Biastes (Neopasites) cressoni (Crawford, 1916)
Properties
Scientific Name: Biastes (Neopasites) cressoni (Crawford, 1916)
Common Name: Biastes cressoni
Taxonomy
Neopasites cressoni Crawford, 1916: 136 [♂].
Holotype ♂. USA, California, La Quinta [CAS no. 20830].
Notes
The ♀ was described by Linsley (1943: 146) as Gnathopasites (Micropasites) cressoni (Crawford).
The DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN) for this species is BOLD:AAK7839.
The recent phylogeny of Bossert et al. (2020) resulted in the synonymy of the tribes Biastini Linsley and Michener, 1939, Neopasitini Linsley and Michener, 1939, and Townsendiellini Michener, 1944 under Neolarrini Fox, 1895, and the subsequent treatment of Neopasites Ashmead, 1898 as a Nearctic subgenus of Biastes Panzer, 1806, the latter synonymy was proposed earlier by Warncke (1982: 109). Linsley and Michener (1939) and Linsley (1943) provide keys, the latter as Gnathopasites Linsley and Michener, 1939).
References
Bossert S, Copeland RS, Sless TJL, Branstetter MG, Gillung JP, Brady SG, Danforth BN, Policarová J, Straka J (2020) Phylogenomic and morphological reevaluation of the bee tribes Biastini, Neolarrini, and Townsendiellini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with description of three new species of Schwarzia. Insect Systematics and Diversity 4(6): 1-29.https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaa013
Crawford JC (1916) Some new American Hymenoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 4: 135-144.
Linsley EG (1943) A revision of the genus Gnathopasites (Hymenoptera: Nomadidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 69(4): 141-149.https://www.jstor.org/stable/25077511
Linsley EG, Michener CD (1939) A generic revision of the North American Nomadidae (Hymenoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 65(3): 265-305.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25077441
Warncke K (1982) Zur Systematik der Bienen - Die Unterfamilie Nomadinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Entomofauna 3(8): 97-126.
Michener CD (1944) Comparative external morphology, phylogeny and a classification of the bees (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 82(6): 151-326.
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin