Stelis permaculata Cockerell, 1898
Properties
Scientific Name: Stelis permaculata Cockerell, 1898
Common Name: Sixteen-spotted Cuckoo Carder Bee
Taxonomy
Stelis lateralis var. permaculata Cockerell, 1898: 167 [♂].
Holotype ♂. USA, New Mexico, Santa Fé, 7 July [no year provided] [USNM no. 55257].
Stelidium trypetinum Robertson, 1902: 323 [♀]. Synonymy by Cockerell (1922: 143).
Lectotype ♀, designated by W.E. LaBerge, in Webb (1980: 118). USA, Illinois, Carlinville, 18 October 1902, by C.A. Robertson [INHS no. 23607].
Stelis (Stelidium) ontariana Sladen, 1916: 312 [♀, ♂]. Synonymy by Cockerell (1922: 143).
Syntypes ♀, ♂. CANADA, Ontario, Ottawa, 16 August 1912, by J.I. Beaulne [CNC no. CNCType383#].
Stelis tripetinum Criddle et al., 1924: 100. Lapsus for Stelidium trypetinum Robertson, 1902.
Biology: Stelis permaculata is a nest parasite of Heriades carinata Cresson (Hicks 1927).
Distribution in Canada: Sladen 1916 [ON, as S. ontariana Sladen, type locality]; Gibson 1917 [ON, as S. ontariana Sladen]; Cockerell 1922 [ON]; Criddle et al. 1924 [ON, as S. tripetinum Robertson]; Colla et al. 2012 [ON, QC]; Sheffield et al. 2014 [SK]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB]; Onuferko et al. 2023 [SK].
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Cavity Renter
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Medicago lupulina
Distribution: British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Boreal Shield, Prairie