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nodosicornia Timberlake. Calif. (Coalinga). 



Perdita nodosicomia Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 110, fig. 1360. 6. 

 pectoralis Timberlake. Ariz. (Vermillion Cliffs). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Eriogoniim. 

 Perdita pectoralis Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 111, figs. 1265, 1266, 1336. 

 6. 

 perplexa Timberlake. N. Mex. (Catron County). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Mentzelia. 

 Perdita perplexa Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 19, figs. 739, 740, 848. 9 (6 

 misdet.). 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 101 (tax. status). 



polytropica obsoleta Timberlake. Ariz. (Maricopa, Pima and Pinal Counties). Pollen: Polylectic, 

 visits flowers of Acacia, Camegiea gigantea, Cercidium, Echinocactus. 

 Perdita polytropica obsoleta Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 59. 9, S. 

 polytropica polytropica Timberlake. South. Calif. (Colorado and Mojave Deserts). Pollen: 

 Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers including Acacia greggii, Agave deserti, 

 Asclepias subulata, Camegiea gigantea, Croton califomicus, Dalea spiyiosa, Encelia 

 farinosa, Echinocactus, Eriogonum inflatum, Ferrocactus acanthodes, Hyptis emoryi, 

 Larrea tridentata, Olneya tesota, Opuntia, Prosopis juliflora. 

 Perdita polytropica polytropica Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 57, figs. 795, 

 796,876. 9,6. 

 punctifera Cockerell. Ariz., south. Calif. (Blythe); Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Collects 

 pollen from the flowers of Mentzelia pumila, but also visits the flowers of Gossypium 

 thurberi presumably for nectar. 

 Perdita punctifera Cockerell, 1914. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 16: 32. 9. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 3, 9, 26-27, figs. 747, 748, 852. 9, 6 

 (key, redescription, geogr. and floral records). 

 rehni praeclara Timberlake. Ariz. (Southwestern Research Station). 



Perdita rehni praeclara Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 106, fig. 14. 9. 



rehni rehni Cockerell. N. Mex., western Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers of Dasylirion wheeleri, Nolina. 

 Perdita Rehni Cockerell, 1907. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 20: 131. 9 (= male). 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 8, 12, 50-52, figs. 789, 790, 873. 9, S 

 (key, redescription, geogr. and floral records). 

 rhois reducta Cockerell. Calif. (South Coast Ranges). Pollen: Apparently polylectic, visits a 

 wide variety of flowers including Adeyiostoma fasciculatum, Eriodictyon parryi, 

 Eriogonum fasciculatum, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Rhus laurina. 

 Perdita rhois mut. reducta Cockerell, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 283. 9. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 6, 54-55. 9, 6 (key, redescription, 



geogr. and floral records). 

 rhois rhois Cockerell. South. Calif, (chiefly cismontane); Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: 

 Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers for pollen and nectar including Acacia 

 greggii, Adenostoma fasciculatum, A. sparsifolimn, Agave deserti, Alyssum 

 maritimum, Baccharis emoryi, B. viminea. Chrysanthemum, Eriogonum fasciculatum, 

 E.f var. polifolium, E. gracile. Euphorbia albomarginata, Gutierrezia califomica, 

 Hapiopappus linearifolius, Heliotropium oculatum, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Lotus 

 scoparius, Mentha, Nolina parryi. Polygonum lapanthifolium, Prunus ilicifolia, 

 Rhamnus califomicus, Rhus laurina, Rhus ovata, Schinus molle. 



Perdita rhois Cockerell, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 282. 9. 



Perdita hypoxantha Cockerell, 1914. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 13: 424. 6. 



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

 Monog. 2: 1094 (synonymy). —Timberlake, 1962. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 28: 6, 12, 53-54, 

 figs. 791, 792, 874. 9, 6 (key, redescription, geogr. and floral records). 



