ANTHOPHORULA (ANTHOPHORISCA) NITENS (COCKERELL)

DIAGNOSIS: The larva of this species is also nearly identical to that of Anthophorula chionura, but the spines on the planar cuspal surface are smaller and less pronounced than those of A. chionura and A. consobrina, and the large spines on the ventral edge are more pronounced.

MATERIAL STUDIED: Four predefecating larvae: CA: Riverside Co., 12 mi S of Corona, V-25-1985 (J.G. Rozen, R. Snelling) .

REMARKS: Nesting biology was described by Rozen and Snelling (1986).