Copied from: Journal of Entomology Society of Ontario Volume 134 2003
Female: mandible with tooth 2 shorter than 3, teeth 3 and 4 close to one another. Yellow coloration is on mandibles, paraocular area, marks on vertex, antero-lateral margins of scutum,
pronotal lobes, tegulae, axillae, scutellum, and legs. Terga 1-6 with wide interrupted bands not enlarged laterally; terga with deep and dense puncture of irregular size on basal part. Scutellum with apical emargination. Body length 11-13 mm.
Male: tergum 6 with long, curved, lateral tooth. Clypeus yellow with black base. Tibiae and
basitarsi yellow. Terga [-6 with yellow bands, on sides with long, erect, orange hair brush. Body
length 14-17 mm.
Plight period in Ontario: June - September. Palaearctic. US (New York, Pennsylvania), South
America, Canary Islands.
Material: Cochrane Co.: Hungry Hollow, I 7.VI1I. 1994, , Rider (DEBU). Northumberland
Co.: Murray Hills, 1.IX.2002,d’, S. Paiero (DEBU); Hamilton, 29.IX.94, 3d, Patterson; 3-
22.VHI. 1992, 3?, 2d, Stachys officinali.v, Salviafarinacea Skevington (DEBU). York Co.: Toronto,
Humber River, 12.VI-4.IX. 1999, 22?; l.V1-18.VI1I.1999, l9cj’, Vicia sp., T. Romankova;
28.VH.l992, 2d, Monardia sp. (ROME). Willington Co.: Rockwood, l.VIIl.1992,cj’, Stachys
byzantina, I. Smith (DEBU). Halton Co.: Burlington, Kems Road, 12.VIl.1997,d, Crins (DEBU).
Wellington Co.: Guelph, 15-23.V11.1994, 2? , 2d, Coote (ROME); 6.VI.1998,? , J. Daley;
17.IX.1995,?, Lauro; 20.Vll.1994,d, J. Dow; 7.VIII.1994,d’, Rios; 17.VIII.1993,cj’, Caloren;
20.IX. 1993,d. Bicney; 5.V11I. 1992,d, Stachys byzantina, I. Smith; 14.VI. 1991 2d, I. Smith;
7.V111.l991,ci’; 5.VII.1990, 3d, Stachys olimpica. I. Smith (DEBU). Wentworth Co.: Freelton,
25.VII.1992,?,cj’, I. Smith; 23.V1.1984,cl’, Kassera (DEBU). Brant Co.: Brantford,
24.VI1I.2002. ? ,d, S. Paiero (DEBU). Middlesex Co.: Komoka, 11 .VI1.2001 ,J, S. Paiero (DEBU).
Essex Co.: Windsor, Ojibway Prairie, 12-13.IX.2002,?,cJ, M. Buck (DEBU).
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