Superfamily APOIDEA 1759 



Subfamily DIPHAGLOSSINAE 



This is a New World group of large to very large, robust bees which occur in the tropics, sub- 

 tropics as well as the warm temperate regions of both North and South America. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1966. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 46: 717-751, 48 figs. 



Tribe CAUPOLICANINI 

 Genus PTILOGLOSSA Smith 



Ptiloglossa Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 1, p. 7. 



Type-species: Ptiloglossa ducalis Smith. Monotypic. 

 Ptilogiossa subg. Ptiloglossodes Moure, 1945. Arq. do Mus. Paranaense 4: 153. 

 Type-species: Megacilissa tarsata Friese. Orig. desig. 

 arizonensis Timberlake. Ariz. Pollen: Polylege of Cassia bauhinioides, Larrea tridentata, 

 Solanum elaeagnifolium, S. rostratum; females also visit flowers of Cucurbita 

 foetidissima for nectar. 

 Ptiloglossa arizonensis Timberlake, 1946. Pan-Pacific Ent. 22: 157. 9. 



Biology: Linsley, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 75-82. — Linsley and Cazier, 1970. Kans. Ent. 

 Soc, Jour. 43: 251-261, 3 tables. — Hurd and Linsley, 1975. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 193: 19 

 (floral relationships). 



jonesi Timberlake. Ariz. Pollen: Polylege of Datura meteloides, Larrea tridentata, Solanum 

 elaeagnifolium, and S. rostratum. 

 Ptiloglossa jonesi Timberlake, 1946. Pan-Pacific Ent. 22: 158. 9. 



Biology: Linsley and Cazier, 1963. Pan-Pacific Ent. 39: 1-18. —Linsley and Cazier, 1970. 

 Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 43: 251-261, 3 tables. —Hurd and Linsley, 1975. Smithsn. Contrib. 

 Zool. 193: 20 (floral relationships). 



Genus CAUPOLICANA Spinola 



Although a few species of this genus occur in tropical America, the largest numbers of species 

 chiefly inhabit the warm temperate and subtropical regions of both continents. Most of the spe- 

 cies have been described from Chile and only two of the five recognized subgenera are known to 

 occur in southwestern United States. 



Genus CAUPOLICANA Subgenus CAUPOLICANA Spinola 



Caupolicana Spinola, 1851. In Gay, Hist. Fis. Pol. Chile, Zool., v. 6, p. 212. 



Type-species: Caupolicana gayi Spinola. Desig. by Sandhouse, 1943. 

 Megacilissa Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 1, p. 123. 



Type-species: Caiipolicana fulvicollis Spinola. Monotypic. (=Megacilissa superba 

 Smith). 

 Megalocilissa Schulz, 1906. Spolia Hym., p. 243. Emend. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1966. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 46: 732-736. 

 electa (Cresson). N. C, to Ga., northwest Fla., Ala. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Gerard ia and Trichostema dichotemiim. 

 Megacilissa electa Cresson, 1878. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 221. 6. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1966. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 46: 736-738. 



Biology: Mitchell, 1960. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 24 (seasonal activity and flight 

 period). 

 ocellata Michener. Kans., N. Mex., Ariz., Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). Pollen: Apparently an 



oligolege of Dalea including D. lanata, D. scoparia, but visits flowers of Gaura coccinea 

 and Petalostemon flavescens for nectar. 

 Caupolicana {Caupolicana) ocellata Michener, 1966. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 46: 738, figs. 12, 

 23-27,29. 6,9. 



Biology: Michener, 1966. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 46: 739-740 (nest, floral relationships). 



