Anthophora (Micranthophora) abroniae Timberlake 1937

Anthophora (Micranthophora) abroniae Timberlake, 1937 [Holotype: AMNH; ♂ Palm Springs at edge of town, California, USA; April 9, 1932] Anthophora abroniae is abundant in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts and is a pollen specialist on early-blooming sand verbena in the genus Abronia Juss Orr et al. (2018). In BC, it has been collected in the Lower Colorado Desert and in the Chaparral region (Orr et al. 2018). The BBPT collected three females in the Lower Colorado Desert in Cerro Prieto, Mexicali in June 2021. Voucher specimens are in MABC (2 ♀), and ECOAB (1 ♀). See fig. 71.