1842 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Taxonomy: LaBerge and Bouseman, 1970. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 96: 583-584, figs. 1, 46-50 

 (redescription). 

 jcssicae Cockerell. N. Mex., Ariz. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Lesquerella gordonii. 

 Andrena jessicae Cockerell, 1896. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18: 79. 6. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1898. Denison Univ. Sci. Labs., Bui. 11: 48 (key). —LaBerge and 

 Bouseman, 1970. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 96: 571-574, figs. 1, 3, 31-35 (redescription). 



layiae Timberlake. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Brassica, Lasthenia chrysostoma, L. minor, Layia glandulosa, Senecio califomicus. 

 Andrena {Ptilandrend) layiae Timberlake, 1951. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 101: 381. 9. 



Taxonomy: LaBerge and Bouseman, 1970. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 96: 594-597, figs. 1, 3, 

 66-70 (redescription). 

 mesillae Cockerell. Tex. to Ariz. Pollen: Apparently an oligolege of Lesquerella including L. 

 gordonii, L. gracilis, but visits other flowers including Descourainia sophia, Phacelia, 

 Physaria, Senecio saiigyius. 

 Andrena mesillae Cockerell, 1896. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18: 90. S. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1898. Denison Univ. Sci. Labs., Bui. 11: 49. 6. (key). —LaBerge and 



Bouseman, 1970. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 96: 584-588, figs. 1, 4, 51-55 (redescription). 

 perplexa Smith. Occupies a disjunct range; in the east occurs from Ont. and Conn., south to 

 Ga., west to Minn. Iowa, Okla. and Tex.; in the west occurs from Colo, and Mont., west 

 to B. C, Wash., Oreg. and north. Calif. (Shasta County). Pollen: Apparently polylectic, 

 visits flowers of Acer, Amelanchier, Aronia, Aruncus, Barbarea, Brassica, Crataegus, 

 Crepis nincinata, Euonymus japonica, Fragaria virginiana. Geranium, Heracleum, 

 Lomatium dissectum. Mains, Melilotus, Prunus americana, P. demissa, P. 

 pennsylvanica, P. virginiana, Ptelea, Pyracantha, Pyriis, Rhamnus, Rhododendron, 

 Rubus deliciosus, Salix, Senecio, Spiraea, Stellaria pubera, Stenophragma thaliana, 

 Taraxacum officinale, Viburyium. 



Andrena perplexa Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus. v. 1, p. 148. 9. 



Andrena belfragei Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 256. 9. 



Andrena brunniventris Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 258. <J. 



Andrena vibumella Graenicher, 1903. Canad. Ent. 35: 165. 9, cJ. 



Taxonomy: Morice and Cockerell, 1901. Canad. Ent. 33: 150 (type). — Viereck, 1904. Canad. 

 Ent. 36: 189, 194. 9, S (key, as vibumella). —Cockerell, 1906. Psyche 13: 10 (type). 

 —Viereck, 1907. Ent. News 18: 365 (as vibumella). — Lanham, 1941. Ent. Soc. Amer., 

 Ann. 34: 705, 708. 9, cJ (as vibumella). — Michener, 1947. Amer. Midland Nat. 38: 445. 9, 

 6 (as vibumella). —Lanham, 1949. Ent. News 60: 67 (as belfragei). —Mitchell, 1958. In 

 Krombein, U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog 2, Suppl. 1: 215 (synonymy). —Mitchell, 1960. N. 

 C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 141: 116-117, figs. 18-19, 21, table 3 (redescription). 

 —Stephen, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 51-53, fig. 1 (larva, pupa, as vibumella). 

 —LaBerge and Bouseman, 1970. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 96: 559-564, figs. 1, 3, 16-20 

 (redescription, synonymy). 



Biology: Parker and Boving, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64: 1 (nesting habits). —Stephen, 

 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 42-51, 2 figs, (nest architecture, life history, as vibumella). 

 subaustraiis Cockerell. B. C. to Calif., east to Idaho, Utah and east. N. Mex. Pollen: Oligolege 

 of Salix including S. gooddingii, S. hindsiana, S. laevigata, S. lasiolepis, S. nigra, but 

 visits other flowers for nectar including Baccharis viminea, Capsella bursa-pastoris, 

 Descourainia sophia, Hackelia floribunda, Malus, Prunus americanus, Pyrus, Ribes 

 aureum, R. inenne, Senecio saligjius. Sisymbrium irio, Tamarix, Taraxacum officinale. 

 Predator: Philanthus solivagus Say. 

 A7idrena subaustraiis Cockerell, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 146. 9,6. 

 Andrena viridinitens Cockerell, 1936. Pan-Pacific Ent. 12: 152. 9. 



Taxonomy: LaBerge and Bouseman, 1970. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 96: 556-559, figs. 1, 2, 

 11-15 (redescription, synonymy). 



