Andrenidae 1027 



Panurginus Nylander 

 P. pauper (Cress.). "NY" (Cress). 



PerdiTA Smith 



P. octomaculata (Say) Prov. Keene Val, Aug (Rich-CU) ; Ithaca, Aug (Rich- 

 CU). Visits goldenrod and aster. 



SphecODES Latreille 

 (These are social parasites on the species of Halictus.) 



S. arvensis Patt. McLean, Jl 18 (Roh-CU). On goldenrod, sunflower, parsnip, and 



meadowsweet. 

 S. dichropa Sm. Ithaca, Je (Rich-CU). 

 S. mandibularis Cress. Ithaca, Sm (CU). Visits goldenrod, New Jersey tea, and 



day lily. 

 S. persimilis Lov. & Ckll. Trenton Falls (Ckll). 

 S. trentonensis Ckll. Trenton Falls, type (Ckll). 



SUBFAMILY ANTHOPHORINAE 



Anthophora Latreille ^^i 



(The species of Anthophora build in vertical or steeply inclined banks, their en- 

 trance galleries protected by cylindrical chimneys. They build in colonies.) 



(Subgenus Anthemoessa Robertson) 



A. abrupta Say. Ithaca, Je-Jl, Smith (CU). On rose, milkweed, bindweed, beard- 

 tongue, Virginia water-leaf, Virginia cowslip, ipecac, and New Jersey tea. 



(Subgenus ANTHOPHORA Latreille) 

 A. bomboides Kby. Ithaca, Jl-Aug (Rich-CU). On dogbane. 

 A. pyralitarsis Dours. "NY", type. 



A. ursina Cress. Garrison, Cattell (Lutz&Ckll). On Virginia cowslip, blue-eyed 

 Mary, milk vetch, and wild honeysuckle. 



(Subgenus Clisodon Patton) 



A. terminalis Cress. Ithaca, Jl-Aug (Rich-CU) ; McLean, Jl 18-Aug 31 (Roh-CU) ; 

 Canandaigua, Je, Felt (NYS). Nests in wood. Visits aster, hedge nettle, 

 pickerel-weed, etc. Considered identical with the European A. f areata (Panz.). 



MelISSODES Latreille 



(Subgenus MELISSODES Latreille) 



M. agilis Cress, (aurigenia Cress.). Hope, Aug, 1900 (NYS) ; Gloversville, Aug, 

 1906; Ithaca, Je-Aug (Rich-CU) ; Albany, Ap, 1905. On sunflower and other 

 composites. 



^^^ If the Eriangen List is accepted, the name Anthophora will be replaced by Lasius. 



