trevoris Cockerell. Transf. to subg. Chenosmia Sinha.

tristella cyanosoma Cockerell. Transf. to subg. Chenosmia Sinha.

tristella tristella Cockerell. Transf. to subg. Chenosmia Sinha.

universitatis Cockerell. Transf. to subg. Centrosmia Robertson as a syn. of pikei Cockerell.

vandykei Sandhouse. Transf. to subg. Centrosmia Robertson.

virga Sandhouse. Transf. to Chenosmia Sinha.

zephyros Sandhouse. Transf. to subg. Chenosmia Sinha.

*OSMIA subgenus CHENOSMIA Sinha

Osmia subg. Chenosmia Sinha, 1958. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bul. 39: 233.
Type: Osmia pentstemonis Cockerell. Orig. desig.

Place after subgenus Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171.

atriventris Cresson. On vernal flowers of a number of families, especially Leguminosae, Cruciferae and Rosaceae. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

bruneri Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

calla Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

caulicola Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

cerasi Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167, (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

clarescens Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

cobaltina Cresson. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

collinsiae Robertson. Minn. On flowers of many families, particularly Leguminosae and Scrophulariaceae. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958. loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

cyanopoda Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

dolerosa Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

exigua Cresson. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

Taxonomy: Michener, 1962. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 35: 253-254.

gaudiosa Cockerell. Ariz. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

Taxonomy: Michener, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 253-254.

illinoensis Robertson. On flowers of Astragalus, Fragaria, Hypoxis, Lithospermum and Ranunculus. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

indeprensa Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

inermis (Zetterstedt). On flowers of Rubus, Salix and Vaccinium. Transf. from subg. Melanosmia Schmiedeknecht, p. 1165 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

kincaidii Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

laeta Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

malina Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc cit. supra, p. 235).

nanula Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

pagosa Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

pentstemonis Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

pingreeana Michener. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

potentillae Michener. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

proxima Cresson. Ga. On flowers of Houstonia, Pentstemon, Rubus, and Trifolium. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

regulina Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

sanctaerosae Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

sequoiae Michener. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

tersula Cockerell. N. B., Wis., Mich. On flowers of Rubus. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

tokopahensis Michener. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

trevoris Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

tristella cyanosoma Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

tristella tristella Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

virga Sandhouse. Wis. On flowers of Salix. Transf. questionably from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 253).

zephyros Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 235).

*OSMIA subgenus EUTHOSMIA Sinha

Osmia subg. Euthosmia Sinha, 1958. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bul. 39: 235.
Type: Heriades glaucum Fowler. Orig. desig.

Place after subgenus Chenosmia Sinha.

claremontensis Michener. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 237).

glauca (Fowler). Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 237).

nemoris Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 237).

OSMIA subgenus MONILOSMIA Robertson

Remove from synonymy of subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 and place as a valid subgenus after subg. Euthosmia Sinha (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 239).

albolateralis albolateralis Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

albolateralis visenda Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

atrocyanea atrocyanea Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

atrocyanea putata Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

brevis brevis Cresson. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

brevis peridonea Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc cit. supra, p. 241).

bridwelli Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

cara Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1167 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

cyanella Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

cyaneonitens Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

densa densa Cresson. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

densa pogonigera Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

felti Cockerell. Minn. to New England states, south to W. Va. Transf. questionably from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 253).

gabrielis Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1168 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

hendersoni Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Acanthosmioides Ashmead, p. 1165 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

juxta juxta Cresson. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

juxta subpurpurea Cockerell. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

rawlinsi Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

rostrata Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1170 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

sculleni Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

seclusa Sandhouse. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

simillima Smith. On flowers of Althaea, Barbarea, Oxalis, Pentstemon, Ranunculus, Rubus, Vicia and Viola. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1171 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241).

*OSMIA subgenus TRICHINOSMIA Sinha

Osmia subg. Trichinosmia Sinha, 1958. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bul. 39: 244. Type: Osmia latisulcata Michener. By monotypy and orig. desig.

Place after subg. Monilosmia Robertson.

latisulcata Michener. Transf. from subg. Nothosmia Ashmead, p. 1169 (teste Sinha, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 245).

OSMIA subgenus DICERATOSMIA Robertson

Transfer from p. 1162, and place as a subgenus of Osmia after subg. Trichinosmia Sinha, p. 1171.

conjuncta (Cresson). Tex. On flowers of many families, especially Leguminosae and Scrophulariaceae. Nests in snail shells.

Biology: Rau, 1937. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 30: 330.

*subfasciata miamiensis Mitchell. Southern Fla. On flowers of Crotalaria. Osmia (Diceratosmia) subfasciata miamiensis Mitchell, 1962. N. C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Tech. Bull. 152: 84. 9, ♂.

subfasciata subfasciata (Cresson). N. J. to Kans., south to Fla. and Tex.; northern Mexico. On many flowers, chiefly Compositae, Leguminosae and Rosaceae. Nesting in abandoned beetle borings in structural timber.

Genus MEGACHILE Latreille, pp. 1172-1183

Taxonomy: Michener, 1962. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 70: 17-29.

In the publication noted above Michener divides the old genus Megachile into three genera, Megachile, Chalicodoma Lepeletier, and Creightonella Cockerell. The latter genus does not occur in North America. All of the subgenera occurring in North America belong to Megachile except Chelostomoides Robertson and Archimegachile Alfken, which belong in Chalicodoma.

