T. melananthum, T. microcephalum, T. 

 monanthum var. parvum, T. repens, T. tridentatum, T. variegatum, but visits these and 

 other flowers for nectar including Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Ltipinus bicolor. Predator: 

 Solenopsis sp. 

 Calliopsis anthidius Fowler, 1899. Psyche 8: 407. 6 ( 9 misdet.). 



