Holcopasites illinoiensis (Robertson 1891)

Holcopasites illinoiensis illinoiensis (Robertson)

Phileremus illinoiensis Robertson, 1891:64, ♀ ♂ [Illinois: Carlinville, at flowers of Lespedeza procumbent].

Ammobates illinoiensis.—Dalla Torre 1896:498.

Ammobates illinoensis [sic].—Robertson 1898:230 [Illinois: Macoupin County, at flowers of Lespedeza procumbent].

Neopasites illinoensis [sic].—Robertson 1900:54 [Illinois].

Holcopasites pratti (Ashmead ms.) Crawford, 1915:124–125, nomen nudum, teste Cockerell, 1903:452, 9 [Washington, DC.].

Neopasites illinoiensis.—Viereck 1916:730 [Connecticut: New Haven].—Bequaert 1923:171, 9 [New York: White Plains].—Linsley and Michener 1939: pls. XV–XVIII.—Michener 1944:200.

Holcopasites illinoiensis.—Crawford 1915:124–125, ♀ ♂ [Louisiana. Mississippi: Agricultural College, on flowers Erigeron annuus. Washington, D.C., vicinity].—Shinn 1967:929 [Texas: Nacogdoches].

Holcopasites illinoensis [sic].—Robertson 1926:118 [Illinois: Carlinville].

Neopasites (Neopasites) illinoiensis.—Linsley 1943:124, 126, 133–134, ♀ ♂ [Connecticut: New Haven. District of Columbia: Washington. Illinois: Carlinville and Dubois. Massachusetts: Dover. Mississippi: Agricultural College. New York: White Plains and Huntington, Long Island. North Carolina: Bryson City. Virginia: Barcroft. Flower records: Lespedeza procumbens, L. repens, Ceanothus americanus, Coreopsis verticillata, and Chrysopsis mariana].

Neopasites (Neopasites) punctulatus Linsley, 1943:125, 135, ♂ [District of Columbia: Chevy Chase, at flowers of Erigeron ramosus].

Holcopasites (Holcopasites) punctulatus.—Linsley, 1951: 1208 ♂[D.C.].—Krombein 1967:499.

Holcopasites (Holcopasites) illinoiensis.—Linsley 1951:1207.—Mitchell 1962:486, 488–489, ♀ ♂ [Illinois to Massachusetts, south to Georgia. Flower records: Ceanothus, Chrysanthemum, Erigeron, and Oenothera].—Krombein 1967:498.

LOCATION OF TYPES.—H. illinoiensis, Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana; H. punctulatus, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE.—Eastern to Southwestern States (Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia).

HOST.—Calliopsis andreniformis Smith (Table 1).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—CONNECTICUT. NEW HAVEN COUNTY: New Haven, VI–30–05 (B. H. Walden, Viereck 1916: 730; Linsley 1943: 134).

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington, ♂ VI–1878 (ANSP); ♀, (F. C. Pratt, USNM); ♀, V–24–04 (W. D. Pierce, USNM); ♀; IX–9–16, flowers Chrysopsis mariana (W. McAtee, CIS); ♂, 2♀, VI—14–16, flowers Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (W. D. Pierce, USNM); ♂, VI–14–16, flowers Erigeron ramosus (W. D. Pierce, ANSP).

GEORGIA. RICHMOND COUNTY: 2♀, V–3–59 (Stage).

ILLINOIS. MACOUPIN COUNTY: Carlinville (all collected by C. H. Robertson), ♀, VII–20–92; ♀, VII–2–94;♂, V–6–02; 4 ♀, VI–9–02; ♀, VI–10–02; 6 ♂, 2 ♀, VI–14–02 (INHS). WASHINGTON COUNTY: Dubois, ♂, VIII–9–17 (CIS).

KANSAS. DOUGLAS COUNTY: Baldwin, ♂,♀, VI–5–06 (J. C. Bridwell, USNM).

LOUISIANA. “Loui. 2547”, ♀ (F. C. Pratt, USNM). ST. LANDRY PARISH: Opelousas, ♀ (Pilate collection, USNM).

MAINE. PENOBSCOT COUNTY: Orono, ♀, VI–4–39, flowers of daisy (USNM); 2♀, VI–9–39 (USNM).

MARYLAND. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY: Beltsville, ♀, VII–1–17 (W. L. McAtee, USNM).

MASSACHUSETTS. Tremont, 1 ♀, VII–30–09 (W. L. McAtee, USNM). NORFOLK COUNTY: Dover, ♀, VII–4–25, flowers Chrysanthemum parthenium (J. C. Bequaert, CIS).

MISSISSIPPI. OKTIBBEHA COUNTY: Agricultural College,♀, V—24–04, flowers Erigeron annuus (W. D. Pierce, USNM).

