Anthophora (Micranthophora) petrophila Cockerell 1905

Anthophora (Micranthophora) petrophila Cockerell, 1905 [Holotype: CASC; ♀ Rock Creek, Los Angeles Co., California, USA] This species is widely distributed in the southwestern USA and northern Mexico and has been recorded in the Baja California Mountains and Chaparral (Orr et al. 2018). This species specializes on pollen from a broad range of plant genera in the family Asteraceae, which aids in its large geographic distribution (Orr et al. 2018). In our surveys, the BBPT collected 26 specimens (16 ♂, 10 ♀) in the Baja California Mountains in La Rumorosa and Sierra Juarez in September 2021 and 2022 and in April 2022. Voucher specimens are in MABC (8 ♂, 5 ♀), and ECOAB (8 ♂, 5 ♀). See fig. 75.