Superfamily APOIDEA 2147 



Lippia lanceolata. Polygonum pennsylvanicum, Solidago canadensis, S. rigida, S. 

 ulmifolia, Verbena hastata, Vemonia, Veroiiica. 



Melissodes dentiventris Smith, 1854. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 2, p. 312. S. 



Melissodes autuynnalis Robertson, 1905. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 31: 369. 9, 6. 



Melissodes megacerata Cockerell, 1906. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17: 362. 3. 

 elegans LaBerge. Tex., Kans. Pollen: Probably an oligolege of Compositae, visits flowers of 

 Aplopappus divaricatus, Aster, Boltonia asteroides, Cleome, Croton vionanthrogynus, 

 Eupatorium serotinum, Fagopyrum, Grindelia, Helenium tenuifolium, Heterotheca 

 latifolia, H. subaxillaris, Polygonum, Prionopsis ciliata, Solidago serotina, Verbesina 

 encelioides. 



Melissodes (Eumelissodes) elegans LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 490. 9,6. 

 cxilis LaBerge. Ariz. (Tucson). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Aster, Viguiera. 



Melissodes (Euynelissodes) exilis LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 648. 9,6. 

 expolita LaBerge. Ariz., south. Calif.; Mexico (Sonora). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of 

 Baileya, Chrysothamnus, Encelia farinosa, Sphaeralcea emoryi. 



Melissodes (Eumelissodes) expolita LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 505. 9, 6. 

 fasciatella LaBerge. Ariz. Pollen: Presumably an oligolege of fall flowering Compositae, visits 

 flowers of Chrysothamnus, Erigeron, Gutierrezia, Haplopappus gracilis, Heterotheca 

 subaxillaris, Viguiera. 



Melissodes {Eumelissodes) fasciatella LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 445. 9. 

 fumosa LaBerge. Md. to Nebr. south to S. C, Ala., Miss. Pollen: Presumably an oligolege of 

 Compositae and seems to prefer flowers of the genus Solidago including S. ca^iadeiisis, 

 S. glaberrima, S. ntpestris, S. serotina, but also visits flowers of Asclepias tuberosa. 

 Aster dumosus, Boltonia asteroides, Chrysopsis microcephala, Eupatorium 

 lijiearifolium, Grindelia, Helenium, Koellia. 



Melissodes (E umelissodes) fumosa LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 486, figs. 

 90-91. 9,6. 

 gelida LaBerge. Mont, and N. Dak. south to N. Mex. and Tex. Pollen: Oligolege of Compositae 

 with some preference for flowers of the genus Helianthus including H. annuus, H. 

 petiolaris, but also visits flowers oi Argemone, Chrysopsis, Cosmos, Echinacea, 

 Engelmannia pinnatifida, Gaillardia, Lacinaria squarrosa, Monarda pectinata, 

 Ratibida columnaris, Sphaeralcea, Thelesperma gracile. Verbena stricta, Ver)i07iia. 



Melissodes (Einnelissodes) gelida LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 575. 9, cJ. 

 grindeliae Cockerell. Minn, to Wash., south to southern Calif., Ariz., N. Mex. Pollen: Oligolege 

 of Compositae, visits flowers of Aster coinmutatus, Chrysopsis hispida, Chrysothamnus 

 nauseosus, Cleome serrulata, Croton, Grindelia squan-osa, Haplopappus, Helianthus, 

 Hymenoxys floribunda, H. richardsonii, Liatris punctata, Lupiyius, Melilotus alba, M. 

 officinalis, Petalostemon occidentale, Phacelia glandulosa, Polymentha, Psilostrophe 

 gnaphaloides, Ratibida columnaris, R. tagetes, Rudbeckia laciniata. Verbena stricta. 



Melissodes grindeliae Cockerell, 1898. Denison Univ. Sci. Labs., Bui. 11: 66. 6, 9. 

 humilior Cockerell. Ariz., N. Mex., west Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). Pollen: Presumably an 



oligolege of Compositae, visits flowers of Aster crassulus, A. spinosus, A. tanacetifolius, 

 Grindelia, Haplopappus acradenius, Helenium autumnale, Heterotheca, Lygodesmia 

 juncea, Solidago occidentalis, Sphaeralcea emoryi, Verbesina encelioides. 



Melissodes humilior Cockerell, 1903. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 12: 447, 450. 9. 



Melissodes intermediella Cockerell, 1905. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 4: 102. 9. 

 hurdi LaBerge. Calif. (Central Valley). Pollen: Presumably an oligolege of late summer and 

 fall flowering Compositae including Artemisia, Centromadia pungens, Grindelia 

 cainporum, Gutierrezia californica, Hemizonia pungens, Heterotheca grandiflora, 

 Lessingia glandulifera, Solidago. 



Melissodes (Eumelissodes) hurdi LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 526. 9, 6. 

 hymenoxidis Cockerell. Colo., Wyo., Utah, Mont., Calif. Pollen: Presumably an oligolege of late 

 summer and fall flowering Compositae including Aster foliaceus, Chrysopsis, Grindelia, 

 Haplopappus suffruticosus, Hymenoxys lingulaefolia, but also visits Lupinus and an 

 unspecified mint. 



Melissodes hymenoxidis Cockerell, 1906. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 22: 443. 9. 



