Distribution
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N. Mex., Ariz., Nev., south Calif. and Santa Lucia Mts. in coastal central Calif.; Mexico (Chihuahua).
- bibliographic citation
- Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. 1979. Prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein and Paul D. Hurd, Jr., Smithsonian Institution, and David R. Smith and B. D. Burks, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Insect Identification and Beneficial Insect Introduction Institute. Science and Education Administration, United States Department of Agriculture.
Comprehensive Description
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Centris (Xerocentris) hoffmanseggiae Cockerell
This is primarily a desert species, which flies during the spring and ranges from New Mexico into southern California, but has been recorded from Hastings Natural History Reservation in the Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County, California (Snelling, 1956). It has previously been reported from the flowers of Larrea, as well as those of Cercidium, Lotus, Prosopis, Penstemon, Dicentra, and alfalfa (Snelling, 1956, 1974).
In our field investigations we encountered it during April and May at the flowers of Larrea, usually seeking nector, but sometimes the females were also collecting pollen. Specific localities where we observed the species at Larrea flowers include Lordsburg, New Mexico, in May (Table 2) and the following localities in Arizona: 1 mile north of Portal in May (Table 5), Douglas in May (Table 7), Tucson Airport in May (Table 11), 18 miles west of Tucson in May (Table 9) and Yuma in April (Table 12).
- bibliographic citation
- Hurd, Paul D., Jr. and Linsley, E. Gorton. 1975. "The principal Larrea bees of the southwestern United States (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-74. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.193
Centris hoffmanseggiae: Brief Summary
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Centris hoffmanseggiae is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
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