2142 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Melissodes bruesi Cockerell, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 110. 9. 



Melissodes loena Cockerell, 1909. Entomologist 42: 148. 6. 



Melissodes jnasuca Cockerell, 1909. Entomologist 42: 148. S . 



Melissodes tepaneca aschenbomiana Cockerell, 1912. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 10: 28. 

 6. 



Melissodes aurescens Cockerell, 1949. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 98: 462. $ . 

 tepida tepida Cresson. North. Utah to Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.), north to south. Idaho and 

 northwest. Oreg. Pollen: Presumably polylectic, visits flowers of Asclepias, Astragalus 

 bola^ideri, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Helianthus annuus, Medicago saliva, Melilotus, 

 Mentha, Trifolium pratense. 



Melissodes tepida Cresson, 1878. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 210. 9. 

 tepida timberlakei Cockerell. South. Calif, northeast to Sierra Mts., north to southern Oreg. 

 west of Sierras. Parasite: Triepeolus lineatulus Ckll. and Sandh., T. timberlakei Ckll. 

 Pollen: Polylectic, visits the flowers of many species of plants for pollen and or nectar 

 evidently preferring the pollen of Leguminosae, Labiatae, Euphorbiaceae, but also visits 

 Althaea rosea, Artemisia, Asclepias eriocarpa. Aster, Bellis, Brassica adpressa, B. 

 geniculata, B. incana, Centaurea cyanus, Centromadia pungens. Chrysanthemum,, 

 Clarkia amoena, Cleomella, Coreopsis lanceolata, Croton califomicus, Cryptantha 

 intermedia, Cucurbita, Daucus carota, Durantia plumieri, Eremocarpus setigeriis, 

 Eriastrum virgatum, Eriogomim fasciculatum, E. gracile, E. iyivolucratum, 

 Eschscholzia califomica, Gera^iinm, Gilia capitata, Gossypium, Gutierrezia califomica, 

 G. sarothrae, Helianthus annuus, H. bolanderi, H. petiolaris, Heliotropium 

 curassavicum, Heynizonia pungens, Hugelia virgata, Ipomoea, Lippia filiform is, L. 

 lanceolata, Lotus aynericanus, L. scoparius. Madia, Marryibiion vulgare, Medicago 

 sativa, Melilotus alba, M. iyidica, M esembryayithemuyn crystalliyium, Papaver 

 heterophyllum, Phacelia ramosissima, Phaseolus, Phyla layiceolata, P. yiodiflora rosea, 

 Playitago bigelovii, Pluchea borealis, P. caynphorata, P. sericea, Raphayius, Rosa, 

 Salsola kali, Scabiosa, Seyiecio douglasii, Sicyos, Sida hederacea, Stachys ajugoides, S. 

 bullata, Stephayiomeria exigua, S. virgata, Trichostema layiceolatuyn, Trifolium 

 iyivolucratum, T. repeyis, Wislizeyiia refracta. 



Melissodes timberlakei Cockerell, 1926. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 18: 624. 9. 



Biology: Linsley, 1946. Econ. Ent., Jour. 39: 20-23, 25 (nesting habits). 

 tepida yumensis LaBerge. Southeast. Calif., south. Nev., southwest. Utah, Ariz.; Mexico (Baja 

 Calif.). Pollen: Polylectic, visiting flowers of Aster spiyiosa, Cercidium torreyayium, 

 Chilopsis linearis, Citrullus, Cyywdoyi dactyloyi, Gossypium, Lippia brevipes, Medicago 

 sativa, Melilotus alba. Phyla yiodiflora, Pluchea, Salix, Sida hederacea, Sphaeralcea 

 orcutti, Tamarix gallica. 

 Melissodes (Melissodes) tepida yumensis LaBerge, 1956. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 37: 1128. 6, 

 9. 



Biology: Butler, Todd, McGregor and Werner, 1962. Ariz. Univ. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 

 139: 1-11 (floral relationships). 

 tessellata LaBerge. South, coastal Calif.; Mexico (Baja Calif., Jalisco). Pollen: Polylectic, visits 

 a wide variety of flowers for pollen and or nectar including Acacia greggii, Asclepias 

 erosa, Baccharis glutiyiosa, Bebbia juncea, Brassica geyiiculata, Ceyifaurea melitensis, 

 Chrysayitheynuyn segetuyn, Chrysothamiius vegayius, Clarkia aynoeyia, C. elegayis, 

 Corethrogyyie beryiardiyia, C . filagiyiifolia, Crotoyi califomicus, Cucurbita foetidissima, 

 Durayitia plumieri, Eyicelia fariyiosa, Eriogoyium fasciculatum, Gutierrezia beryiardiyia, 

 G. califomica, G. sarothrae, Haplopappus pahneri, H. veryioyiioides, Heliayithus aymuus, 

 Hemizoyiia fasciculatuyn, H. payiiculata, Hugelia virgata, Lippia filifomiis, Lotus 

 scoparius, Malvastrum fasciculatuyn, Marrubium vulgare, Medicago sativa, Melilotus 

 alba, Moyiardella villosa, Opuyitia parryi, Parkiyisoyiia aculeata, Pluchea caynphorata, 

 Polygoyiuyn lapathifolium, Salvia apiayia, Seyiecio douglasii, Stephayiomeria virgata, 

 Trichosteyna layiceolatuyn, Wislizeyiia refracta. 

 Melissodes (Melissodes) tessellata LaBerge, 1956. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 37: 1157, figs. 

 101-103. 6,9. 



