1984 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



manni Crawford. South Ariz., north. Mexico. Parasite: Heterostelis manni Cwfd.? 



Trachusa manni Crawford, 1917. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 19: 167. i. 

 perdita Cockerel!. Calif. Parasite: Heterostelis hurdi Thorp, Nemognatha scutellaris LeC. 



Pollen: Presumably polylectic, visits flowers oi Brodiaea lutea, Clai-kia cylindrica, C. 

 purpurea quadrivuinera, C. speciosa speciosa, Collinsia heterophylla, Convolvulus, 

 Eriodictyon califomicum, Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Layia platyglossa campestris, 

 Lotus scoparius, Lupinus nanus, Peiistemon antirrhinoides, P. heterophyllus. Salvia 

 columbariae. 

 Trachusa perdita Cockerell, 1904. South. Cahf. Acad. Sci., Bui. 3: 159. 6. 



Biology: Michener, 1941. Pan-Pacific Ent. 17: 123 (nest). —Thorp, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 

 39: 132 (parasite). — MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 70: 49 

 (floral relationships). 



Genus HETERANTHIDIUM Cockerell 



Heteranthidium Cockerell, 1904, Ent. News 15: 292. 



Type-species: Anthidium dorsale Lepeletier. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



Taxonomy: Schwarz, 1926. Amer. Mus. Novitates 218: 1-15 (U. S. spp.). —Mitchell, 1962. N. 

 C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 23-31, figs. 8-10, table 1 (eastern U. S. spp.). — Snelling, 

 1966, Los Angeles County Mus. Contrib. Sci. 97: 1-8, 1 fig. (Key to U. S. spp.). — Grigarick 

 and Stange, 1968. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 9: 6-10, figs. 111-128, maps 2-5 (Calif, spp.). 

 autumnale Snelling. Calif. (Desert Hot Springs); Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Unknown, 

 but presumably visits flowers of Chrysothaiunus or Haplopappus. 

 Heteranthidium autumnale Snelling, 1966. Los Angeles County Mus. Contrib. Sci. 97: 1, 

 fig. 1. (J, 9. 



Taxonomy: Snelling, 1975. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 90 (color variation in Baja Calif, 

 specimen). 

 bequaerti Schwarz. South. Calif. (Colorado Desert). Pollen: Oligolege of Dalea spinosa. 



Heteranthidium bequaerti Schwarz, 1926. Amer. Mus. Novitates 218: 6. 9. 

 cordaticeps Michener. Tex., N. Mex. Ariz. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Helianthus 

 anyiuus, also possibly Heterotheca subaxillans. 

 Heteranthidium cordaticeps Michener, 1949. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 22: 41. 9. 



Taxonomy: Snelling, 1975. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 87-88, fig. 1 (male, geogr. and floral 

 records). 

 crassipes (Cresson). N. C. to Fla. 



Anthidium crassipes Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 112. 9. 

 dorsale (Lepeletier). N. J., N. C, Ga., Ala. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Strophostyles. 

 Anthidium dorsale Lepeletier, 1841. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym., v. 2, p. 384. 6. 

 Anthidium harbecki Crawford, 1910. Ent. News 21: 456. 9. 



Taxonomy: Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 2: 381. S. 

 fontemvitae Schwarz. N. C. to Fla. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Chrysopsis, 

 Kuhnistera. 

 Heteranthidium fontemvitae Schwarz, 1926. Amer. Mus. Novitates 218: 8. S, 9. 

 larreae (Cockerell). West. Tex. to south. Utah, Nev. and south. Calif. (Sonoran and Mojave 

 deserts); Mexico. Pollen: Oligolege of Larrea tridentata, but visits other flowers for 

 nectar including Baileya, Machaeranthera tortifolia. Salvia dorri, Senecio douglasii. 

 Anthidium larreae Cockerell, 1897. Canad. Ent. 29: 220. 9, 6. 



Biology: MacSwain, 1946. Pan-Pacific Ent. 22: 159. (nesting habits). — Hurd and Linsley, 

 1975. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 193: 34, fig. 14 (intrafloral relationships). 

 occidentale (Cresson). Colo., N. Mex.; Mexico (Puebla). 



Anthidium occidentale Cresson, 1868. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 1: 386. 9, i. 

 ridingsii (Cresson). N. C. to Fla. and Tex. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of C rota laria, 

 Galactia, Hypericum, Melilotus, Rhus. 

 Anthidium ridingsii Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc. iii. 9. 