NEW JERSEY. BERGEN COUNTY: Demarest, ♀, VII–1937 (J. C. Crawford, AMNH). Ramsey, ♂, ♀, VI–15–18 (F. E. Lutz, AMNH). MORRIS COUNTY: Long Valley, ♀, VII–10–55 (G. R. Ferguson, GEB). Morris Plains, ♂, VI–18–59 (D. R. Whitehead, CIS). 4♀, VII–10–61 (M. Mazurkiewicz and D. R. Whitehead, CIS). UNION COUNTY: Lincoln Park, ♂, VI–15–37 (M. A. Cazier, AMNH). Watchung Reservoir ♂ VII–22–55 (G. R. Ferguson, GEB); ♀, VI–30–56 (G. R. Ferguson, GEB); ♀, VII–25–64, nest site #66 (A. R. Moldenke, AMNH); 2 ♂, ♀, VII–3–64, nest site #66 (A. R. Moldenke, AMNH). Westfield, ♀, VII–1–56 (G. R. Ferguson, GEB).

NEW YORK. ORANGE COUNTY: Tuxedo Park, 5 mi NW, ♀, VII–3–62 (J. G. Rozen, M. Statham, J. A. Woods, and S. J. Hessel, AMNH). SUFFOLK COUNTY: Babylon, 2 ♂, VI–11–36 (Blanton and Borders, GEB). East Williston, ♀, VI–30–51 (J. G. Rozen, AMNH). Huntington, 15 ♂ 3 ♀, VI–1932 (J. C. Bridwell, USNM, CIS). TOMPKINS COUNTY: Cornell University Campus, Kite Hill, ♀, VII–2–35, a ♀, VII–1–36, and ♀, VII–5–37 (P. P. Baiby, CU). WESTCHESTER COUNTY: White Plains (J. R. de la Torre Bueno, Linsley 1943: 134).

NORTH CAROLINA. SWAIN COUNTY: Black Mountains, ♂, ♀, June (CIS); ♂, “1911 Exped.” Accession 33827 (AMNH); ♂, VI–10 to 13–12 (Beutenmuller, CU). Bryson City, 3 ♂, 3 ♀, VI–30–23, flowers Ceanothus americanus (J. C. Crawford, nos. 6115–16, 6118, 6122–23, 6126–27, AMNH, CIS, UCR); ♂, VI–30–23 (J. C. Crawford, no. 6116, UN);♀, VII–4–23, flowers Erigeron ramosus (J. C. Crawford, no. 6232, AMNH); ♂, IX–4–23, flowers Lespedeza repens (J. C. Crawford, no. 6770, AMNH). WAKE COUNTY: Raleigh, ♂, VI–25–33, flowers Oenothera (T. B. Mitchell, UN); ♀, V–30–41 (T. B. Mitchell, Stage); ♂, V–16–48 (T. B. Mitchell Stage).

OHIO. GUERNSEY COUNTY: Old Washington, 4 mi W, ♂, VI–24–51 (J. G. Rozen, AMNH).

OKLAHOMA. MARSHALL COUNTY: Lake Texoma, 2 mi E. Willis, ♂, VI–1965 (R. M. Bohart, UCD); 2 ♀, VII–1965 (R. M. Bohart, UCD).

PENNSYLVANIA. BUCKS COUNTY: Newtown, ♂, VI–28–36 (L. J. Stannard, INHS).

SOUTH CAROLINA (Mitchell 1962:499, table 16).

TENNESSEE (Mitchell 1962:499, table 16).

TEXAS. NACOGDOCHES COUNTY: Nacogdoches, ♂, 8 ♀, V–8–62,♂, 7 ♀, V–15–62, 2 ♂, 8♀, V—17–62, at nesting sites of Calliopsis andreniformis (A. F. Shinn, Shinn and CIS).

VIRGINIA. ♀, VI–5 (T. Pergrande, USNM). FAIRFAX COUNTY: Alexandria, ♂, 2 ♀, VI–21–31, flowers Coreopsis verticillata (P. H. Timberlake, UCR). Barcroft, 2 ♂, VI–24–17, flowers Ceanothus americanus (W. L. McAtee, CIS); ♀, VI–17–29 (J. C. Bridwell, USNM); ♂, VI–13–31 (J. C.Bridwell, UCR); 2 ♀, VI–21–31, flowers Coreopsis verticillata (P. H. Timberlake, UCR). Clifton, ♂, 5 ♀, VI–20–31 (J. C. Bridwell, USNM); ♂, VI–11–33 (J. C. Bridwell, USNM); 5 ♂, ♀, VI–30–35 (K. V. Krombein, USNM, CU). Falls Church, 2 ♂ 3 ♀, July 2–7 (AMNH, UN, USNM); ♂, ♀, VII–4–07 (N. Banks, AMNH, USNM); ♀, VI–16–18 (E. A. Chapin, USNM); ♂, 2 ♀, VII–4 (N. Banks, CU).

Holcopasites illinoiensis proper is widely distributed over the south-central and eastern United States, extending from Texas and Kansas eastward to Atlantic seaboard states from Georgia north into Maine. We have reexamined the holotype of H. punctulatus Linsley and concur with Mitchell (1962:488) that it is a synonym of H. illinoiensis proper.

This subspecies has the metasoma less brightly red than H. illinoiensis minimus and in general is more somberly colored than that subspecies.