Agapostemon (Agapostemon) obliquus

Agapostemon (Agapostemon) obliquus (Provancher, 1888) [Lectotype: ULQC; ♀ Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada] This species occurs from central Mexico to British Columbia, Canada. In BC, Agapostemon obliquus has been previously reported in the Coastal Sage Matorral in August 1981 (INHS), and March 1992 (CNIN). We reviewed one female collected in the Succulent Coastal Sage in April 1963 (CASC). Additionally, the BBPT collected four females: two in the Coastal Sage Matorral in September 2020 and two in April 2021. Voucher specimens are in MABC (2 ♀), and ECOAB (2 ♀). See fig. 168. Agapostemon (Agapostemon) peninsularis Roberts, 1972 [Holotype: CASC; ♂ Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico; 30 May 1925] Agapostemon peninsularis inhabits southern California, USA and the BCP. Based on our own field experience and the data of preserved specimens, it is a habitat specialist on sand dunes. We reviewed 29 specimens (23 ♂, 6 ♀) collected in the Succulent Coastal Matorral, Central Desert, Vizcaíno Desert, and Magdalena Plains (CASC). The CARCIB team collected two females in the Vizcaíno Desert (BC) in July and September 2016. Additionally, the BBPT collected one female in the Coastal Sage Matorral in May 2022, and three males in March 2023 and 15 females in April 2023 in the Succulent Coastal Matorral (MABC). See fig. 168.