Superfamily APOIDEA 1991 



Anthidium hesperium dentipygum Swenk, 1914. Nebr. Univ., Studies 14: 19. 9. 

 Anthidium permaculatum Cockerell, 1925. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 14: 349. 9. 

 Anthidium bervardiyiuvi niesaverdense Schwarz, 1927. Amer. Mus. Novitates 252: 15. 6, 



9. 

 Anthidium niveumtarsum Schwarz, 1927. Amer. Mus. Novitates 252: 18. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1904. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 3: 74. 6. -Schwarz, 1928. N. Y. Ent. 



Soc, Jour. 36: 378. 9, 6 (permaculatum). —Schwarz, 1937. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 45: 382. 



— Grigarick and Stange, 1968. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 9: 30-32, figs. 46-48, 78, 93, map 21 



(synonymy). 

 porterae Cockerell. B. C, Mont., Wyo., Nebr., Colo., Ariz., N. Mex., Tex. Parasite: Chrysis 

 lauta Cress. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Asclepias, Erigeron, Penstemon 

 coloradensis, P. occidentata, Petalostemo7i, Phacelia distans, Psilostrophe. 



Anthidium porterae Cockerell, 1900. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 5: 411. 6, 9. 



Anthidium jwrterae var. amahile Cockerell, 1904. Entomologist 37: 7. 6. 



Anthidium porterae personulatum Cockerell, 1907. Canad. Ent. 39: 135. 9, d. 



Biology: Hicks, 1926. Colo. Univ., Studies 15: 247. —Custer and Hicks, 1927. Biol. Bui. 52: 

 258-267 (nesting habits). —Custer, 1928. Ent. News 39: 123 (nesting habits). 

 psoraleae Robertson. Colo, and N. Dak., east to 111. and Mich.; although it has been 



questionably listed from B. C, Calif, and Ariz., there are no recent records west of Colo. 

 Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Astragalus, Lobelia, Psoralea, Trifolium, 

 Verbena. 

 Anthidium psoraleae Robertson, 1902. Canad. Ent. 34: 322. 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Schwarz, 1928. Canad. Ent. 60: 214. —Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Exp. Sta. Tech. 

 Bui. 152: 11-13, fig. 3 (redescription). 

 rodecki Schwarz. Colo., Nev. (Washoe Co.). 



Anthidium rodecki Schwarz, 1934. Amer. Mus. Novitates 743: 1. 6, 9. 

 sonorense Cockerell. Ariz., south. Nev. and south. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California and Sonora). 

 Pollen: Possibly an oligolege oi Lairea tridentata, but a female has been collected at the 

 flowers of Prosopis. 

 Anthidium sonorense Cockerell, 1923. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 12: 91. 6. 

 Anthidium sonorense productum Cockerell, 1923. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 12: 92. 9. 

 Anthidium rohweri Schwarz, 1927. Amer. Mus. Novitates 253: 7. 6. 



Taxonomy: Grigarick and Stange, 1968. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 9: 32, figs. 13-15, 72, 90, 99, 

 map 22 (synonymy). 



Biology: Hurd and Linsley, 1975. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 193: 35 (floral relationships). 

 tenuiflorae Cockerell. N. W. T., Alta., Sask., Mont., Wyo., S. Dak., south to Calif., Ariz., N. 



Mex., and Nebr. Ecology: A nest was constructed between two rocks. Pollen: Unknown, 

 but visits flowers of Arenaria kingii. Aster foliaceus. Astragalus, Epilobium 

 adenocaidum var. parishii, E. califomicum, Gormania obtusata, Horkelia fusca, Lotus 

 argophyllus, L. davidsonii, Lupinus confertus, L. lyallii lobbii, Penstemon 

 secundiflorus, Phacelia frigida, P. heterophylla, Potentilla glandulosa, P. gracilis, 

 Solidago confinis, Streptanthus tortuosus, Trifolium oliganthum. 



Anthidium tenuiflorae Cockerell, 1907. Canad. Ent. 39: 135. 9,6. 



Anthidium tenuiflorae yukonense Cockerell, 1926. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 18: 622. 6, 

 9. 



Taxonomy: Schwarz, 1928. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 36: 379 (as tenuiflorae yukonense). 

 -Grigarick and Stange, 1968. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 9: 32-33, figs. 31-33, 88, 96, map 23 



(synonymy). 



Biology: Hicks, 1926. Colo. Univ., Studies 15: 217, 248 (nest). 

 utahense Swenk. B. C, Mont, and Utah, south to Calif., Nev. and Ariz. Ecology: Nests in 

 ground in holes and crevices frequently using cavities made by other insects and 

 animals as well as artificial nest cavities which offer vertical holes at ground level. 

 Parasite: Dioxys productus (Cress.)? Pollen: Polylectic, stores pollen o{ Phacelia and 



