Superfamily APOIDEA 1929 



orcuttii, Cryptantha intermedia, C. micrantha, C. muricata, Eriophyllum 

 confertiflorum, Eschscholzia califomica, Rhaynnus crocea, Rhus ovata. 

 Perdita micheneri micheneri Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 294, figs. 231, 

 232,317,342. 9, c5. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 36 (geogr. record). 

 micheneri rhamnophila Timberlake. Calif. (Rock Creek in San Gabriel Mts.). Pollen: 

 Unknown, but visits flowers oi Rliamnus crocea. 

 Perdita micheneri rhamnophila Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 295. S. 

 mucronata Timberlake. Calif. (Riverside County); desert. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers 

 oi Camissonia brevipes, Eschscholzia minutiflora var. darwinensis. 

 Perdita mucronata Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 297, figs. 235, 236, 318, 

 344. S. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 36. 9. 

 nitens Timberlake. Calif. (Mendocino, San Benito, Santa Barbara and Stanislaus Counties). 



Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Eriogonum, Eschscholzia califomica, Mimulus 

 fremontii, Phacelia. 

 Perdita nitens Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 295, figs. 233, 234, 343. 9, 6. 

 quadrisignata Timberlake. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Baccharis, Ceanothus, 

 Clarkia, Coreopsis bigelovii, Cryptantha muricata, Eriophyllum confertiflorum, 

 Eschscholzia califomica, Layia platyglossa, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, Pnmus 

 subcordata, Rhamnus crocea, Salix. 

 Perdita quadrisignata Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 296. 9. 



Taxonomy: Timberlake, 1968. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 49: 39. 6. 

 transversa Timberlake. Oreg. (Jackson County). 



Perdita transversa Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 287, figs. 312. 6. 



vandykei Timberlake. Calif. (Monterey County). 



Perdita vandykei Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 286. 9, 6. 



Species Group Californica 



Biology: Linsley, 1958. Hilgardia 27: 562, table 5 (oligolecty). 

 argemones Timberlake. Ariz. (Maricopa, Pima and Pinal Counties). Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers of Argemone. 

 Perdita argemones Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 309, figs. 261, 262, 327, 

 358. 9, 6. 

 arizonica Timberlake. Ariz. (Oak Creek Canyon). Pollen: Apparently collects pollen from the 

 flowers of Calochortus. 

 Perdita aHzonica Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 310, figs. 263, 264, 328, 359. 



9,6. 

 bilobata Timberlake. Calif. (Inyo and San Bernardino Counties). Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers oi Calochortus aureus, C. kennedyi, Haplopappus cooperi. 

 Perdita bilobata Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 305, figs. 253, 254, 354. 9, d. 

 bispinata Timberlake. Calif. (San Bernardino and Riverside Counties). Pollen: Unknown, but 

 visits flowers oi Calochortus kennedyi, Haplopappus cooperi. 

 Perdita bispinata Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 303, figs. 249, 250, 323, 352. 

 9, 6. 

 bohartorum Timberlake. Calif. (Mono County). 



Perdita bohartorum Timberlake, 1956. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 11: 319, figs. 275, 276, 365. 



9,6. 

 californica californica (Cresson). Coastal Calif. (Mt. Diablo, southward); Mexico (Baja 



California). Pollen: Apparently collects pollen from the flowers oi Calochortus including 

 C. concolor, C. kennedyi, C. luteus, C. plummerae, C. splendens, C. venusius, C. weedu, 

 but visits other flowers for nectar including Cryptantha, Eriogonum fasciculatum, 

 Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Grindelia, Opuntia. 

 Macrotera califomica Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 71. 6. 



