Superfamily APOIDEA 2037 



pikei Cockerell. B. C, Wash., Oreg., Nev., Calif., Colo., Wyo. Parasite: Netuognatha scutellaris 

 LeC, Sapyga fulvicornis Cress. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Ribes cereimi. 

 Osmia pikei Cockerell, 1907. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 19: 367. 9. 

 Osmia universitatis Cockerell, 1907. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 19: 538. 3. 

 Osmia integrella Cockerell, 1907. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 20: 124. 6. 

 Osmia vallicola Cockerell, 1907. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 20: 449. 6. 

 Osmia amala Cockerell, 1907. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 20: 447. 6. 

 Osmia metitia Cockerell, 1909. Canad. Ent. 41: 130. 6. 

 raritatis Michener. Colo., Wash., Calif. 



Osmia raritatis Michener, 1957. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 30: 40, figs. 1, 3, 5. 6. 

 tanneri Sandhouse. Utah. Ecology: Nests made entirely of mud on concave underside of stone. 

 Parasite: Clirysum pacifica (Say). Pollen: Traces of pollen attached to cocoon and exines 

 in feces in cell indicate an unknown species of Umbelliferae. 

 Osmia (Nothosinia) tanneri Sandhouse, 1939. Ent. Soc. Wash., Mem. 1: 87. S. 



Taxonomy: Parker, 1975. Pan-Pacific Ent. 51: 179-180, figs. 1-2. 9. 



Biology: Parker, 1975. Pan-Pacific Ent. 51: 180-182, figs. 3-4 (nest architecture, larval habits, 

 life history, parasite). 

 tarsata Provancher. Que. 



Osmia tarsata Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., p. 328. i. 



Taxonomy: Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 78-79 (redescription, tax. 

 status). 

 thysanisca Michener. Calif., Oreg., Wyo. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Hackelia 

 jessicae, Trifoliiim. 

 Osmia thysanisca Michener, 1957. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 30: 39, fig. 2. 6. 



vandykei Sandhouse. Oreg. 



Osmia vandykei Sandhouse, 1924. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 13: 344. c?. 



Genus OSMIA Subgenus ACANTHOSMIOIDES Ashmead 



Acanthosmioides Ashmead, 1899. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 26: 76. 



Type-species: Osmia odontogaster Cockerell. Orig. desig. and monotypic 



Revision: White, 1952. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 35: 219-307, pis. 39-44 (Nearctic spp.). 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1936. Amer. Mus. Novitates 875: 27-28 (Key). 



ashmeadii (Titus). Oreg. (Dalles). 



Acanthosmioides ashmeadii Titus, 1904. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 6: 101. 6. 

 calcarata White. Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Astragalus, Lotus. 

 Osmia calcarata White, 1952. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 35: 245, pi. 39, fig. 15; pi. 40, fig. 11; pi. 

 41, fig. 9; pi. 42, fig. 9; pi. 43, fig. 11; pi. 44, fig. 15. 6, 9. 

 dakotensis Michener. N. Dak., Mont., east. Colo., Wyo. 



Osmia dakotensis Michener, 1937. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 19: 407. 9. 

 Osmia (/Acanthosmioides) dacotensis Sandhouse, 1939. Ent. Soc Wash., Mem. 1: 62. 

 Emend. 

 francisconis White. Calif. (San Francisco). Ecology: Collected in sand dunes. 



Osmia francisconis White, 1952. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 35: 269, pi. 40, fig. 2. 9. 

 giffardi Sandhouse. Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.). 



Osmia (Acanthosmioides) giffardi Sandhouse, 1939. Ent. Soc. Wash., Mem. 1: 50. 6. 

 giliarum Cockerell. Idaho, Mont., Wyo., Colo. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Gilia, 

 Penstemon. 

 Osmia giliarum Cockerell, 1906. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 22: 451. 9. 



hurdi White. Calif., B. C. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Allium. 

 Osmia hnrdi White, 1952. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 35: 273, pi. 39, fig. 7. 9. 



