Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) rufitarsis Smith 1854

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 103-104

Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) rufitarsis Smith 1854

County records: Alger, Bay, Cheboygan, Clinton, Crawford, Dickinson, Gladwin, Huron, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Kent, Keweenaw, Livingston, Mackinac, Menominee, Midland, Oakland, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Washtenaw, Wayne.

Notes. Host records include Megachile latimanus Say and M. melanophaea ( Graenicher 1905, 1935; Pengelly 1955), M. montivaga Cresson ( Hicks 1926) , M. perihirta ( Baker 1975) , and M. texana ( Pengelly 1955) .

Two spellings were used by Smith (1854) in the original publication describing this species, Coelioxys rufitarsus in the heading of the species description (pg. 271) and C. rufitarsis in the appendix (pg. 460). No subsequent uses of either spelling by Smith are known to us. Dalla Torre (1896) cited only the spelling C. rufitarsis , incorrectly attributing this to page 271 in Smith (1854) and incorrectly attributing use of this spelling to Cresson (1864) and Provancher (1882), whereas those authors had used rufitarsus . Robertson (1897), Lovell & Cockerell (1907), and Hurd (1979) all referenced the original spelling, but adopted C. rufitarsis , although none noted the source of this spelling, i.e. they did not cite the page number in question from Smith’s appendix. Crawford (1914) and Hobbs (1956) used both spellings apparently in error. Thus, none of these authors satisfies the requirements of first reviser (see ICZN article 24.2.1). Moure et al. (2007), however, cited both original spellings correctly and adopted rufitarsis , establishing this spelling as valid. The spelling rufitarsis is in prevailing usage (see ICZN article 33.2.3.1), i.e. has been used by a substantial majority of authors ( Baker 1975; Beaulne 1942; Bizecki Robson 2013; Bried & Dillon 2012; Cockerell 1900, 1925; Colla et al. 2009; Crawford 1914; Dalla Torre 1896; Donovall & VanEngelsdorp 2010; Gardner & Spivak 2014; Genaro 2001; Graenicher 1927a; Grixti & Packer 2006; Hobbs 1956; Hurd 1979; Jean 2010; Kuhlman & Burrows 2017; Leavengood & Serrano 2005; Linsley 1951; MacKay & Knerer 1979; Mitchell 1962; Neff & Simpson 1991; Onuferko et al. 2015; Pearson 1933; Peck & Bolton 1946; Richards et al. 2011; Robertson 1929; Rocha Filho & Packer 2016; Rozen & Kamel 2006; Scott et al. 2011; Shapiro et al. 2014; Sheffield et al. 2009; Stephen & Rao 2007; Wagner et al. 2014; Wojcik et al. 2008; Wolf & Ascher 2009). While only a limited number of authors have used rufitarsus ( Blake et al. 2010; Cockerell 1903b; Crawford 1914; Cresson 1864; Hobbs 1956; Ivanochko 1979; Michener 2007; Mitchell 1973; Montgomery 1957; Pengelly 1955; Provancher 1882; Sladen 1915; Thomson et al. 1982; Woodcock et al. 2014).