Anthidium psoraleae Robertson, 1902
Properties
Scientific Name: Anthidium psoraleae Robertson, 1902
Common Name: Anthidium psoraleae
Taxonomy
Anthidium psoraleae Robertson, 1902: 322 [♀, ♂].
Lectotype ♀, designated by W.E. LaBerge, in Webb (1980: 117). USA, Illinois, Carlinville [INHS no. 8982].
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): N/A
Distribution in Canada: Schwartz 1928 [NT, BC]; Romankova 2003 [ON]; Sheffield and Heron 2019 [BC].
Despite the earlier accounts of this species in Canada, Gonzalez and Griswold (2013: 345) did not record it outside of the United States.
Body length: ♀ 11.5 mm ♂ 12 - 13.8 mm
Forewing length: ♀ 8 mm ♂ 8.6 - 8.8 mm
References
Sheffield CS, Heron JM (2019) The bees of British Columbia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 115: 44-85.https://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/1001/1097
Webb DW (1980) Primary insect types in the Illinois Natural History Survey Collection, exclusinve of the Collemboa and Thysanoptera. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 32(2): 55-191.
Schwarz HF (1928) Anthidiinae collected mostly in Canada (Hymenop). The Canadian Entomologist 60(9): 212-217.https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent60212-9
Gonzalez VH, Griswold TL (2013) Wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium in the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): diversity, host plant associations, phylogeny, and biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 221-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12017
Robertson C (1902) Some new or little-known bees.—IV. The Canadian Entomologist 34(12): 321–325. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008347X0017779X
Romankova T (2003) Ontario nest-building bees of the tribe Anthidiini (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 134: 85-89.
Sociality: Solitary
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains, Western Interior Basin