Superfamily APOIDEA 2149 



microsticta Cockerell. B. C. to Sask. south to southern Calif., Nev., Utah., Colo., and Tex. 

 Pollen: Oligolege of Compositae, visits flowers of Artemisia, Aster adscendens, A. 

 canescens, A. delectabilis, A.foliaceus, Calyptridium umbellatum, Carduus, Cichorium 

 intybus, Chrysopsis fastigiata, C. villosus, Chrysothavinus nauseosus, C. n. consimilis, 

 Corethrogyne, Cryptantha intermedia, Erigeron stenophyllus, Eriogonum stibscaposum, 

 Gri7idelia sqjiarrosa, Gutierrezia califomica, G. sarothrae, Haplopappus, Helenium 

 bigelovii, Helianthus, Hemizonia wheeleri, H. wrightii, Malvastrum paniculata, 

 Pensteynon, Phacelia huniilis, Senecio ionophyllus, Solidago elongata, S. occidentalis, 

 Sphaeralcea fasciculata. 



Melissodes microsticta Cockerell, 1905. hi Viereck, Canad. Ent. 37: 321. S. 

 monoensis LaBerge. Calif. (Mono Co.). Pollen: Unknown, but visits flowers of Chrysothammis. 



Melissodes (Enmelissodes) monoensis LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 623. 9,6. 

 montana Cresson. Colo, and Utah, south through Tex., N. Mex., and Ariz, to south. Mexico 

 (Oaxaca). Pollen: Oligolege of Compositae, visits flowers of Aplopappus gracilis, 

 Asclepias, Aster commutatus, Croton, Erigeron, Eriogonum, Grindelia, Gutierrezia, 

 Helianthus annuus, Heterotkeca psammophila, H. subaxillaris, Polymentha, Senecio 

 longilobus, Verbesina exauriculata, but also is known to collect pollen from flowers of 

 Kallstroemia grandiflora. 



Melissodes montana Cresson, 1878. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 30: 202. <i, 6. 



Melissodes hirsuta Smith, 1879. Descr. n. spp. Hym. Brit. Mus., p. 116. i. 



Eucera oajacana Dalla Torre, 1896. Cat. Hym. v. 10, p. 242. N. name for hirsuta Smith, a 

 secondary homonym in Eucera. 



Melissodes atrifera Cockerell, 1910. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 5: 256. <S. 



Melissodes atrifera sandiarum Cockerell, 1910. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 5: 257. 6. 



Biology: Cazier and Linsley, 1974. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2546: 14 (floral relationships). 

 moorei Cockerell. Calif. Pollen: Oligolege of Compositae, visits flowers of Corethrogyne, 

 Erigeron glaucus, Grindelia platyphylla, Hemizonia paniculata, Heterotkeca 

 grandiflora, Solidago. 



Melissodes moorei Cockerell, 1926. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 18: 624. 9. 

 nivea Robertson. N. Y. to Minn, and Kans., south to N. C, Ala., and Miss. Pollen: Oligolege of 

 Compositae, especially Solidago, Aster and Liatris, visits flowers of Aster ericoides, A. 

 sagittif alius, Bidens laevis, Boltoyiia asterioides, Chrysopsis mariana, Gerardia, 

 Helenium, Helianthus annuus, H. atroruhens, Lacinaria, Lepachys pinnata, Liatris 

 graminifolia, Prionopsis ciliata, Solidago canadensis, S. lanceolata, S. rigida, S. 

 serotina, Vemonia glauca. 



Melissodes yiivea Robertson, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 127. 9 . 

 ochraea LaBerge. South. Calif., Ariz. Pollen: Presumably an oligolege of Compositae, visits 

 flowers of Baccharis, Chrysothamnus, Gutierrezia, Haplopappus acradeyiius. 



Melissodes (Eumelissodes) ochraea LaBerge, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 428. 9, S. 

 pallidisignata Cockerell. B. C. to Man., south through south. Calif, and N. Mex. to central 

 Mexico (Aguascalientes). Pollen: Oligolege of Compositae especially Haplopappus, 

 Chrysothaynnus, Layia, Erigeron and Grindelia, visits flowers of Aplopappus gracilis. 

 Aster adsceyidens delectabilis, Ceyitromadia pungens, Chrysopsis hispida, 

 Chrysothaynnus nauseosus, C. n. ynojavensis, C. ri. occideyitalis, C. viscidiflorus typicus, 

 Cirsium, Cleome semdata, Ericameria palmeri, Grindelia camporum, G. latifolia, G. 

 platyhylla, G. squarrosa, Gutierrezia califomica, G. sarothrae, Haplopappus acradenius, 

 H. vemoyiioides, Heliayithus, Heliotropium, Heynizoyiia pimgens, Heterotkeca 

 grayidiflora, Lepachys, Lessiyigia glayidulifera, Medicago sativa, Melilotus alba, 

 Petalosteynon occideyitalis, Pluckea persica, Psilostropke gnaphalodes, Seyiecio 

 ioyiophyllus, Solidago canadeyisis, S. coyifiyiis, S. occideyitalis, Wislizeyiia refracta. 



Melissodes yiigrosignata pallidisignata Cockerell, 1905. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 18: 180. 9. 



Melissodes meyiuacka vemoyiensis Viereck, 1905. Canad. Ent. 37: 320. 9, cJ. 



Melissodes praelauta Cockerell, 1905. Psyche 12: 102. S. 



Biology: Thorp and Chemsak, 1964. Pan-Pacific Ent. 40: 75-83, 2 figs, (life history). 



