2018 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



foliaceus, Astragalus bolanderi, Brodiaea capitata, Calyptridium umbellatum, Carduus 

 tenuiflorus, Castilleia, C hamaebatia foliolosa, Cirsium vulgare, Clarkia amoena, C. 

 biloba, C. dudleyana, C. elegans, C. gracilis albicaulis, C. purpurea, C. rhomboidea, C. 

 unguiculata, C. williamsonii, Collinsia parviflora, C. tinctoria, C. torreyi, Convolvulus, 

 Cryptantha, Dudleya, Hugelia brauntonii, Eriodictyon califomicum, E. trichocalyx, 

 Gayophytum diffusum, Gilia exilis, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Gormania obtusata, 

 Hesperochiroyi, Heterogaura heterandra, Kelloggia galioides, Lepechinia calycina, 

 Lessingia germanorum, Lotus argophyllus, L. comiculatus, L. davidsonii, L. 

 nevadensis, L. scoparius, Lupinus breweri, Mimulus, Monardell'a villosa, Navarretia 

 heterodoxa, Nemophila, Penstemon heterodoxus, P. newberryi, P. spectabilis, Phacelia 

 davidsonii, P. distans, P. linearis, Potentilla glandulosa, Rayiuncuius califomicus, 

 Rosa, Rubus leucodermis, Salix, Satureja douglasii, Sidalcea calycosa, Trifolium 

 gracilentum, T. variegatum. Verbena lasiostachys, Vicia amencana. 

 Osmia gracilis Michener, 1935. Pan-Pacific Ent. 11: l^S. 9. 



Biology: MacSwain, Raven and Thorp, 1973. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 70: 51 (floral 

 relationships). 



producta interior Michener. Alta., Wyo., Colo., Utah, N. Mex., Ariz, (west of plains). Pollen: 

 Apparently polylectic, visits flowers of Achillea millefolium. Astragalus, Helianthus 

 peliolaris, Monarda pectinata, Penstemon angustifolium, Phacelia linearis. 

 Hoplitis producta intcTrior Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 286. 6,9. 

 producta panamintana Michener. Calif. (Panamint and nearby mts.). Pollen: Unknown, but 

 visits flowers of Phacelia. 

 Hoplitis producta panamintana Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 287. S. 

 producta producta (Cresson). Que. to Ga., west to Alta., Colo., and Tex. Ecology: Nests in 

 sumac borings. Parasite: Anthrax irroratus Say, Leucospis affinis Say, Nemognatha 

 nigripennis LeC, A^. scutellaris LeC, Sapyga aculeata Cress., Stelis crassiceps Ckll., S. 

 labiata (Prov.), S. lateralis Cress., S. sexmaculata Ashm., Tricrania stansburyi Hald. 

 Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers including Amorpha fruticosa, 

 Apocynum, Astragalus, Azalea, Baptisia, Barbarea, Chrysanthemum, Crataegus, 

 Erigeron philadelphicus. Geranium maculatum, Gilia, Lesquerella, Medicago sativa, 

 Melilotus officinalis, Mentha canadensis, Penstemon hirsutus, Phacelia dubia, 

 Potentilla, Rubus argutus, Salix, Solidago, Tephrosia virginiana, Trifolium. Predator: 

 Philanthus pulcher Dalla Torre. 

 Alcidamea producta Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 2: 386. S. 

 Autochelostoma canadensis Sladen, 1916. Canad. Ent. 48: 270. "S" = intersex. 

 Alcidamea helenae Cockerell, 1934. Amer. Mus. Novitates 732: 6. S. 



Biology: Graenicher, 1905. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, Bui. 3: 153 (nest). — Comstock, 1924. 

 Introduction to entomology, p. 824 (nest). —Hicks, 1926. Colo. Univ. Studies 15: 217 (nest). 

 — Rau, 1928. Psyche 35: 100-107, 1 fig. (nest, life history). — Medler, 1961. Canad. Ent. 93: 

 571-573 (nest, life history). 

 producta subgracilis Michener. B. C, Wash., Oreg., Idaho. 



Hoplitis producta subgracilis Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 286. 6,9. 

 sambuci Titus. B. C. to Calif., Nev. and Utah. Ecology: Nests in dry, pithy stems and 



trap-nests of various sorts. Parasite: Gasteruption kirbii russeum Townes, Nemognatha 

 nigripennis LeC, A^. scutellaris LeC, Sapyga aculeata Cress., Sphaeropthalma sp., 

 Stelis sp. Pollen: Apparently polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers including 

 Amorpha fruticosa, Asclepias eriocarpa. Astragalus antisellii, Cirsium, Clarkia 

 unguiculata, Cryptantha, Dicentra chrysantha, Eriodictyon califomicum, E. 

 crassifolium, Eriogonuni, Helianthus, Hesperochiron, Layia glandulosa, Lonicera 

 interrupta, Lotus glaber, L. scoparius, Lupinus formosus, L. hallii, L. paynei, Medicago 

 sativa, Mimulus guttatus, Nama parryi, Penstemon spectabilis, Phacelia, Potentilla 

 glandulosa, Rhamnus califomica, Rubus leucodermis. Salvia mellifera, Sambucus 

 glauca;, Stanleya pinnata, Trichostema ovatum, Vicia americana. 

 Hoplitis sambuci Titus, 1904. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 6: 101. 9,6. 



Biology: Clement and Rust, 1976. Pan-Pacific Ent. 52: 116-117, fig. 5, tables 1, 2 (nest 

 architecture, cell provisions, development, parasite). 



