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Perdita perpallida perpallida Cockerell 1901

Properties

Scientific Name: Perdita perpallida perpallida Cockerell 1901

Common Name: All-pale Perdita

Taxonomy

Perdita perpallida Cockerell 1901: 190 [♀, ♂].

     Syntypes ♀, ♂. USA, Nebraska, Lehigh, July [no year provided], by M. Cary, on Petalostemon [UNSM].

 

Taxonomic notes: Though Cockerell (1901: 190) described the ♀ and ♂‚ Muma (1952: 22) incorrectly indicated that the cotypes [=syntypes] were both ♀.

Distribution in Canada: Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB]; Onuferko et al. 2023 [MB, as Perdita perpallida Cockerell].

References

Cockerell TDA (1901) New and little-known bees from Nebraska. The Entomologist 34(458): 190-191.

Muma MH (1952) Insect types in the collections of the University of Nebraska State Museum. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 3(8): 1-35.

Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Narrow Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Dalea purpurea, Dalea sp.

Distribution: Manitoba
Ecozone: Prairie

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