1954 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Agapostemon pulchra Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus. v. 1, p. 87. 9. 

 Agapostemon sulcatiilus Cockerell, 1909. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 4: 25. 6. 



Taxonomy: van der Vecht, 1959. Ent. Ber. 19: 69 (tax. status). —Roberts, 1972. Kansas Univ. 

 Sci. Bui. 49: 554 (tax. status). —Day and Fitton, 1977. Biol. Jour. Linn. Soc. 9: 39. 6 (tax. 

 status of type, synonymy). 



Biology: Rau, 1934. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 28: 219. 



Species Group Virescens 



coloradinus Crawford. S. Dak., Nebr., Kans., Okla., Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Wyo., Utah. 



Agapostemon coloradensis Crawford, 1901. Nebr. Acad. Sci., Proc. 7: 163. 9 . Preocc. 

 through secondary homonymy prior to 196 L 



Halictus Coloradinus Vachal, 1903. Misc. Ent. 11: 90. N. name. 

 tyleri Cockerell. Ariz., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico. 



Agapostemon tyleri Cockerell, 1917. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20: 241. 9,6. 



Agapostemon martini Cockerell, 1927. Pan-Pacific Ent. 3: 153. 9 (.6 misdet.). 

 virescens (Fabricius). Ont. and Maine to Fla., west to B. C, Wash, and Oreg. Predator: 

 Philanthus gibbosus (Fabr.), P. solivagus Say. 



Andrena virescens Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 378. 9. 



Andrena nigricornis Fabricius, 1793. Ent. System., v. 2, p. 313. <J. 



Halictus dimidiatus Lepeletier, 1841. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym. v. 2, p. 283. 9. 



Halictus tricolor Lepeletier, 1841. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym. v. 2, p. 389. 6. 



Agapostemon bicolor Robertson, 1893. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 20: 148. 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Moure, 1960. Studia Ent. 3: 103-104 (synonymy, notes on type). 



Species Group Melliventris 



melliventris Cresson. Mont., Idaho, S. Dak., south to Tex., N. Mex., Ariz., and Calif.; Mexico. 

 Ecology: Nests in abandoned burrows and holes including vacated Sceliphron nests. 

 Predator: Philanthus arizonicus Bohart. 

 Agapostemon melliventris Cresson, 1874. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 5: 101. 9. 

 Agapostemon fasciatus Crawford, 1901. Nebr. Acad. Sci., Proc. 7: 163. 9,6. 

 Halictus {Agapostemon) plurifasciatus Vachal, 1903. Misc. Ent. 11: 93, 101. 9,6. 

 Agapostemon digueti Cockerell, 1924. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 12: 539. 9,6. 

 mexicanus Roberts. Mexico (Baja California and Sonora). May occur in U. S. (vicinity of San 

 Diego, Calif, or Yuma, Ariz.). 

 Agapostemon mexicanus Roberts, 1972. Kansas Univ. Sci. Bui. 49: 503. 6,9. 

 peninsularis Roberts. Calif. (La Jolla and San Diego); Mexico (Baja California). 

 Agapostemon peninsularis Roberts, 1972. Kansas Univ. Sci. Bui. 49: 515. 6,9. 



Species Group Erebus 



leunculus Vachal. Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador. May occur in U. S. since the species has 

 been collected 10 miles southwest of Pharr, Texas in Mexico. 

 Agapostemon leunculus Vachal, 1903. Misc. Ent. 11: 92. 9. 

 Agapostemon vulpicolor Crawford, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 162. 9. 

 Agapostemon nasutus var. ater Friese, 1916. Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 77: 310. 9. 



Species Group Nasutus 



nasutus Smith. Tex. (Brownsville), south to South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and 

 Venezuela) including Trinidad. Parasite: Zodion americanum Wied. 

 Agapostemon 7iasutus Smith, 1853. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 1, p. 87. 6. 

 Agapostemon peruvianus Cameron, 1903. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 29: 237. 6. 

 Agapostemon nasutus gualanicus Cockerell, 1912. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 9: 556. 6. 

 Agapostemon purpureopictus Cockerell, 1924. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc (4) 12: 538. 9. 

 Agapostemon melanurus Cockerell, 1949. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 98: 438. 9. 



Biology: Eickwort and Eickwort, 1969. Kansas Ent. Soc, Jour. 42: 421-452 (life history). 



