2128 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Taxonomy: Patton, 1879. U. S. Geol. and Geog. Survey, Bui. 5: 474. 9. 

 fulvohirta (Cresson). N. C. to Ga. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Elaeagnus, Vicia. 



Melissodes fulvohirta Cresson, 1878. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 213. 6. 

 fuscotincta Cockerell. Ariz., Colo. 



Synhalonia fuscotincta Cockerell, 1905. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 18: 178. 6. 

 hamata (Bradley). Eastern U. S., west to S. Dak., Colo., Kans., Nebr. and Mo. Pollen: 



Apparently polylectic, visits a wide variety of flowers including Aesculus, Asclepias, 

 Astragalus, Baptisia, Blephilia, Brassica, Camassia, Capsella, Cardaniine, Cercis, 

 Claytonia, Collinsia, Commandra, Convolvulus, Comus, Crataegus, Delphinium, 

 Dianthera, Dodacatheon, Ellisia, Erigeron, Fragaria, Geranium, Gleditsia, 

 Gymnocladus, Heracleum, Hydrophyllum, Iris, Krigia, Lithospermum, Lythrum, 

 Lobelia, Medicago, Melilotus, Mertensia, Monarda, Nepeta, Oenothera, Oxalis, 

 Penstemon, Petalostemon, Phlox, Podophyllum, Polemonium, Prunus, Ptelea, Pyrus, 

 Ranuncuhis, Ribes, Robinia, Rosa, Rubus, Ruellia, Salix, Salvia, Scutellaria, Senecio, 

 Stellaria, Tradescantia, Trifolium, Verbena, Verbesina, Viburnum,, Vicia, Viola, Vitis, 

 Zizia. 

 Tetralonia hamata Bradley, 1942. Ent. News 53: 189. 6,9. 

 hirsutissima (Cockerell). B. C. 



Tetralonia hirsutissima Cockerell, 1916. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17: 428. 9. 

 hurdi Timberlake. B. C. to Calif. Pollen: Apparently polylectic, collects pollen from flowers of 

 Collinsia sparsiflora, but also visits flowers oi Allium, Brodiaea, Cryptantha, Lupinus, 

 Phacelia, Taraxacum. 

 Synhalonia hurdi Timberlake, 1969. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 57: 42, figs. 43, 44. d, 9. 



Biology: Rust and Clement, 1977. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 50:41, 43, table 3 (nest, cell 

 provisions, floral relationships). 

 illinoensis Robertson. 111., Mo., Okla. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Astragalus 

 lindheimeri, Lithospermum canescens. 

 Synhalonia illinoensis Robertson, 1902. Canad. Ent. 34: 49. 6 . 

 lepida (Cresson). Colo., to Okla. and Tex. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Actinia, 

 Astragalus, Cercis, Gaillardia, Lesquerella, Marrubium, Sphaeralcea. 

 Melissodes lepida Cresson, 1878. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 198. 6. 

 lunata Timberlake. Oreg., Calif. Utah, Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Apparently 



polylectic, visits flowers of Amsinckia intermedia, Arbutus menziesii, Arctostaphylos 

 glauca, A. mariposa, A. pungens, Brassica, Calendula, Collinsia sparsiflora, 

 Cryptantha, Isomeris arborea, Encelia californica, Lasthenia chrysostoma, Lupinus 

 albifrons, L. densiflonis, L. latifolius, L. micranthus, L. nanus, L. succulentus, 

 Nemophila menziesii, Phacelia, Phlox, Ranunculus occidentalis, Ribes indecorum, 

 Salix, Salvia sonomensis, Sidalcea malvaeflora, Solanum umbelliferum, Trichostema 

 parishii, Trifolium tridentatum, Wyethia angustifolia. 

 Synhalonia lunata Timberlake, 1969. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 57: 46. S, 9. 



Biology: Rust and Clement, 1977. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 50:42, table 3 (floral visitation). 

 lutziana (Cockerell). Colo. Pollen: Unknown, but a male visited flowers of Sphaeralcea 

 concinna. 



Tetralonia lutziana Cockerell, 1933. Amer. Mus. Novitates 595: 2. 6. 

 lycii Cockerell. N. Mex. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Lycium, plum, lilac. 



Synhalonia lycii Cockerell, 1897. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc 49: 348. 9 . 

 mohavensis Timberlake. Calif., Nev., Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California). Pollen: Unknown, but 

 visits flowers of Sphaeralcea ambigua, S. emoryi, S. orcuttii. 



Synhalonia mohavejisis Timberlake, 1969. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 57: 50, figs. 55, 56. 6. 

 monozona Timberlake. Oreg. (Klamath Co.), Calif. (Sierra Nevada Mts.). 



Synhalonia monozona Timberlake, 1969. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 57: 51. 9. 

 pagosana (Cockerell). Colo. (Pagoso Springs). 



Tetralonia pagosana Cockerell, 1925. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16: 228. 9. 

 pallidihirta Timberlake. Tex., Mont. Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers oi Dalea formosa. 



Synhalonia pallidihirta Timberlake, 1969. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 57: 53. 9. 



