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imperfecta (Provancher). Calif. 



Monumetha imperfecta Provancher, 1896. Nat. Canad. 23: 9. 9 . Perhaps a Megachile. 



Genus ANTHOCOPA Lepeletier 



This rather large genus of chiefly Holarctic bees occurs in Eurasia, Africa and in western 

 North America, west of the Great Plains. Although there is some evidence which indicates that 

 Ayithocopa should be merged with Hoplitis, these taxa are maintained as distinct in this catalog. 



Revision: Michener, 1943. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 36: 49-86 (Nearctic spp.). 



Taxonomy: Kurd and Michener, 1955. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 3: 94-126, pis. 8, 19-20, figs. 

 71-91, maps 40-61 (Calif, spp.). —Michener and Sokal, 1957. Evolution 11: 130-162 (phenetic 

 classification of the Hoplitis complex). —Sokal and Michener, 1958. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 

 38: 1409-1438 (systematic relationships within the Hoplitis complex). —Michener, 1966. 

 Entomologist 99: 146 (status of Anthocopa and Hoplitis). —Rubin, 1966. Syst. Zool. 15: 

 176-182, tables 1-3 (phenetic classification of the Hoplitis complex). —'Michener and Sokal, 

 1966. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 59: 1211-1217, 5 figs, (phenetic similarities among the species 

 of the Hoplitis complex). —Michener, 1968. Ent. South Africa, Jour. 31: 337 (status of 

 Anthocopa and Hoplitis). 



Genus ANTHOCOPA Subgenus ANTHOCOPA Lepeletier 



Anthocopa Lepeletier, 1825. Encycl. Meth., Diet. Ins., v. 10, p. 314. 



Type-species: Apis papaveris Latreille. Monotypic. 

 Phyllotoma Dumeril, 1860. Acad. Sci. Inst. Imp. France, Mem. 31: 842. Preocc. 



Type-species: Apis papaveris Latreille. Desig. by Michener, 1941. 

 Pseudosniia Radoszkowski, 1872. Soc. Ent. Rossica, Horae 8: xviii. RepubHshed by 

 Radoszkowski, 1874. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou, Bui. 48 (1): 152. 



Type-species: Megachile cristata Fonscolombe. Desig. by Cockerell, 1922. 

 Pseudo-osmia Radoszkowski, 1873. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou, Bui. 46 (2): 137. Emend. 

 Peudocosmia Radoszkowski, 1886. Soc. Ent. Rossica, Horae 20: 14. Emend. 



This subgenus does not occur in the New World. 



Genus ANTHOCOPA Subgenus ATOPOSMIA Cockerell 



Osmia subg. Atoposrnia Cockerell, 1935. Pan-Pacific Ent. 11: 50. 

 Type-species: Osmia triodonta Cockerell. Grig, desig. 



All species visit chiefly flowers of Penstemon in the mountains. 



abjecta abjecta (Cresson). Calif. (White Mts.), Greg., Utah, Wyo., Colo. Ecology: Nests under 

 stones. Pollen: Gligolege of Penstemon, including P. alpinus, P. heterodoxus, P. moffatti, 

 P. newberryi. 



Osmia abjecta Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 103. 9. 



Hoplitis mesae Cockerell, 1930. Amer. Mus. Novitates 397: 2. 6. 



Anthocopa (Atoposmia) nigrior Michener, 1943. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 36: 54. 9 (cJ 

 misdet.). 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 43 (synonymy). 



Biology: Parker, 1975. Pan-Pacific Ent. 51: 119-121, table 1 (nest, cocoon, sex ratio). 

 abjecta alta (Michener). CaHf. (Sierra Nevada Mts.). 



Osmia alta Michener, 1936. Canad. Ent. 68: 41. 9. 

 anthodyta anthodyta Michener. Calif., Nev., Greg., Idaho; Mexico (Baja Cahfornia). Pollen: 

 Gligolege oi Penstemon including P. cinereus, P. grinnellii, P. newberryi, P. palmeri, 

 but also visits flowers of Colli^isia parviflora. 

 Anthocopa (Atoposmia) anthodyta Michener, 1943. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 36: 60. 9, 6. 

 anthodyta bequaerti Michener. Ariz. (Santa Rita Mts.). Pollen: Penstemon. 



Anthocopa anthodyta bequaerti Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 42. 6, 9. 

 arizonensis Michener. Ariz. 



Anthocopa arizonensis Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 43. 9. 



