2014 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



similarities among the species of the Hoplitis complex). — Michener, 1968. Ent. South. 

 Africa, Jour. 31: 337 (status of Anthocopa and Hoplitis). 



Genus HOPLITIS Subgenus HOPLITIS Klug 



Hoplitis Klug, 1807. Mag. Insektenk. 6: 225. 



Type-species: Apis adnnca Panzer. Monotypic. 

 Osniia subg. Ctenosmia Thomson, 1872. Hym. Scand., v. 2, p. 233. 



Type-species: Apis adunca Panzer. Desig. by Michener, 1941. 

 anthocopoides (Schenck). N. Y. (Albany and adjacent counties); Europe. Ecology: Builds 



mortar and pebble nests on exposed rock surfaces. Adventive from Europe. Parasite: 

 Acroricnus stylator (Thunb.), Anthrax irroratus Say, Chrysis coerulajis Fabr., 

 Melittohia chalybii Ashm., Monodontomerus montivagus Ashm., Stelis labiata (Prov.). 

 Pollen: Oligolectic on Echinm vulgare, but in Europe also collects pollen from Anchiisa 

 officinalis. 

 Osniia spinolae Schenck, 1851. Nassau. Ver. f. Naturk. Jahrb. 7: 68. 9. Preocc. 

 Osniia anthocopoides Schenck, 1853. Nassau. Ver. f. Naturk. Jahrb. 9: 181. N. name. 

 Osniia caenientaria Gerstaecker, 1869. Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 30: 339. 9, 6 . 



Taxonomy: Eickwort, 1970. Psyche 77: 190-201, Ufigs. (synonymy, redescription, systematic 

 position, distribution). 



Biology: Eickwort, 1970. Psyche 77: 196-199 (floral relationships, summary of Hfe history). 

 -Eickwort, 1973. Search, Cornell Univ. Agr. Expt. Sta. 3: 1-31, 55 figs., 3 tables (life 

 history, nest architecture, immature stages, parasites). —Eickwort, 1975. Evolution 29: 

 142-150, 1 fig., 2 tables (gregarious nesting and evolution of parasitism and sociality among 

 megachilid bees). —Eickwort, 1975. Ztschr. Tierpsychol. 3: 237-254, 8 figs, 1 table 

 (nest-building behavior). 



Morphology: Schmidt and Stockton, 1971. Ent. News 82: 275-277 (analysis of DNA in sperm). 

 Genus HOPLITIS Subgenus ANDRONICUS Cresson 



AndronicHS Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 2: 384. 



Type-species: Androniciis cylindriciis Cresson. Montypic. 

 cylindrica (Cresson). Que. and N. S. to Fla., west to N. W. T., B. C, Colo., Tex. Ecology: Nests 

 in dry pithy stems including trap-nests. Parasite: Melittohia chalybii Ashm., Stelis 

 foederalis Smith, S. labiata Prov., S. lateralis Cress., Tricrania stansburyi Hald. Pollen: 

 Polylectic, visits flowers of many families, principally Leguminosae, Compositae, and 

 Labiatae, including Aniorpha, Blephilia, Celastms, Dianthera, Hydrophylluni, Lobelia, 

 Petalostemon, Riibus, Senecio, Specularia, Trifolium, Verbena, Veronica. 



Andronicus cylindriciis Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 2: 384. c5. 



Osniia spoliata Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., p. 327. 9. 



Hopilitis nionardae Cockerell, 1914. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 14: 363. 9. 



Hoplitis hicksi Cockerell, 1932. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 27: 203. 9. 



Biology: Hicks, 1926 Colo. Univ. Studies 15: 217 (nest). -Eye, 1965. Canadian Ent. 97: 

 871-872, fig. 2 (life history, parasite). — Medler, 1967. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 40: 137-140, fig. 

 1 (nest architecture, life history, parasites). 



Genus HOPLITIS Subgenus MONUMETHA Cresson 



Monunietha Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc 2: 387. 



Type-species: Chelostoma albifrons Kirby. Desig. by Titus, 1904. {=Monumetha 

 argentifrons Cresson). 

 Chlorosmia Sladen, 1916. Canad. Ent. 48: 270. 



Type-species: Osniia fiilgida Cresson. Monotypic. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1936. Amer. Mus. Novitates 875: 29 (key). 



