Superfamily APOIDEA 2163 



pomonensis, Delphinium, Ephedra, Isomeris arborea, Lantana montevidensis, Lotus 

 rigidus, Lupinus bicolor, Melilotus alba, Phacelia distans. Ranunculus, Rhus ovata, 

 Salix, Salvia columbariae, S. pilosa. Sisymbrium irio, Trichostema lanatum. 

 Anthophora neglecta Timberlake and Cockerell, 1936. In Cockerell, Amer. Mus. Novitates 

 831:4. 6, 9. 



nigrita Dours. "Indiana." No recent records; probably not North American. 

 Anthophora nigrita Dours, 1869. Soc. Linn. Nord France, Mem. 2: 137. <S . 

 Podilirius nigratus(\) Dalla Torre, 1896. Cat. Hym., v. 10, p. 278. 



Taxonomy: Moure, 1960. Studia Ent. 3: 118-119 (status oi A. nigrita (Fabr.) and A. nigrita 

 Dours). 



occidentalis Cresson. B. C, Mont., S. Dak., Oreg., Wyo., Kans., Colo., Utah, N. Mex., Ariz. 

 Parasite: Anthrax fur (0. S.), Chrysnra smaragdicolor (Walk.), Dasymutilla dugesii 

 (Ckll. and Casad), D.fulvohirta (Cress.), Homia m. minutipennis Riley, H. 

 neomexicana (Ckll.), Monodontomerus montivagus Ashm., Nemognatha hirida Cress., 

 N. piezata Fabr., Sphaeropthalma unicolor (Cress.), Triepeolus sp., Xeromelecta 

 califomica (Cress.). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Carduus, Cleome serrulata, 

 Convolvulus sepium. 

 Anthophora occidentalis Cresson, 1869. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 2: 292. 9,6. 



Biology: Johnson, 19(^3. Ent. News 14: 290. — Hungerford and Williams, 1912. Ent. News 23: 

 259. —Long, 1925. Carnegie Inst. Wash., Yearbook 24: 340. — Mickel, 1928. Ent. News 39: 

 69. -Porter, 1951. Iowa State Coll. Jour. Sci. 26: 23-30, 19 figs. -Hobbs, Nummi and 

 Virostek, 1961. Canad. Ent. 93: 142-148 (nests, nesting site, nest associates). 

 pacifica infernalis (Dalla Torre). Utah, Nev., south. Calif. Parasite: Melecta pacifica fulvida 

 Cress. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Amsinckia intermedia, Arctostaphylos 

 glandulosa, A. glauca, Buddleia, Lantana montevidensis, Lupinus bicolor, Pedicularis 

 densiflora, Rhus laurina, Ribes indecorum, R. nevadensis, R. speciosum, Solanum, 

 douglasii. 

 Anthophora carbonaria Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 210. 9. Preocc. 

 Podalirius infernalis Dalla Torre, 1896. Cat. Hym., v. 10, p. 273. N. name. 

 Anthophora corvicolor Cockerell, 1905. Ent. News 16: 81. 9. 

 pacifica pacifica Cresson. B. C, Wash., Oreg., north. Calif., Nev. Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers of Arctostaphylos glauca, Cercocarpus ledifolius, Cynoglossum grandis, 

 Eriodictyon califomicum, Erodium botrys, Lantana montevidensis, Lasthenia 

 chrysostoma, Lotus glaber, Lupiyius bicolor, L. densiflorus, Pedicularis densiflora, 

 Ribes indecorum, R. malvaceum, Salix lasiolepis. 

 Anthophora pacifica Cresson, 1878. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc 30: 190. 6. 

 Anthophora ignava Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 210. 9. 

 pernicis Timberlake. Ariz., Nev. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Ribes cereum. 



Anthophora pernicis Timberlake, 1951. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 59: 58. 6 . 

 platti Timberlake. South. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Lantana montividensis, 

 Salix, Salvia mellifera. 

 Anthophora platti Timberlake, 1951. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 59: 60. 6, 9. 

 porterae Cockerell. Wyo., Colo., N. Mex., Calif, (desert). Pollen: Polylectic, visits flowers of 

 Astragalus including A. crotalariae, A. fremontii, Lupimis, Oenothera deltoides, Ribes. 

 Anthophora porterae Cockerell, 1900. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 5: 407. 6,9. 

 Anthophora porterae var. semiflava Cockerell, 1905. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 18: 183. 6. 

 Anthophora porterae var. watsoni Cockerell 1911. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 37: 238. 6. 

 Anthophora porterae mut. Thalassiana Cockerell, 1920. Nature 105: 518. 6. 

 raui Rohwer. Mo., Colo, to N. Y. 



Anthophora raui Rohwer, 1923. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 25: 100. 9. 



Biology: Rau, 1926. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 25: 179. — Rau, 1929. Psyche 36: 555. 

 smithii Cresson. S. Dak., Kans., Colo., Tex., N. Mex., Ariz. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers 

 of Carduus, Cleome serrulata, Ctiicus, Grindelia subalpi^ia, Petalostemon oligophyllus. 

 Salvia pitcheri. Verbena macdougali. 

 Anthophora smithii Cresson, 1869. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 2: 289. 6, 9. 

 Podalirius cardui Cockerell, 1897. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 155. 6. 



