2088 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



pilosula (Cresson). Canada (Cap. Rouge), New England to Ga., west to Wis. and N. Dak. 

 Nomada pilosula Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 77. 6. 

 Nomia compacta Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., p. 337. 6. 

 Epeolus pilosulus Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., p. 426. 9. 

 Viereckella ceanothina Cockerell, 1907. Ent. News 18: 300. 9. 

 Epeoloides nearcticus Ducke, 1909. Rev. Ent. Caen 27: 39. 9. 



Taxonomy: Crawford, 1917. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 19: 167. —Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. 

 Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 491-492, figs. 115, 116 (redescription, synonymy). 



Tribe EPEOLINI 



The members of this tribe share many features with the Nomadini and perhaps, as has been 

 suggested, they should be placed together in the Nomadini. With the exception of the primarily 

 Holarctic genus Epeolus and a few Old World species of the predominantly New World genus 

 Triepeolus, the epeoline bees are centered in the Americas and are especially well represented 

 in the Neotropical Region by several genera. Only the genera Epeolus and Triepeolus are 

 present in America north of Mexico, but it appears that a few of our species belong to the genus 

 Trophocleptri.a. 



Taxonomy: Rozen, 1966. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2244: 12-22, figs. 8-38 (larva). 



Genus EPEOLUS Latreille 



Epeolus Latreille, 1802. Hist. Nat. Fourmis, p. 427. 



Type-species: Apis variegata Linnaeus. Monotypic. i=Nomada variegata Fabricius). 

 Pyrrhomelecta Ashmead, 1899. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 26: 66. 



Type-species: Epeolus glabratus Cresson. Monotypic and orig. desig. 

 Argyroselenis Robertson, 1903. Canad. Ent. 35: 284. 



Type-species: Triepeolus minimus Robertson. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



Insofar as known, the species of this chiefly Holarctic genus are cleptoparasitic in the nests of 

 the genus Colletes. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1928. Colo. Univ., Studies 16: 105 (key). — Michener, 1953. Kans. Univ. 

 Sci. Bui. 35: 1072, figs. 195, 196, 198 (larva). —Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. 

 Bui. 152: 438-458, figs. 108-110 (eastern U. S. spp.). —Rozen, 1966. Amer. Mus. Novitates 

 2244: 19-20, figs. 25-32 (larva). 

 ainsliei Crawford. Iowa. 



Epeolus ainsliei Crawford, 1932. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 34: 74. 9 . 



americanus (Cresson). Canada; Colo., Calif. 



Phileremus americanus Cresson, 1878. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 83. S, 9. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1904. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 13: 33. -Linsley, 1939. Pan-Pacific 

 Ent. 15: 1. 

 arciferus Cockerell. Calif. 



Epeolus arciferus Cockerell, 1924. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 13: 319. 9. 



asperatus Cockerell. Calif. 



Epeolus asperatus Cockerell, 1909. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 5: 25. 9. 



Taxonomy: Cockerell, 1934. Amer. Mus. Novitates 697: 12. 9. 



australis Mitchell. N. C, Ga. 



Epeolus australis Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bui. 152: 441, fig. 110. 9,6. 



autumnalis Robertson. Minn, to Maine, south to N. C. Host: Colletes compactus Cress.? 

 Epeolus autumnalis Robertson, 1902. Ent. News 13: 81. 9. 



Taxonomy: Robertson, 1903. Canad. Ent. 35: 287, 288. 9. 

 banksi (Cockerell). Minn, to N. J. and N. C. 



Triepeolus banksi Cockerell, 1907. Entomologist 40: 135. 6. 



barberiellus Cockerell. N. Mex. 



Epeolus barberiellus Cockerell, 1907. Entomologist 40: 266. 9. 



