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Biology: Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 286-288 (nest architecture, larval 



food, life history, cocoon). 

 californica californica (Ashmead). B. C. to Calif, (except deserts and Sierra Nevada Mts.), 



Idaho, Nev., Utah; Mexico (Baja California). Parasite: Aiithrax in-oratus Say, Chrysura 

 sp., Leucospis affinis Say, Sphaeropthalma unicolor (Cress.), Stelis ashmeadiellae 

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

 Asclepias, Aster adscejideyis var. yosemitanus, Calycadenia mtdtiglandulosa, 

 Camissonia caynpestris, Centaurea meiitensis, Chaenactis glabriuscula, Chorizanthe 

 staticoides, Chrysothaynnus, Corethrogyne, Cressa cretica, Cryptantha intermedia, 

 Encelia californica, E. farinosa, Eriastrum virgatum, Erigeron divergens, E . foliosus 

 var. stenophyllus, Eriogoniim fasciculatum, E. subscaposum, Eriophyllum 

 confertiflormn, Eupatorium occidentale, Frankenia grandiflora, Gilia multicaulis, 

 Grindelia camporiim, G. elata, Gutierrezia californica, G. sarothrae, Haplopappus 

 linearifolius, H. parishii, H. squarrosus, H. vemonioides, Helianthus gracilentus, 

 Hemizonia fasciculata, H. luzulaefolia, H. paniculata, H. wrightii, Heterotheca 

 grandiflora, Lessingia germanormn, L. grandiflora, L. leptoclada, L. tenuis, Lotus 

 americanus, L. glaber, L. hamatus, L. scoparius, Medicago sativa, Melilotus, 

 Monardella douglasii, M. stricta, Navarretia heterodoxa, N. viscidula, Pentachaeta 

 aurea, Phacelia ciliata, P. davidsonii, Potentilla glandulosa, Senecio douglasii, 

 Sesuvium sessile, Solidago lasiostachys, Stephanomeria exigua. Verbena prostrata, 

 Vigiiiera. 



Chalicodoma californica Ashmead, 1897. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. 1 (3): 1. d, 9. 



Ashmeadiella coquilletti Titus, 1904. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 6: 99. 9, d. 



Biology: Timberlake, 1941. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 49: 134 (parasite). 

 californica florissantensis Michener. Idaho. Wyo., Colo., N. Mex. Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers of Aster, Chrysolepis. 

 Ashmeadiella florissantensis Michener, 1936. Pan-Pacific Ent. 12: 62. S, 9. 

 californica sierraensis Michener. Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.). Pollen: Apparently polylectic, 

 principally flowers of Compositae, including Aster adscendens, A. foliaceus, Erigeron, 

 Helianthus, Senecio canus, Solidago multiradiata. 

 Ashmeadiella {Ashmeadiella) californica sie-rraensis Michener, 1939. Amer. Midland Nat. 

 22: 51. 9, 6. 



cockerelli Michener. South. Calif. 



Ashmeadiella cockerelli Michener, 1936. Pan-Pacific Ent. 12: 62. 6. 

 cubiceps clypeata (Michener). Calif., low and middle altitudes; Mexico (Baja California). 

 Parasite: Chrysura sp., Leucospis affinis Say, Monodoyitomerus anthidii (Ashm.). 

 Pollen: Apparently polylectic, principally Compositae, visits flowers of Baileya, 

 Chaenactis, Cryptantha, Encelia, Eriophylhim confertiflorum, Haplopappus 

 linearifolius, Hemizonia, Lessingia germanorum, Melilotus, Sphaeralcea, Viguiera. 

 Titusella clypeata Michener, 1936. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 35: 93. 9. 

 cubiceps cubiceps (Cresson). Nev., Calif., Oreg., high mts. 



Heriades/ cubiceps Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 205. 9. 

 difugita difugita Michener. South. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Chrysopsis 

 fastigiata, Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Eriogonum fasciculatum, E. inflatum, Gilia, 

 Phacelia heterophylla, Verbeyia lasiostachys. 

 Ashmeadiella {Ashmeadiella) difugita Michener, 1939. Amer. Midland Nat. 22: 41. 9, 6. 

 difugita emarginatula Michener. Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.), Oreg., Idaho, Nev. Pollen: 

 Unknown, but visits flowers of Camissonia clavaeformis citrina, C. tanacetifolia, 

 Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Cirsium tioganum, Clarkia, Eriogonum, Grindelia, 

 Haplopappus apargoides. 

 Ashmeadiella difugita emarginatula Michener, 1951. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 24: 53. 9. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1954. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 27: 74 (geogr. and floral records). 



dimalla Michener. Ariz. 



Ashmeadiella {Ashmeadiella) dimalla Michener, 1939. Amer. Midland Nat. 22: 45. 9, S. 



