Ashmeadiella cactorum cactorum (Cockerell, 1897)
Properties
Scientific Name: Ashmeadiella cactorum cactorum (Cockerell, 1897)
Common Name: Ashmeadiella cactorum
Taxonomy
Heriades cactorum Cockerell, 1897: 140 [♀].
Syntypes ♀. USA, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Mr. Boyle's garden, 10 July [no year provided], on Cactus radiosus, var. neomexicanus (Eng.), and Colorado, Colorado Springs, July
Ashmeadiella curriei Titus, 1904, Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc., 6: 100.
Ashmeadiella echinocerei Cockerell, 1911a, Can. Entomol., 43: 132.
Ashmeadiella echinocacti Cockerell, 1931, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 8(10): 543.
Ashmeadiella basalis nigra Michener, 1936c, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 875: 7.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Cavity Renter
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Prairie, Western Interior Basin