1028 Andrenidae^ — Megachilidae 



M. bimaculata (Lep.)- SI, Aug, Ds (Ashm) ; LI: Orient, Sep, Ds (Beq). On 



milk vetch, milkweed, wild potato, bindweed, figwort, speedwell, ironweed, 



Joe-pye weed, other composites, etc. 

 M. desponsa Sm. Ithaca, Jl-Aug (Rich-CU) ; SI, Ds (Ashm); LI: Yaphank, 



Sep, Ds (Beq). On goldenrod, thistle, sunflower, and other composites, and 



on pickerel-weed. 

 M. perplexa Cress. Ithaca, Aug (Rich-CU). On Jimson weed, goldenrod, aster, 



sunflower, and other composites. 

 M. rustica (Say). Ithaca, Aug (Rich-CU). On goldenrod. 



TetrALONIA Spinola ^82 

 (Synhalonia Patton) 

 T. robertsoni Ckll. Garrison, Cattell (Lutz&Ckll). 



XeNOGLOSSA Smith 



(Subgenus Peponapis Robertson) 



X. pruinosa (Say). Ithaca, Jl-Aug (Rich-CU). On pumpkin and other cucurbits, 

 also milkweed. 



SUBFAMILY XYLOCOPINAE 



Xylocopa Latreille: Carpenter Bees 



X. virginica (Dru.). Ithaca, not common, Bdy (Cress-CU). Builds in beams and 

 posts. 



SUBFAMILY CERATININAE 



Ceratina Latreille : The Little Carpenter Bees 



C. dupla Say. Ithaca, Ap-Jl (Rich-CU) ; McLean, May, Sep 16-20 (Roh-CU) ; 

 Taughannock Falls, May (Rich-CU); SI, Ds (Ashm). The commonest 

 dweller in sumac branches. Visits red raspberry and goldenrod flowers. 



Family MEGACHILIDAE iss 

 Compiled by M. D. Leonard 

 AndrONICUS Cresson 

 A. cylindricus Cress. Ithaca, Taughannock, Je-Jl (Rich-CU). 



AlcIDAMEA Cresson 



A. producta Cress. Ithaca, May, Comstock (Rich-CU). Nests in sumac and other 

 pithy plants. 



HOPLITIS Klug 

 H. truncata (Cress.). Ithaca, Je-Jl (Rich-CU). 



^*^ Lutz and Cockerell point out that Synhalonia is probably the correct name for this genus 

 and that Tetralonia Spin, is probably a synonym of Eucera. 

 '^^ See footnote under family Hylaeidae, page 1021. 



