Superfamily APOIDEA 1999 



notatum robertsoni (Cockerell). B. C, Idaho, Colo., Utah, Oreg., Calif., Nev., Ariz.; Mexico 



(Baja California). Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers including Agastaclie, 

 Amovpha californica, Aster adscendens, Astragahis, Chrysothamnus, Clarkia biloba, C. 

 elegans, C. rlioniboidea, Cordi/lanthus pilosus, C. rigidus, Clematis ixiuciflora, 

 Cryptantha intermedia, Dalea, Eriodiciyon, Eriogonnm jfasciciilatnui, E. latifoliittn 

 nudum, Grindelia, Gutierrezia californica, Heliotropium curassavicum, Hemizonia 

 fasciculata, Lippia, Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans, Lotus americanus, L. 

 argophyllus, L. nevadensis, L. ohlongifolius, L. purshianus, L. scoparius, Marrubium 

 uulgare, Melilotus alba, Monardella lanceolata, Penstemon, Phacelia distans, P. 

 ramosissima, Salvia, Solidago californica, Stellaria longipes, Stephanomeria exigua, 

 Ti'ichostona lanceolatum, Wislizenia refracta. 



Dianthidium robertsoni Cockerell, 1904. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 3: 4. 9, 6. 



Anthidiellum robertsoni race citrinellum Cockerell, 1925. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 14- 

 362. 6. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1953. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 35: 1046, figs. 121, 122, 128 (larva). 



— Grigarick and Stange, 1968. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 9: 60-62, figs. 204-207, 228, map. 41 

 (geogr. and floral records). 



Biology: Leech, 1947. Ent. Soc. Brit. Col., Proc. 44: 39, 2 figs. (nest). — Linsley, 1962. Ent. 

 Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 159-160, figs. 6-7 (sleep). —Grigarick and Stange, 1968. Calif. Ins. 

 Survey, Bui. 9: 62, fig. 228 (nest, summary of literature). 

 notatum rufimaculatum Schwarz. Fla. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Rhus. 



Anthidiellum notatum var. rufimaculatum Schwarz, 1926. Amer. Mus. Novitates 226: 15. 

 S, 9. 



Taxonomy: Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 21 (redescription). 

 Biology: Schwarz, 1928. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 36: 395, pi. 12, figs. lA, IB (nest). 

 perplexum (Smith). N. C. to Fla. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Afzelia, Amorpha, 

 Bidens, Chrysopsis, Desmodiunt, Erigeron, Hypericum, Ilex, Kuhnistera, Linaria, 

 Monarda, Ocimum, Polygonum, Psoralea, Ptilimnium, Rhus, Solidago. 

 Anthidium perplexum Smith, 1854. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 2, p. 214. 9, cJ. 



Taxonomy: Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 2: 377. 9, S. 



Genus HETEROSTELIS Timberlake 



Stelis subg. Heterostelis Timberlake, 1941. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 49: 125. 

 Type-species: Stelis anfhidioides Timberlake. Orig. desig. 



Taxonomy: Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 33-35, fig. 11, table 2 (eastern 

 U. S. spp.). -Thorp, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 131-146, 16 figs. (N. Amer. spp.). 

 — Pasteels, 1968. Nat. Canad. 95: 1057 (tax. status). 

 anthidioides (Timberlake). Calif. 



Stelis {Heterostelis) anthidioides Timberlake, 1941. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 49: 123. 9. 



Taxonomy: Thorp, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 134, 141-142, fig. 8 (tax. characters, geogr. 

 records). 



australis australis (Cresson). N. J. to Fla. 



Stelis australis Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 92. 9. 



Taxonomy: Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 33. 9 (redescription). 

 —Thorp, 1966 Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 136, figs. (tax. characters of male and female, 

 geogr. and floral records). 

 australis floridensis Mitchell. Fla. 



Heterostelis australis floridensis Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 33, 

 fig. 11. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Thorp, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 136-137 (tax. characters). 

 grossa Mitchell. Fla. (Gainesville), Ala. (Ft. Morgan). 



Heterostelis grossa Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 35. 9. 



