Superfamily APOIDEA 2177 



Type-species: Apis cucurbitina Rossi. Monotypic. (=Hylaeus albilabris Fabricius). 

 Neoceratina Perkins, 1912. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 9: 117. 



Type-species: Neoceratina australensis Perkins. Monotypic. 

 Ceratinula Moure, 1941. Arq. Mus. Paranaense 1: 78. 



Type-species: Ceratina lucidula Smith. Orig. desig. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1965. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 130: 220-221 (synonymy). 

 arizonensis Cockerell. Tex. to Calif.; Mexico; inadvertently and successfully introduced into 

 the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu). Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers 

 including Antirrhinum nutallianum, Asclepias, Baccharis sarothroides, Baeria 

 chrysostoma, Brassica, Calochorius venustus, Ceanothus crassifolius, Chaenactis, 

 Chorizanihe parryi, Cirsium, Clarkia, Cleomella obtusifolia, Condalia, Cressa, Croton 

 califomicus, Cryptantha flaccida, C. intermedia, C. muricata, Encelia farinosa, 

 Ericameria parishii, Eriogonum fasciculatum, E.f. wax. foliolosum, E. gracile, 

 Eriophyllum confertiflorum, E. lanosum. Euphorbia albomarginata, E. palmeri, E. 

 pediculifera, Larrea tridentata, Lotus glaber, Lycium fremontii, Malacothrix 

 califomica, Mesembryanthemum, Nolina microcarpa, Phacelia distans, P. douglasii, 

 Prosopis juliflora, Rhus, Salix lasiolepis, Salvia mellifera, Senecio califomicus, 

 Solanum elaeagnifolium, Sphaeralcea laxa, Tamarix gallica. 



Ceratina arizonensis Cockerell, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 238. 6. 



Ceratina arizonensis vanduzeei Cockerell, 1924. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4) 12: 543. 9. 

 cockerelli Smith. S. C, Ga. and Fla., west to Tex. Pollen: Apparently polylectic, visits a wide 

 variety of flowers including Agastache breviflora, Bidens, Callirhoe involucrata, 

 Citrullus vulgaris, Erigeron quercifolius, Euphorbia, Gaillardia, Heterotheca, Lippia, 

 Lupinus, Marilaunidium origanifolium, Melilotus alba, Monarda citriodora, Phacelia 

 patuliflora, Polygala, Rubus, Sabatia campestris, Sida heterophylla, Stachys floridana. 



Ceratina lunata Smith, 1907. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 33: 119. 6, ?. Preocc. 



Ceratina cockerelli Smith, 1907. Canad. Ent. 39: 260. N. name. 



Genus CERATINA Subgenus ZADONTOMERUS Ashmead 



Zadontomerus Ashmead, 1899. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 26: 69. 



Type-species: Ceratina tejonensis Cresson. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Zaodontomerus Cockerell and Porter, 1899. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4: 406. Emend. 



Species Group Dupla 



calcarata Robertson. Que. to Ga., west to Man., south to Tex. Ecology: Nests in borings in 

 sumac pith. Parasite: Aprostocetus americanus Ashm., Axima zabriskiei Howard, 

 Coelopencyrtus hylaei Burks, Grotea anguina Cress., Omalus iridescens (Nort.)?, 

 Parasierola sp., Rhydinofoenus tarsatorius (Say). Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide 

 variety of flowers including Aesculus glabra sargentii, Alliaria officinalis, Amelanchier 

 canadensis arborea, Amorpha fruticosa, Amphiachyris dracunculoides, Antennaria, 

 Apocynum, Arabis, Aruncus, Aster azureus, A. laevis, A. macrophyllus, A. paniculatus, 

 A. saggitifolius, Barbarea vulgaris, Bicuculla cucullaria, Blephilia, Brassica, Cacalia, 

 Callirhoe digitata, Caltha palustris, Camassia, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Cardamine, 

 Ceanothus ovatus, Celastrus scandens, Cercis, Chionanthus virginicus. 

 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Chrysopsis, Cirsium, Claytonia caroliniana virginica, 

 Collinsia, Convolvulus sepium, Crataegus, Cypripedium, Dentaria diphylla, Deutzia 

 gracilis, Dirca, Echium vulgare, Ellisia, Erigenia, Erigeron canadensis, E. 

 philadelphicus, E. pulchellus, E. ramosus, Erythronium, Eulophus, Eupatorium 

 ageratoides. Euphorbia marginata, Forsythia, Fragaria virginiana. Geranium 

 maculatum, Geum, Gillenia Grossularia, Haplopappus, Helenium, Helianthus, 

 Hepatica, Heterotheca, Hydrangea paniculata. Ilex, Inula helenium, Isopyrum, 

 Kolkwitzia amabilis, Lepargyrea canadensis, Lepidium, Lonicera siberica, L. tatarica, 

 Maculara pomifera, Malus, Malva rotundifolia, Melilotus alba, M. officinalis, 

 Osmorrhiza, Oxalis europaea, Polemonium, Potentilla recta, Prunus americana, P. 

 gracilis, P. persica, P. serotina, P. tomentosa, Pulsatilla hirsutissima, Pyracantha, 

 Pyrus ioensis, Ranunculus, Rhus aromatica, R. canadensis, R. glabra, Ribes 



