Anthophora (Micranthophora) erythrothorax Michener 1936

Anthophora (Micranthophora) erythrothorax Michener, 1936 ** [Holotype: CASC; ♀ Mill Creek, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA; August 31, 1930] This species occurs in the CPF and rarely in Mojave and SDs. It specializes on pollen from a broad range of genera in the family Asteraceae (Orr et al. 2018). It is a new record for both Mexico and BC based on a single female collected in the Chaparral in October 2020. See fig. 73.