Superfamily APOIDEA ; 2013 



Type-species: Ashmeadiella howardi Cockerell. Monotypic. (=Hoplifella pentamera 

 Cockerell). 

 Hoplitma Cockerell, 1913. Canad. Ent. 45: 34. Proposed to replace Hoplitella Cockerell. 

 bullifacies (Michener). East. Calif., desert. Parasite: Aiithrax irroratus Say, Leucospis affinis 

 Say, Sphaeropthalma sp., Stelis sp. Pollen: Presumably Cryptantha, but is known to 

 visit flowers of Phacelia including P. aff. fremontu. Predator: Trichodes oniatits Say. 

 Hoplitis (Hoplitina) bullifacies Michener," 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 274. 9 (6 

 misdet.). ' 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 37-38. tJ, 9. 

 bunocephala (Michener). Cent. Calif. Parasite: Chrysura pacifica (Say). Pollen: Unknown, but 

 visits flowers of Lotus including L. subpinnatus. 

 Hoplitis (Hoplitina) bunocephala Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 276. 9, 

 6. 

 howardi (Cockerell). South, and cent. Calif. Parasite: Stelis sp. Pollen: Unknown, but appears 

 to visit principally the flowers o{ Lotus including L. glaber, L. scoparius, L. strigosus, 

 but has also been taken at flowers oi Cryptantha intermedia, Eriophyllum 

 confertifloruni, and Salvia. 

 Ashmeadiella howardi Cockerell, 1910. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 5: 22. 9 (6 misdet.). 

 Hoplitella pentamera Cockerell, 1910. Canad. Ent. 42: 169. tJ. 

 Hoplitina hesperia Crawford, 1916. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 4: 103. 9. 

 linsdalei (Michener). Cent. Calif. 



Hoplitis (Hoplitina) liiisdalei Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 277. S. 

 mazourka (Michener). Calif. (Inyo Co.). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Cryptantha, 

 Gilia, Tetradymia. 

 Hoplitis mazourka Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 38. 6. 

 mojavensis (Michener). South. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Cryptantha 

 barbigera, Lasthenia chrysostoma, Nama demissum, Phacelia fremontii. 

 Hoplitis (Hoplitina) mojavensis Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 275. 9. 



Genus PROTERIADES Subgenus ACROSMIA Michener 



Hoplitis subg. Acrosmia Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 298. 

 Type-species: Hoplitis plagiostoma Michener. Orig. desig. 

 laevibullata (Michener). Calif., Utah. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Calyptriditim 

 umbellatum, Nemophila, Phacelia. 

 Anthocopa (Eremosmia) laevibullata Michener, 1943. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 36: 68. 9. 

 Hoplitis (Acrosmia) perissocera Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 299. 6. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 40 (synonymy). 

 plagiostoma (Michener). Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.), Oreg. 



Hoplitis (Acrosmia) plagiostoma Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 298. S. 

 rufina (Michener). Calif., Oreg., Utah. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Nemophila, Viola 

 purpurea. 

 Hoplitis rufina Michener, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 40. 9, S. 



Genus HOPLITIS Klug 



Revision: Michener, 1947. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 89: 261-317 (N. Amer. spp. with 

 references to biological works). 



Taxonomy: Hurd and Michener, 1955. Calif. Ins. Survey, Bui. 3: 44-94, pis. 7, 14-18, figs. 5, 

 51-70, maps 17-39 (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). —Mitchell, 1962. N. 

 C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 56-68, figs. 19-25, table 3 (eastern U. S. spp.). 

 — 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 



