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solonis Graenicher. Minn., Ont., and New England. 



Sphecodes solonis Graenicher, 1910. Pub. Mus. City Milwaukee, Bui. 1: 229. S, 9. 



Sphecodes morsei Mitchell, 1956. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc, Jour. 72: 213. 9. 



Sphecodes packardi Mitchell, 1956. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc, Jour. 72: 216. S. 

 sophiae Cockerell. Colo., N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. 



Sphecodes sophiae Cockerell, 1898 Denison Univ. Sci. Labs., Bui. 11: 44. 9. Republished by 

 Cockerell, 1898. N. Mex. Univ., Bui. 1: 44. female. 

 stygius Robertson. Minn, to Que. and New England, south to Fla. 



Sphecodes stygius Robertson, 1893. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 20: 145. 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Robertson, 1897. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 7: 317. 3,9. 

 sulcatulus Cockerell. Colo. Predator: Philanthus crabroniformis Sm. 



Sphecodes sulcatulus Cockerell. 1906. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 22: 426. 9. 

 texana Cresson. Tex. 



Sphecodes texana Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 249. 9,6. 

 townesi Mitchell. Mich, and N. Y. to N. C. 



Sphecodes townesi Mitchell, 1956. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc, Jour. 72: 212. 9. 

 trentonensis Cockerell. N. Y. 



Sphecodes trentonensis Cockerell, 1913. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 11: 62. 9. 

 veganus Cockerell. N. Mex. 



Sphecodes veganus Cockerell, 1904. Entomologist 37: 5. 9. 

 washingtoni Cockerell. Wash. 



Sphecodes (Machaeris) V/ashingtoni Cockerell, 1904. In Viereck, Canad. Ent. 36: 231. 9. 

 wheeleri Mitchell. N. Y. and Conn., south to N. C, ?Kans. Probable male of pimpinellae Robt. 



Sphecodes wheeleri Mitchell, 1956. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc, Jour. 72: 210. 9,6. 



Unplaced Taxa of Tribe Halictini 



The following species cannot be placed as to genus from existing descriptions. 



Halictns arctous Vachal, 1904. Soc Hist. Arch. Correze, Bui. 26: 480. d. B. C. 

 Parasphecodes Califomica Provancher, 1896. Nat. Canad. 23: 8. 9. Calif. 

 Halictus crassicomis Kirby, 1837. In Richardson, Fauna Bor.-Amer., v. 4, p. 267. 9. Canada. 

 Halictus distinguendus Dalla Torre, 1896. Cat. Hym., v. 10, p. 60. N. name for Halictus 

 distinctus Provancher, 1882. Nat. Canad. 13: 200. male. ?Que. Preocc. 



Family MELITTIDAE 



With the exception of the subfamily Ctenoplectrinae which is restricted to the Ethiopian, 

 Oriental and Australian regions, this family is represented in North America by three subfami- 

 lies also present in the Old World. None of these is known to occur in the Neotropical Region 

 and only a few species of the Dasypodinae (Genus Hesperapis) are known to be present in 

 northern Mexico. The generic relationships within this latter subfamily are in need of clarifica- 

 tion especially those centering about the genus Hesperapis. On the basis of accumulated in- 

 trafloral information it appears that many, if not most, members of this family have evolved as 

 oligoleges of both annual and perennial plants. 



Taxonomy: Rozen and McGinley, 1974. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2545: 1-31, figs. 1-82, tables 1, 2 

 (larvae). 



Biology: Hurd and Linsley, 1975. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 193: 32-33, fig. 13 (Larrea visiting 

 spp.). 



Subfamily MELITTINAE 



Genus MELITTA Kirby 



Genus MELITTA Subgenus MELITTA Kirby 



Melitta Kirby, 1802. Monographia Apum Angliae, v. 1, p. 117. 



Type-species: Melitta tricincta Kirby. Desig. by Richards, 1935. 

 Cilissa Leach, 1812. In Brewster's Edinburgh Encycl., v. 9, p. 154. 



