Notmia tetrazonata tetrazonata Cockerell

Notmia (Paranomina) tetrazonata tetrazonata Cockerell

Nomia t. tetrazonata, described originally from Globe, Arizona, ranges from southeastern California and Nevada to central New Mexico and southward to Baja California and Sonora (Ribble, 1965). The subspecies is polylectic, and Ribble records 148 females from 45 species of plants representing 41 genera. Twelve of these females and nine males were reported from Larrea. Females have been taken from Larrea flowers at Pichaco Pass, Pinal County, Arizona, in August (Timberlake, Dickson, and Swisher). Ribble records collection dates of 25 March to 28 September. In all-day samples at Tucson, Arizona, this was the dominant species visiting Larrea. Of 896 bees in the collection, 600 were N. t. tetrazonata. Of these, 596 were females, of which 391 were taking pollen.