2032 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology: Rust, 1974. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 32: 14-15 (nest architecture, cocoon, life history, 

 parasite). 

 lignaria lignaria Say. N. S. to Ga., west to Mich., Iowa, Nebr., Kans., Okla., and Tex. Ecology: 

 Nests in a wide variety of preexisting borings, burrows, cavities, crevices, and mud 

 nests of wasps as well as attaching their cells in clusters on exposed surfaces; uses mud 

 for nest construction. Parasite: Chaetodactylus kromheini Baker, Clirysura kijrae 

 Krombein, Leucospis affinis Say, Melittobia chalybii Ashm., Monodoniomerus obscurus 

 Westw., Sapyga angustata Cress. Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers 

 including Camassia, Cardamine, Cercis canadensis, Chaerophyllum, Claytonia, 

 Collinsia, Dentaria laciniata, Dicentra, Diervilla japonica, Dirca, Erigenia, 

 Erytlironium albidum, E. americanum, Fragaria, Geranmm, Glechoma hederacea, 

 Hydrophyllum, Lupinus, Malus, Mertensia, Nepeta hederacea, Osmorrhiza, Oxalis, 

 Polemonium, Primus, Pyrus, Ranuncuhcs, Ribes, Rosa, Rubtis, Salix, Senecio, 

 Stellaria, Taenidia, Taraxacum, Viburnum, Vicia, Viola, Zanihoxylum. 

 Osmia lignaria Say, 1837. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 399. 9, d. 

 Osmia purpurascens Smith, 1849. Zoologist 7 (app.): Iviii. 6. 



Biology: Rau, 1926. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 25: 203 (nest). — Rau, 1937. Ent. Soc. Amer., 

 Ann. 30: 324-342, 1 pi. (nest architecture, life history, effect of cell size and placement on 

 sex ratio, foraging behavior, parasite). — Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 203-204 

 (nest architecture, life history, supersedure). —Chandler, 1959 (1958). Ind. Acad. Sci., Proc. 

 68: 199-204 (nest). -Balduf, 1961. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 56: 83-84 (nest, foraging 

 behavior). —Krombein, 1962. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 75: 239-242, pi. 1 (nest architecture, 

 parasite). —Chandler, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., North Central Branch, Proc. 16: 18-19 (nest 

 architecture, life history, parasite). —Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 

 296-306; pi. 16, figs. 70-77; pi. 17, figs. 82-85, 87; pi. 18, fig. 88; pi. 23, figs. 111-114; pi. 27, 

 figs. 128-130 (nest architecture, life history, supersedure, effect of cell size and placement 

 on sex ratio, foraging behavior, cocoon, parasites). — Medler, 1967. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 

 60: 340-341, fig. 2, table 1 (nest architecture, life history). — Byers, 1972. Kans. Ent. Soc, 

 Jour. 45: 235-238 (supersedure by Monobia quadridens). —Matthews and Kislow, 1973. 

 Environ. Ent. 2: 157-158, 1 fig. (cocoon orientation). —Rust, 1974. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 32: 

 21-27, table 3 (nest architecture, life history, parasites). — Torchio, 1976. Kans. Ent. Soc, 

 Jour. 49: 475-482, 4 figs., 4 tables (use as pollinator in apple and piflne orchards). 

 lignaria propinqua Cresson. Sask., to west. Tex., west to B. C, Wash., Oreg. and Calif. 



Ecology: Nests in a wide variety of preexisting borings, burrows, cavities, crevices and 

 mud nests of wasps as well as attaching their cells in clusters on exposed surfaces; uses 

 mud for nest construction. Parasite: Leucospis affinis Say, Sapyga emarginata Cress., 

 Stelis sp., Tricrania stansbiiryi Hald. Pollen: Polylectic,visits a wide variety of flowers 

 including Acer, Ayusinckia intermedia. Arbutus menziesii, Arctostaphylos drupacea, A. 

 glauca, A. patula. Astragalus, Berbens califomica, Blennosperma nanum, Brassica, 

 Ceanothus integerrimus, Cercis occidentalis, Cercocarpus beiulifolius, Cirsium, 

 Clarkia, Collinsia heterophylla, Cryptantha, Cytisus scopariiis, Eriodictyon, 

 Erythronimn, Geraea canescens, Gilia tricolor, Hydrophyllum, Isomeris arborea, 

 Limnanthes douglasii, Lonicera, Lupinus albifrons, L. bicolor, Lycium, Mimulus, 

 Nemophila exilis, N. menziesii, Penstemon, Phacelia cicutaria, P. distans, P. 

 tanacetifolia, Prunus subcordata, Ranunculus califortiicus, Raphanus sativus, 

 Rhaynnus califomica, R. crocea, Ribes cereum, R. menziesii, R. roezlii, R. velutina, R. 

 viscosissimum, Rubus ursiiius, Salix laevigata, S. lasiolepis, Salvia carduacea, Sejiecio, 

 Sisyynbrium irio, Tamarix, Taraxacum vulgare, Trifolium repens, Vicia califomicum, 

 Viola, Wyethia. Predator: Ptinus californicus Pic, Trichodes omatus Say. 

 Osmia propinqua Cresson, 1864. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 3: 23. 9. 

 Osmia lignaria lignariella Cockerell, 1906. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17: 227. 9. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1953. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 35: 1054, figs. 135-137, 140 (larva). 



Biology: Hicks, 1934. Colo. Univ., Studies 21: 265 (nest). — Linsley and MacSwain, 1941. 

 South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 40: 129 (nest, parasites). —Levin, 1957. Econ. Ent., Jour. 50: 

 506-507 (nest architecture, life history). —Levin and Haydak, 1957. Bee World 38: 221-226 

 (comparative nutritional values of different pollens). —Levin, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 



