Superfamily APOIDEA 2179 



Robinia pseudoacacia, Rubus nigrobaccus, Salix nigra, Senecio, Silphium laciniatum, 

 Solidago, Taraxacum dens-leonis, Vaccinium, Verbena urticifolia, Vemonia baldwinii, 

 Viola sororia, Vitex agnus-castus, Waldsteinia, Zizia aurea. 



Ceratina strenua Smith, 1879. Descr. New Species Hym. Brit. Mus., p. 97. S. 



Ceratina nietallica Smith, 1907. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 33: 121. 6. 



Biology: Krombein, 1960. Ent. News 71: 68 (nest). — Gordh and Barrows, 1976. Kans. Ent. 

 Soc, Jour. 49: 344-345, 1 fig. (phoresitized female, as nietallica). 

 texana Daly. Tex. Pollen: Presumably polylectic, visits flowers of Agastache breviflora, 

 Callirhoe involucrata, Lippia, Monarda citriodora, Opuntia, Phacelia patuliflora, 

 Rubus. 

 Ceratina texana Daly, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 74: 100, figs. 9c, 131, 26, 28i. 9,6. 



Species Group Nanula 



apacheorum Daly. N. Mex., Ariz., Calif, and Nev. Pollen: Apparently polylectic, visits a wide 

 variety of flowers including Acacia greggii, Aster, Baccharis glutinosa, B. sarothroides, 

 Baileya multiradiata, Cassia leptocarpa, Cercidium floridum, Chaenactis stevioides, 

 Chilopsis linearis, Condalia lycioides, Croton, Cryptantha intermedia, Encelia farinosa, 

 Eriodictyon crassifolium, Gutierrezia lucida, Haplopappus cooperi, Heliotropium 

 curassavicum, Heterotheca, Larrea tridentata, Medicago saliva, Melilotus, Mimosa 

 biunciflora, Opuntia, Penstemon centranthifolius, P. parryi, Prosopis juliflora, 

 Rhamnus crocea, Salix, Senecio monoensis, Sphaeralcea emoryi, S. laxa, S. pedata, 

 Tamarix gallica,^erbesina, Wislizenia refracta. 

 Ceratina apacheorum Daly, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 74: 36, figs. 13i, 25, 28d, 30b. 9, 

 6. 



Biology: Hurd and Linsley, 1975. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 193: 46 (floral ecology). 



hurdi Daly. Calif. (Jamesburg and Pinnacles Natl. Mon.). 



Ceratina hurdi Daly, 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 74: 53, figs. 13d, 28c, 30a, 31c, 31i. 9,3. 



nanula Cockerell. B. C. to Calif., Idaho, Mont., south to Ariz, and N. Mex.; Mexico (northern). 

 Parasite: Aprostocetus americanus Ashm., Coelopencyrtus hyleoleter Burks?, Eurytoma 

 apiculae Bugbee, Grotea califomica Cress. Pollen: Polylectic, visits a wide variety of 

 flowers including Achillea borealis arenicola, Allitim acuminatum, Aphyllon 

 multiflorum, Aragallus lambertii, Arctostaphylos, Argemone platyceras, Asclepias 

 fascicularis, A. tuberosa. Aster adscendens. Astragalus goniatus, Baccharis glutinosa, 

 B. pilularis, B. sarothroides, Berberis, Besseya plantagenea, Brassica, Calochortus 

 lutea, C. paludicola, Camissonia clavaeformis, Ceanothus, Centarium davyi, Centaurea 

 melitensis, Chrysopsis, C hrysothamnus nauseosus speciosus, C. viscidiflorus, C. v. 

 typicus, Chorizanthe cuspidata, C. staticoides, Cirsium arvense, C. vulgare, Clarkia 

 amoena huntiana, C. biloba, C. rubicunda, Cleome lutea, C. serrulata, Collinsia 

 heterophylla. Convolvulus occidentalis, Corethrogyne virgata, Cowania stayisburyana, 

 Cryptantha intermedia, Dalea greggii, Descuraina sophia, Diplaucus auriantiacus, 

 Encelia califomica, E. farinosa, Epilobium, Erigeron argentatus, E. divergens, E. 

 foliosus, E. inomatus, E. miser, E. stenophyllus, E. strigosus, Eriodictyon califomicus, 

 Eriogonum fasciculatum, E. heermannii, E. nudum, E. vimineum, Eriophyllum 

 confertiflorum, Eschscholzia califomica. Euphorbia albomarginata, Gilia altissima, G. 

 exilis, Gnaphalium califomicum, Grindelia camporum, G. latifolia, Helenium 

 puberulum, Helianthella califomica, Helianthus petiolaris, Heliotropium curassavicum, 

 Hesperochiron califomicus, Heterotheca grandiflora, Hieracium albiflorum, Hulsea 

 callicarpha. Iris, Kerria japonica, Lasthenia chrysostoma, Lepechinia calycina, 

 Linanthus aureus, Lomatium dissectum, Lotus nevadensis, L. scoparius, L. strigosus 

 var. hirtellus, Lupinus arboreus, Malacothrix saxatilis, Melilotus alba, M. officinalis, 

 Mentzelia laevicaulis, Mimulus guttatus, Monardella villosa, Montia perfoliata, 

 Navarretia heterodoxa, Nemophila integrifolia, Oenothera ovata, Opuntia basalaris, 

 Penstemon centranthifolius, P.floridus, P. grinnellii, Phacelia congesta, P. distans, P. 

 fremontii, P. minor, P. ramosissima, Physaria, Plantago lanceolata, Plectritis ciliosa, 

 Prunus subcordata. Ranunculus califomicus, Rhamnus crocea, Salix, Salvia mellifera, 

 Sapindus saponaria, Scrophularia califomica, Senecio longilobus, Solidago, 



