Anthophora walshii Cresson, 1869
Properties
Scientific Name: Anthophora walshii Cresson, 1869
Common Name: Walsh s Common Digger Bee
Taxonomy
Anthophora Walshii Cresson, 1869 [♂, ♀].
Lectotype ♂, desginated by Cresson (1916: 134). USA, Illinois, by B.D. Walsh [ANSP no. 2262].
Taxonomic Notes:
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAN3554
Biology: Cruden et al. (1984) reported this species as one of the most common visitors of Monarda fistulosa.
Robertson (1926), Graenicher (1935), Bouseman (1982), and Gibbs et al. (2023) indicated that this species was the host for Brachymelecta interrupta (Cresson), and in Canada the two species have been collected in the same area (Gibbs et al. 2023).
Distribution in Canada: Sheffield et al. 2014 [SK]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB].
References
Graenicher S (1935) Bee-fauna and vegetation of Wisconsin. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 28(2): 285-310.https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/28.2.285
Robertson C (1926) Phenology of inquiline and nest-making bees. Psyche 33: 116-120.
Sheffield CS, Frier SD, Dumesh D (2014) The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Prairies Ecozone, with comparisons to other grasslands of Canada. In: Giberson DJ, Cárcamo HA (Eds) Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 4): Biodiversity and Systematics Part 2. 4. Biological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, 479 pp. [ISBN 978-0-9689321-7-9].https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3752/9780968932179.ch11
Gibbs J, Hanuschuk E, Miller R, Dubois M, Martini M, Robinson S, Nakagawa P, Sheffield CS, Onuferko T (2023) A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 155: E3.https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2022.45
Cresson ET (1869) A list of the North American species of the genus Anthophora, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 289-293. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25076210
Cruden RW, Hermanutz L, Shuttleworth J (1984) The pollination biology and breeding system of Monarda fistulosa (Labiatae). Oecologia 64: 104-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377551
Bouseman JK (1982) Note on the rediscovery of Xeromelecta interrupta (Cresson) in Illinois (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 55(2): 349-350.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25084296
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Monarda fistulosa var. mollis, Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Oenothera suffrutescens, Solanum sp.
Distribution: Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Prairie