MEGACHILE subgenus LITOMEGACHILE Mitchell, p. 1172

brevis brevis Say. On many flowers of a number of families, especially Compositae, Leguminosae, and Labiatae.

brevis pseudobrevis Mitchell, changed status. On a number of flowers, especially Compositae and Leguminosae.

Megachile (Litomegachile) pseudobrevis Mitchell. Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Mitchell, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 116).

gentilis Cresson. Nests in twigs of Sambucus.

Biology: Bechtel, 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 12.

mendica Cresson. On flowers of many families, especially those of Compositae, Leguminosae, and Labiatae.

pseudobrevis Mitchell. A subsp. of brevis Say.

texana Cresson. On many flowers, especially Leguminosae, Compositae, and Labiatae.

MEGACHILE subgenus MEGACHILE Latreille, p. 1173

centuncularis (Linnaeus). Nests in borings in wood and carpet rolls. Visits many flowers, especially Leguminosae and Compositae. Biology: Medler, 1959. Canad. Ent. 91: 113-115, 1 fig.

inermis Provancher. Visits many flowers, especially Compositae and Leguminosae. Nests in borings in wood.

Biology: Medler, 1958. Canad. Ent. 90: 325-327, 1 fig.

montivaga Cresson. Visiting flowers of many families, but particularly Compositae.

nivalis Friese. On flowers of Elaeagnus and Taraxacum.

relativa Cresson. Ga., Tenn. Nests in borings in wood. On flowers of several families, particularly Compositae and Leguminosae.

Biology: Medler and Koerber, 1958. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 51: 337-344. 3 figs.

MEGACHILE subgenus EUTRICHARAEA Thomson, p. 1174

apicalis Spinola. On flowers of Centaurea cyanus.

argentata (Fabricius). Delete from Sup. 1, p. 244, a misident. of concinna Smith, q. v.

*concinna Smith. Pa. and Ohio south to Fla. and Ala., Okla., Ariz., Calif.; presumably introduced from West Indies (recorded in error as argentata (Fabricius) in Sup. 1). On flowers of Asclepias, Bidens, Melilotus and Polygonum.

Megachile concinna Smith, 1879. Descr. n. spp. Hym., p. 79. 9. Biology: Butler and Wargo, 1963. Pan-Pacific Ent. 39: 201-206, 1 fig. rotundata (Fabricius). Mass., Va., Oreg., Idaho. On flowers of Asclepias, Medicago, Melilotus, Polygonum, Solidago, and Veronica.

Biology: Stephen and Torchio, 1961. Pan-Pacific Ent. 37: 85-93.— Stephen, 1962. Oreg. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bul. 586, 16 pp., 9 figs.

MEGACHILE subgenus DELOMEGACHILE Viereck, pp. 1174–1175

addenda Cresson. Que. Visits flowers of several families, especially Leguminosae, Rosaceae, and Compositae.

frigida appalachensis Mitchell. N. Y. to Ga. in the Appalachian Mts. On flowers of Apocynum, Baptisia, Coreopsis, Galax, Koellia, Pentstemon, Rhododendron, and Veronia.

frigida frigida Smith. Visits a number of flowers, but principally Legumino

sae.

gemula Cresson. Ga. Visiting flowers of several families, but particularly Compositae and Leguminosae.

ingenua Cresson. Ga. On flowers of Lupinus, Tephrosia, and Vaccinium. melanophaea melanophaea Smith. Delete ? Ga. from range. Visits flowers of a number of families, especially Leguminosae.

melanophaea submelanophaea Mitchell. Maine, Mich. On flowers of Dicentra and Lupinus.

mucida Cresson. On flowers of Lupinus, Polycodium, Rubus, and Tephrosia.

MEGACHILE subgenus PHAENOSARUS Mitchell, p. 1175

fortis Cresson. Ill. On flowers of Dicrophyllum, Helianthus, Silphium, Solidago, and Veronia.

Morphology (musculature of male metasoma and genitalia): Fischer, 1957 (1956). Canad. Ent. 88: 657-673, 9 figs.

MEGACHILE subgenus MEGACHILOIDES Mitchell, p. 1175

oenotherae (Mitchell). Collects pollen of Oneothera, but also visits Ceanothus and Penstemon.

MEGACHILE subgenus DEROTROPIS Mitchell, pp. 1175–1176

anograe Cockerell. Kans.

melanderi Mitchell. Calif. (Inyo Co.).

subanograe Mitchell. On flowers of Sphaeralcea.

MEGACHILE subgenus XEROMEGACHILE Mitchell, pp. 1176-1178

alata Mitchell. Ariz. On flowers of Prosopis.

bradleyi Mitchell. Calif. (Antioch).

brimleyi Mitchell. On flowers of Galactia primarily, but also on Erigeron.

casadae Cockerell. Calif., Ariz. On flowers of Opuntia.

dakotensis Mitchell. On flowers of Amorpha, Cleome, Helianthus, Kuhnistera, Petalostemon, and Verbena.

deflexa Cresson. On flowers of Bidens, Clethra, Erigeron, Phaseolus, and

Rhus.

instita Mitchell. Calif., Ariz. On flowers of Acacia.