Superfamily APOIDEA 2167 



erythrothorax Michener. Calif. 



Anthophora erythrothorax Michener, 1936. Brooklyn Ent. See, Bui. 31: 93. 9. 

 estebana Cockerell. South. Calif, deserts; Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Unknown, but visits 

 flowers of Bebbia juncea, Chaenactis fremontii, Dalea, Encelia farinosa, Hyptis enioryi, 

 Peucephyllum schottii. 

 Anthophora estebana Cockerell, 1923. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 12: 81. 6. 

 exigua Cresson. N. Mex., Nev., Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Chaenactis 

 fremontii, Chrysothamnus nauseosus speciosus, C. viscidiflorus, Haplopappus 

 linearifolius, H. monactis, Lessingia, Penstemon, Senecio douglasii. 

 Anthophora exigua Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 211. 9,6. 

 flavocincta Huard. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Artemisia, Cressa cretica, 

 Heliotropiiim curassavicum, Hemizonia paniculata. 

 Anthophora nigrocincta Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 22: 172. 6. Preocc. 

 Anthophora flavocincta Huard, 1897. Nat. Canad. 24: 25. N. name. 

 Anthophora anstrutheri Cockerell, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 71. 9. 

 flexipes Cresson. Utah, Colo., Nev., Calif. Parasite: Anthrax limatulus Marst., Zacosmia 

 ^ maculata (Cress.), Zonitis (Neozonitis) hesperis Selander. Pollen: Polylectic, stores 

 pollen from a wide variety of flowers. 

 Anthophora flexipes Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 211. 9, 6. 



Biology: Torchio and Youssef, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 289-302, 21 figs, (life history). 

 hololeuca Cockerell. Ariz., South. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California and Sonora). Pollen: Polylege, 

 most commonly taken at flowers of Dalea, Acacia and Cercidi^im, but visits other 

 flowers including Abronia, Acamptopappus, Bebbia, Croton, Cryptantha, Heliotropiiim, 

 Koeberlinia, Larrea, Oenothera, Palafoxia, Stepkanomeria. 

 Anthophora hololeuca Cockerell, 1923. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 12: 82. 9, 3. 

 maculifrons Cresson. N. Mex., Nev., Cahf.; Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Unknown, but 

 visits flowers of Chrysothamnus including C. nauseosus, C. viscidiflorus, Helianthus 

 annuus. 

 Anthophora maculifrons Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 210. 9,6. 

 mortuaria Timberlake. Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Heliotropiiim 

 curassavicum, Pluchea sericea. 

 Anthophora mortuaria Timberlake, 1937. Amer. Mus. Novitates 958: 10. 6, 9. 

 nigritula Cockerell. Calif. 



Anthophora nigritula Cockerell, 1924. Pan-Pacific Ent. 1: 52. 9. 



Taxonomy: Michener, 1936. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 31: 93. 6. 

 pachyodonta Cockerell. Nev., South. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California), deserts. Pollen: 

 Unknown, but visits flowers of Bebbia juncea, Encelia farinosa, Heiiotropium 

 curassavicum, Sphaeralcea emoryi, S. orcutti. 

 Anthophora pachyodonta Cockerell, 1923. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 12: 80. 6.^ 

 peritomae Cockerell. Wyo., Utah, Colo., N. Mex. Parasite: Anthrax limatulus artemisia 



Marst, Zacosmia maculata (Cress.). Pollen: Stores pollen from flowers oi Grindelia 

 squarrosa, but visits other flowers including Chrysopsis, Chrysothaynnus, Helianthus 

 annuus, Solidago canade^isis. 

 Anthophora curta var. peritomae Cockerell, 1905. Ent. News 16: 272. 6 . 

 Anthophora peritomae var. interspersa Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 397. 6. 

 Anthophora peritomae var. tinctula Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 397. 9. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 396. cJ, 9. 



Biology: Torchio, 1971. Los Angeles Co. Mus., Contrib., Sci. 206: 1-14, 13 figs, (life history). 

 petrophila Cockerell. N. Mex., Calif. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Acamptopappus 

 sphaerocephalus, Amsinckia intermedia, A. tessellata. Aster canescens. Astragalus, 

 Baileya pleniradiata, Bebbia juncea, Chaenactis brachypappa, C. carphoclinia, C. 

 glabriuscula, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Dalea saundersii, Erigeron foliosus, 

 Eriophylliim confertiflorum, Geraea canescens, Gutierrezia lucida, Haplopappus 

 acradenius, H. cooperi, H. linearifolius, H. monactis, Lessingia tenuis, Lotus davidsonii. 



