2166 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Anthophora nudata Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., p. 336. 6. 

 Anthophora subglobulosa Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., v. 2, 



p. 297. 6. 

 Anthophora nubiterrae Viereck, 1903. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 29: 45. 6. 



Taxonomy: Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 328-330, figs. 91, 92, table 10 

 (redescription, synonymy). 



Biology: Cockerell, 1903. Birds and Nature, v. 14, p. 127. — Medler, 1964. Canad. Ent. 96: 

 1332-1336, 4 figs. 



Genus ANTHOPHORA Subgenus MICRANTHOPHORA Cockerell 



Anthophora subg. Micranthophora Cockerell, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 66. 

 Type-species: Anthophora curta Provancher. Grig, desig. 

 abroniae Timberlake. Ariz., Calif.; Mexico. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Abronia 

 including A. villosa, Chaenactis fremontii, C. glabriuscula, Geraea canescens, 

 Heliotropiuni curassavicum. 



Anthophora abroniae Timberlake, 1937. Amer. Mus. Novitates 958: 6. 6, 9. 

 albata Cresson. Kans., Colo. 



Anthophora albata Cresson, 1876. Davenport Acad. Sci., Proc. 1: 211. 9. 

 arthuri Cockerell. Colo. Parasite: Zacosmia maculata (Cress.). 



Anthophora arthuri Cockerell, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 72. 9. 

 cockerelli Timberlake. Calif., deserts. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Cleomella 

 obttisifolia, Dalea, Heliotropittm curassavicum, Wislizenia refracta. 



Anthophora cockerelli Timberlake, 1937. Amer. Mus. Novitates 958: 4. 6, 9. 

 columbariae Timberlake and Cockerell. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Chaenactis fremontii, C. glabriuscula, Cryptantha intermedia, Lotus scoparius, 

 Lupinus nanus, Phacelia minor, Salvia carduacea, S. columbariae. Salvia mellifera, 

 Sphaeralcea ambigua, Trifolium variegatum. 



Anthophora (Micranthophora) columbariae Timberlake and Cockerell, 1937. In Cockerell, 

 Amer. Mus. Novitates 948: 9. 6, 9. 

 curta curta Provancher. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). Parasite: Zacosmia maculata 



(Cress.). Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers including Abronia villosa, 

 Acacia greggii, Baileya pleniradiata, Bebbia juncea, Calycadenia tenella, Centaurea 

 melitensis, C. solstitialis, Chaenactis artemisaefolia, C . fremontii, C. glabriuscula, C. 

 tenuifolia, Chrysopsis villosa, Chrysothamnus 7iauseosus, Chrysanthemum coronaria, 

 Cnicxis, Convolvulus arvense. Coreopsis lanceolata, Corethrogyne bemardina, Croton 

 califomicus, Cryptantha intermedia, C. lepida, Curcurbita foetidissima, Eyicelia actoni, 

 E. califomica, E . farinosa, Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Eriogonum fasciculatum, 

 Eriophyllum multicaule, Grindelia camporum, G. elata, Gutierrezia califomica, G. 

 lucida, G. sarothrae, Haplopappus palmeri, Helianthus annuus, H. gracilentus, 

 Heliotropium curassavicum, Hemizonia fasciculata, H. paniculata, H. pungens, H. 

 wrightii, Heterotheca grandiflora, Jaumea carnosa, Layia platyglossa, Lotus scoparius, 

 Melilotus alba, Palafoxia linearis, Pentachaeta aurea, Peucephyllum schottii, Phacelia 

 distans. Phyla nodiflora rosea, Raphanus sativus, Salvia columbariae, Senecio 

 califomica, S. douglasii, Stephanomeria exigua, S. virgata, Trichostema lanceolatiim, T. 

 parishii, Vigiiiera laciniata, V. multiflora. 



Anthophora curta Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 22: 173. 9. 



Anthophora curta var. ensenadensis Cockerell, 1941. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Trans. 9: 

 349. S. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 396. S. 

 curta melanops Cockerell. Colo., Tex., N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico. Parasite: Zacosmia maculata 

 (Cress.). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Cleome, Dithyraea wislizeni. Pedis 

 papposa, Wedeiia incartiata. 

 Anthophora curta var. melanops Cockerell, 1926. Pan-Pacific Ent. 3: 84. S. 



Biology: Hicks, 1934. Colo. Univ., Studies 21: 265 (nest, parasite). 



