Eucera (Synhalonia) acerba (Cresson, 1879)
Properties
Scientific Name: Eucera (Synhalonia) acerba (Cresson, 1879)
Common Name: Eucera acerba
Taxonomy
Melissodes acerba Cresson, 1879: 210 [♀].
Lectotype ♀ [deginated by Cresson 1916: 110]. USA, Nevada [ANSP no. 2351].
Melissodes nevadensis Cresson, 1879: 209 [♂]. Preoccupied, not Melissodes nevadensis Cresson, 1874 = Svastra nevadensis (Cresson, 1874). Synonymy by P.H. Timberlake in Michener (1951: 1231).
Lectotype ♂ [designated by Cresson 1916: 125]. USA, Nevada [ANSP no. 2348].
Melissodes intrudens Cresson, 1879: 225. Replacement name for Melissodes nevadensis Cresson, 1879.
Taxonomic Notes
Biology
Distribution in Canada: Venables 1914 [BC, as Synhalonia nevadensis (Cresson)].
This species was recorded from British Columbia as Synhalonia nevadensis (Cresson) by Venables (1914: 62). Timberlake (1969) indicated that some of the specimens recorded in the past under this name (and E. intrudens (Cresson)) are likely misidentified, and also reported its distribution ranging as far north as Oregon and Montana. At this time, this species is left as a tentatively valid species in Canada until the material identified by Venebles (1914) can be examined and verified.
Index of Area of Occupancy (IAO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): N/A
References
Cresson ET (1879) Descriptions of new North American Hymenoptera in the collection of the American Entomological Society. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 7: 201-214.https://doi.org/10.2307/25076373
Cresson ET (1879) Catalogue of North American Apidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 7: 215-232.
Timberlake PH (1969) A contribution to the systematics of North American species of Synhalonia (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology 57: 1-76.
Michener CD (1951) Tribe Eucerini. In: Muesebeck CF, Krombein KV, Townes HK (Eds) Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico Synoptic Catalog. 2. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Monograph, Washington. Pp. 1221-1233.
Venables EP (1914) Some observations of the Hymenoptera of the Okanagan. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 4: 61-63.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin