Colletes consors pascoensis Cockerell, 1898
Properties
Scientific Name: Colletes consors pascoensis Cockerell, 1898
Common Name: Partner Plasterer Bee
Taxonomy
Colletes pascoensis Cockerell, 1898g: 51 [♂, ♀]. Synonymy of C. consors by Timberlake (1943: 388).
Syntypes ♂, ♀. USA, Washington, Pasco, 25 June 1896, by T. Kincaid [USNM no. 4273].
Taxonomic notes: Though Stephen (1954: 416) mentioned that the holotype of C. pascoensis was at the USNM, he did not indicate its sex so it cannot count as a valid lectotype designation as it is unclear which specimen Cockerell (1898) intended as the holotype (the ♂ is described first, but the syntype series consists of 3 ♀s and 4 ♂s; at the USNM, a ♂ specimen is represented as the type, though not as the holotype.
Though Timberlake (1951: 184) later questioned if pascoensis warranted subspecies status, he maintained it, which was later supported by Stephen (1954: 415).
Distribution in Canada: Stephen 1954 [BC]; Hurd 1979 [BC].
Body length: ♀ 11 mm ♂ 9.5 mm
Forewing length: ♀ 7 mm ♂ 6.5 mm
References
Cockerell TDA (1898) New and little known bees from Washington State. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 50: 50-56.
Stephen WP (1954) A revision of the bee genus Colletes in America north of Mexico (Hymenoptera Colletidae). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 36: 149-527.
Timberlake PH (1943) Bees of the genus Colletes chiefly from Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 81: 385-410.
Timberlake PH (1951) Western bees of the genus Colletes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Wasmann Journal of Biology 9: 181-238.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin