Type-species: Philanthus politus Say. Desig. by Ashmead, 1899.
Chilopogon Kohl, 1896. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 11: 329. Emend, of Cheilopogonus

Westwood.
Epiphilanthus Ashmead, 1899. Canad. Ent. 31: 294.

Type-species: Philanthus soUvagus Say. Orig. desig.
Pseudanthophilus Ashmead, 1899. Canad. Ent. 31: 294.

Type-species: Philanthus ve)ttilabris Fabricius. Orig. desig.
Oclodetes Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 423.

Type-species: Philanthus sanboniii Cresson. Orig. desig.
Ococletes Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 407. Emend, or lapsus.

This genus occurs in all major zoogeographic regions except The Neotropical and Australian.
The preferred prey are bees, sometimes honeybees, but occasionally wasps or even Parasitica
may be used, perhaps when there is a shortage of bees.

Revision: Strandtmann, 1946. A Rev. of the N. Amer. Spp. of Philanthus, 126 pp., 8 pis.

Philanthus albopilosus Cresson
Rocky Mtn. States east to Tex., Ohio, and Ont.; Mexico (Chihuahua).

Ecology: Makes up to 4 cells per nest with 1-6 accessory burrows per nest, stores 6-10
prey per cell. Parasite: Phrosinella fulvicomis Coq. Prey: Ancistrocerus c. catskill
(Sauss.); Aphilanthops frigidus (Sm.); Mimumesa fuscipes (Pack.); Oxybelus
bipu7ictatus Oliv.; Colletes hyalinus Prov., C. simulans annatus Patt., C. willistoni
Robt.?; Andre7ia robertsonii D. T.; Agapostemon angelicus Ckll., Dialictus imitatus
(Sm.), D. lineatulus (Cwfd.), D. pilosus (Sm.), Halictns confusus Sm., H. ligatus Say, H.
rubicundus Chr., Lasioglossum leucozonium (Schr.).

Philanthus albopilosus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 91. cj.

Philanthus siinillinius Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 95. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1975. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 68: 888-892, 6 figs, (male behavior, nest, prey,
parasite).

Philanthus arizonicus Bohart
Ariz. (Maricopa Co.).

Philanthus arizonicus Bohart, 1972. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 74: 397, fig. 1. ♂.

Philanthus barbatus Smith
Idaho and Oreg. to Colo, and N. Mex.; Mexico (Chihuahua to Puebla). Ecology:
Nests in sand dune. Prey: Agapostemon nielliventris Cr.; Exomalopsis sidae Ckll.
Philanthus barbatus Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 4, p. 473. ♂.
Philanthus albifrons Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 101. ♂, ♀.
Philanthus henricus Dunning, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 153. ♀.

Biology: Evans and Lin, 1959. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 17: 128 (nest, prey).

Philanthus barbiger Mickel
Colo., Nebr.

Philanthus barbiger Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 405. ♂, ♀.

Philanthus bicinctus (Mickel)
Colo., Utah, Wyo. Ecology: Nests in aggregations, makes very deep nest in

friable, clay-silt soil, stores 5 prey per cell. Parasite: Metopia argyrocephala (Meig.) ?

Prey: Bovibus bifarius Cr., B. occidentalis Gr., B.fervidus (P.), B. melanopygus Nyl., B.

Philanthus flavifrons
***authority mismatch
Cr., B. mixtus Cr., B. rufocinctus Cr., B. centralis Cr.; preys on bumblebee

workers and males.
Ococletes bicinctus Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 407. ♀.
Ococletes hirticulus Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 326. ♂.

Taj^onomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 275-276, figs. 65-67 (larva).

Biology: Armitage, 1965. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 38: 89-100, 4 figs, (nest, prey). —Evans, 1970.

Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 500 (nest, prey, parasite ?).

Philanthus bilunatus Cresson
East. U. S. west to N. Dak., Colo., and N. Mex., east. Canad. provinces west
to Alta. Ecology: Nests in flat sand or vertical sand banks, makes 3 or more cells per
nest, stores 7-8 small bees per cell. Prey: Hylaeus m. modestus Say; Halictus ligatus
Say, //. confusus Sm., Lasioglossum leucozonium (Schr.), Dialictus incoyispicuus (Sm.),
Augochlora striata Prov.

Phila7ithus bilunatus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phil., Proc. 5: 97. ♂.

Philanthus scelestus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxiii. 9.

Philanthus assimilis Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 404. ♂. Preocc.

Philanthus consimilis Banks, 1923. Canad. Ent. 55: 21. N. name. Preocc.




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Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Sec, Trans. 83: 83, fig. 19 (larva).

Biology: Evans and Lin, 1959. Amer. Midland Nat. 17: 126-127, figs. 4, 5, 9 (nest, prey, egg,

life cycle).

Philanthus crabroniformis Smith
Rocky Mt. and Pacific Coast States, N. Dak., Alta., B. C. Ecology:
Nests in rather diffuse aggregations in hard stony soil, usually makes only one nest
during lifetime of an individual female containing up to 15 cells, stores 12-24 small prey
per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp), Phrosinella pilosifrons Allen, Metopia
argyrocephala (Meig.) ? Prey: Astata bakeri Parker, A. nubecula Cr.; Plenocidus davisi
Fox.; Edemnius sp.; Hylaeus affinis (Sm.), H. sp.; Andrena albosellata CklL, A. spp.,
Perdita fallax Ckll.; Agapostemon texanus Cr., Dialictus incompletus (Cwfd.), D.
laevissimus (Sm.), D. spp., Evylaeus cooleyi (Cwfd.), E. niger (Vier.), E. peraltus (Ckll.),
E. synthridis (Ckll.), Halictus confusus (Sm.), H.farinosus (Sm.), H. rubicundus Chr.,
H. tripartitus Ckll., Sphecodes pati-uelis Ckll., S. sulcatulus Ckll., S. spp.; Apis mellifera
L.; small bees are the preferred prey.

Philanthus crabroniformis Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 4, p. 474. ♂.

Philanthus flavifrons Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 102. ♀.

Philanthus sublimis Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxii. ♂.

Philanthus califomicus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxii. ♂.

Liris magnifica Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 22: 130. ♂.

Biology: Bohart, 1954. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 56: 26-27 (prey). —Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar.

Zool, Bui. 140: 489-499 (nest, prey). — Alcock, 1974. Jour. Zool. 173: 233-246, 2 figs., 3 pis.

(nest, prey capture and transport, mating, parasite, competition with P. gibbosus (F.)).

Philanthus crotoniphilus Viereck and Cockerell
Calif., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila).

Philanthus crotoniphilus Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 145. ♂.

Philanthus gibbosus (Fabricius)
Transcont. in south. Canada and U. S.; Mexico to El Salvador. Ecology:
Nests in flat or vertical soil of types varying from sandy loam to compacted heavy soil,
makes 7-15 or more cells per nest, stores 8-16 small prey per cell; rarely 2 females may
utilize a joint burrow; 1 female may nest in parental burrow; males frequently occupy
parental burrow for life. Parasite: Metopia argyrocephala (Meig.), Hilarella hilarella
(Zett.), Senotainia trilineata (wulp) complex; Dasymutilla nigripes (F.) ?,
Sphaeropthalnia sp. Prey: Crossocerus sulcus (Fox); Colletes tucsonensis Ckll.;
Agapostemon virescens (F.), Augochlora pura (Say), Augochlorella striata (Prov.), A.
sp., Augochloropsis cuprea (Sm.), A. m. metallica (F.), Dialictus euryceps (Ellis), D.
incompletus (Cwfd.), D. imitatus (Sm.), D. laevissimus (Sm.), D. lineatulus (Cwfd.), D.
microlepoides (Ellis), D. obscurus (Robt.), D. pilosus (Sm.), D. rohweri (Ellis), D.
zephyrus (Sm.), D. spp., Halictus confusus Sm., H. ligatus Say, H. tripartitus Ckll.,
Lasioglossum coriaceum (Sm.), L. zonuhim (Sm.), Sphecodes arvensis Patt., S. spp.
Predator: Diogmites discolor Lw.; Misumena calycina (L.).

Vespa gibbosus Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 370.

Philanthus punctatus Say, 1824. In Keating, Narr. Long's 2nd Exped., v. 2, app., p. 342. ♂.

C heilopogonus ptmctiger Westwood, 1835. Zool. Jour. 5: 441. ♂, ♀.

Anthophilus gibbosus Dahlbom, 1844. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, pp. 192, 497. cj, 9. Preocc.

Anthophilus 7iodosus Klug, 1846. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. Ber. Verb., p. 42. Lapsus.

Philanthus xanthostigma Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 131, pi. 8, fig.
12. ♀, ♂.

Philanthus maculifrons Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 132, pi. 8, fig. 13.
6.

Philanthus punctatus var. cockerelli Dunning, 1897. Ent. News 8: 69. ♂.

E. punctatus var. chilopsidis Cockerell, 1898. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci., Proc. 7: 141. ♀.
The E. presumably refers to Epiphilanthus inasmuch as this new var. was mentioned in
a list of Philanthidae.

Anthophilus melanaspis Cameron, 1905. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 31: 377. ♀.

Anthophilus maculiventris Cameron, 1905. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 31: 377. ♀.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 82, figs. 11-15 (larva).




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Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Bui. 2: 117-124 (nest,
prey). — Rau and Rau, 1918. Wasp studies afield, pp. 109-116 (nest, prey). — Reinhard,
1924. Smithsn. Inst., Ann. Rpt. for 1922, pp. 363-376. —Reinhard, 1929. Witchery of wasps,
pp. 92-140, 2 pis., 5 figs, (nest, prey capture, cocoon, life cycle, parasite, predators).
— Evans and Lin, 1959. Amer. Midland Nat. 17: 124-125, fig. 3 (nest, prey). — Cazier and
Mortenson, 1965. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 64: 174-197, figs. 1-4 (nest, prey). —Lin, 1968.
Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 70: 10-12 (sleeping behavior). —Evans 1973. Anim. Behaviour 21:
302-308, 3 figs, (burrow sharing, nest transfer). —Barrows and Snyder, 1974 (1973). Ent.
News 84: 314-316 (prey, parasite). — Alcock, 1974. Jour. Zool. 173: 241-246 (nest, prey
transport, competition with P. crabroniformis).

Morphology: Snodgrass, 1941. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 99 (14): pi. 20, figs. C-E (male
genitalia).

Philanthus gloriosus Cresson
Alta., Ariz., Kans., Nebr., N. Dak., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua).
Philanthus gloriosus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 86. ♀.
Philanthus insignatus Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 421. ♀.

Philanthus inversus Patton
Great Plains, Iowa, and Kans., north to Alta. and N. Dak., Calif.

Philanthus inversus Patton, 1879. U. S. Geol. and Geog. Survey, Bui. 5: 355. ♀.

Philanthus lepidus Cresson
East. U. S. west to Tex. and Colo. Ecology: Nests in large aggregations in

sand banks, makes 1-5 false burrows and 2 or more cells per nest, stores 9-11 small bees
per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp) complex? Prey: Pseudopanurgus
andrenoides (Sm.), Augochlora pura (Say), Augochlorella striata (Prov.), Dialictus
apertus (Sandh.), D. cressonii (Robt.), D. inconspicuus (Sm.), D. laevissimus (Sm.), D.
iegularis (Robt.), D. versans (Lov.), D. spp., Evylaeus divergenoides Mitch., E.
macoupinensis (Robt.), Halictus ligatus Say.
Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 92. ♂.
Philanthus carolinensis Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 422. ♀.
Philanthus carolinensis var. reductus Banks, 1921. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 14: 18. ♂, ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1964. Psyche 71: 142-149, 4 figs, (nest, prey, parasite ?).

Icvini Bohart. South. Calif.

Philanthus levini Bohart, 1972. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 74: 398, fig. 2. ♂, ♀.

Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron
Rocky Mt. States, Alta., B. C; Mexico (Veracruz). Ecology: Nests in
slopes or vertical banks of dry sandy soil or mixture of sand, earth and clay, makes up
to 5 cells per nest, stores up to 8 small bees per cell. Parasite: Dasymutilla dilucida
Mick.?; Senotainia trilineata (Wulp) complex? Prey: Dialictus clematiselhis (Ellis), D.
microlepoides (Ellis), D. perparvus (Ellis), D. pniinosiformis (Cwfd.), D. sp., Sphecodes
spp.

Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 133, pi. 8, fig.
14. ♂.

Philanthus anna Dunning, 1897. Ent. News 8: 68. ♂.

Philanthus multiannulatus Dalla Torre, 1897. Cat. Hym., v. 8, p. 488. Lapsus.

Philanthus cleoiyiae Dunning, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 152. ♀.

Philanthus annae{\) Dunning, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 154.

Philanthus subversus Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 405. ♀.

Philanthus yakima Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 85. ♀.

Biology: Cazier and Mortenson, 1965. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 64: 197-202, fig. 1 (nest, prey,
parasites ?). —Alcock, 1975. Amer. Midland Nat. 93: 222-226, 2 figs, (nesting behavior).
—Alcock, 1975. Anim. Behaviour 23: 889-895, 4 figs, (male territoriality and mating).

Philanthus nasalis Bohart
Calif. (Contra Costa Co.).

Philanthus nasalis Bohart, 1972. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 74: 401, figs. 5, 6. ♂, ♀.

Philanthus neomexicanus Strandtmann
Calif., Ariz., N. Mex.

Philanthus neomexicanus Strandtmann, 1946. A Rev. of the N. Amer. Spp. of Philanthus,
p. 51. ♂, ♀.

Philanthus occidentalis Strandtmann
Calif.

Philanthus occidentalis Strandtmann, 1946. A Rev. of the N. Amer. Spp. of Philanthus,

p. 64. ♂, ♀.




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Philanthus pacificus
***authority mismatch
arizonae Dunning. Wye. to Ariz, and Calif.; Mexico. Ecology: Nests in fine-grained
alluvial sand, usually in a colony of only a few individuals, makes up to 3 cells per nest,
and stores 8-15 quite small prey per nest. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp)?, Prey:
Diplazon laetatorius (F.); Chelonus texanus Cr.; Chrysididae sp.; Sfenodynerits
valliceps Boh.; Diodontus aier (Mick.), D. gillettei Fox. D. sp., Passaloecus relativus
Fox, Pseninae sp.; Solierella blaisdelli (Bridw.); Lindenius columbianus (Kohl);
Hylaeus sp.; Perdita fallax Ckll., P. interserta ciliata Timb.; Dialictus incompletus
(Cwfd.), D. laevissimus (Sm.), D. rnidoseiisis (Ckll), D. tegularifonnis (Cwfd.), D. spp.,
Diifourea scabricomis Boh., Evylaeiis niger (Vier.), E. synthridis (Ckll.), E. sp.,
Halictus confusus Sm., H. ligatus Say, H. tripartittis Ckll., Sphecodes spp.

Philanthus arizonae Dunning, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 155. ♂.

Anthopliilus hirticeps Cameron, 1905. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 31: 376. ♂.

Philanthus assimilis Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 422. ♀.

Biology: Powell and Chemsak, 1959. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 32: 115-120 (nest, prey; misdet. as

Philanthus politus
***authority mismatch
pacificus Cr.). —Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 501 (nest, prey,
parasite ?; misdet. as pacificus Cr.).

Philanthus pacificus
***authority mismatch
pacificus Cresson. Nev.

Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxii. ♂.

Philanthus politus Say
East. U. S. and southeast. Canada. Ecology: Nests in flat or slightly sloping, bare
sandy soil, makes up to 4 cells per nest, stores 9-18 small bees per cell. Prey: Hylaeus
m. modestus Say, H. verticalis (Cr.), H. ziziae (Robt.), H. sp.; Calliopsis andreniformis
Sm.,; Augochlorella aumta (Sm.), A. striata (Prov.), Dialictus albipontis (Robt.), D.
cressoni (Robt.), D. i))ntatus (Sm.), D. lineatulus (Cwfd.), D. p. pilosus (Sm.), D. spp.,
Evylaeus macoupinensis (Robt.), Halictus c. confusus Sm.
Philanthus politus Say, 1824. In Keating Narr. Long's 2nd Exped., v. 2, app., p. 343.
Philanthus dubius Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc Phila., Proc 5: 96. ♂.
Philanthus texanus Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 422. ♀, ♂.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 84, fig. 20 (larva).

Biology: Evans and Lin, 1959. Amer. Midland Nat. 17: 116-120, figs. 1, 2 (nest, prey

transport).

Philanthus psyche Dunning
Iowa to Tex., west to N. Mex., Utah, and Mont., Alta.; Mexico (Chihuahua).

Philanthus psyche Dunning, 1896. Ent. News 7: 287. ♀.

Philanthus punctinudus Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 144. ♂.

Philanthus hermosus Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 421. ♀.

Philanthus pulcher Dalla Torre
Southwest. States, Wyo., Calif., Alta. Ecology: Nests in large, dense

aggregations in hard-packed clay-loam, makes up to 6 cells per nest, stores 6-14 small to
medium-sized prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp), Phrosinella
fulvicornis Allen. Prey: Scelio sp.; Chrysura pacifica (Say), Elavipus viridicyaneus
Nort., Hedychridium fletcheri Bod., Holopyga ventralis (Say), Omalus aeneus (F.);
Ancistrocerus c. catskill (Sauss.), Stenodynerus papagoruni (Vier.), Syniniorphus
canade7isis (Sauss.); Diodontus argentinae Roh., D. gillettei Fox, D. sp., Miuiesa
unicincta Cr., Mimumesa mixta (Fox), Passaloecus cuspidatus Sm., P. relativus Fox, P.
sp.; Plenoculus davisi Fox, Tachysphex aethiops Cr., T. nigrior Fox, T. tarsatus (Say),
T. sp., Trypoxylon aldrichi Sandh.; Belomicrus forbesii Robt., Crabro florissantensis
Roh., Ectemnius dives (Lep. and Br.), Lindenius columbianus (Kohl), Oxybelus
unigluviis (L.); Dienoplus pictifrons Fox; Colletes nigrifrons Tit., Hylaeus basalis
(Sm.), H. conspicuus (Metz), H. ellipticus (Kby.); Andrena vielanochroa Ckll.,
Panurginus atriceps (Cr.), P. cressoniellus Ckll., Perdita wyonnngoisis Ckll.; Dialictus
laevissimus (Sm.), D. ruidosensis (Ckll.), D. spp., Dufourea maura (Cr.), D. scabricornis
Boh., Evylaeus niger (Vier.), Halictus confusus Sm., H. tripartitus Ckll., Sphecodes spp.;
Forniicapis clypeata Slad., Hoplitis producta (Cr.), Osniia pentstemonis Ckll., 0. spp.,
Stelis lateralis Cr.; Nomada spp.

Philanthus pulchellus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 93. ♂. Preocc.

Philanthus pulcher Dalla Torre, 1897. Cat. Hym., v. 8, p. 489. N. name.

Philanthus clarconis Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 206. ♀.




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Biology: Evans, 1966. Great Basin Nat. 26: 35-38 (nest, prey, parasite). —Evans, 1970. Mus.
Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 496-498 (nest, prey, parasites).

Philanthus sanbornii Cresson
Ont., New England States south to N. J. and west to Man. and N. Mex.

Ecology: Nests in small aggregations in flat sand covered with grass. Prey:

Agapostemon radiatus (Say), Lasioglossum forbesii (Robt.); Apis mellifera L.; worker

honeybees are the preferred prey.
Philanthus sanbornii Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 89. ♂, ♀.
Philanthus scutellans Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxiv. ♂.
Philaiithus eurynome Fox, 1890. Ent. News 1: 107. ♀.
Philanthus tnimani Dunning, 1897. Ent. News 8: 70. ♀.
Philanthus magdalenae Strandtmann, 1946. A Rev. of the N. Amer. Spp. of Philanthus,

p. 89. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1955. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bui. 50: 47 (nest, prey). —Evans and Lin, 1959.
Amer. Midland Nat. 17: 128-129 (nest, prey).

Philanthus schusteri Bohart
South. Calif.

Philanthus schusteri Bohart, 1972. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 74: 402, fig. 4. ♂, ♀.

Philanthus serrulatae Dunning
Southwest. States; Mexico (Sonora).

Philanthus sei-rulatae Dunning, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 154. ♀.

Philanthus siouxensis Mickel
Great Plains and Rocky Mt. States; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila).

Philanthus siouxensis Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 406. ♀.

Philanthus solivagus Say
Northeast. States south to Va. and west to Wis., southeast. Canada. Ecology:
Nests in flat to slightly sloping sand, makes up to 6 or more cells per nest, stores 6-14
prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp), Phrosinella fulvicomis Coq.? Prey:
Ancistrocerus c. catskill (Sauss.), A. c. albophaleratus (Sauss.), A. a. adiabatus (Sauss.);
Ectemnius continuus (P.), E. lapidarius (Panz.), Lestica i. interrupta (Lep. and Br.);
Colletes americanus Cr.; Andrena asteris Robt., A. nubecula Sm., A. solidaginis Robt.,
A. subaustralis CklL, A. spp.; Agapostemon virescens (F.), Augochlora pura (Say),
Augochlorella aurata (Sm.), A. striata (Prov.), Augochloropsis cuprea (Sm.), Dialictus
euryceps (Ellis), D. lineatulus (Cwfd.), D. oblongus (Lov.), D. versans (Lov.), Halictus c.
C07ifusus Sm., H. ligatus Say, H. nibicundus (Chr.), Lasioglossum coriaceum (Sm.), L.
leucozonium (Schr.), Sphecodes davisii Robt.; bees are the preferred prey.
Philanthus solivagus Say, 1837. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 383. ♂.
Philanthus solidagus{\) Howard, 1901. Insect Book, pi. 3, fig. 31.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 83, figs. 16-18 (larva).

Biology: Ristich, 1956. Ohio Jour. Sci. 56: 271-274 (parasite). —Evans and Lin, 1959. Amer.
Midland Nat. 17: 120-124, figs. 6-8 (nest, prey, parasite).

Philanthus tarsatus Smith
Colo., Nebr., Tex.

Philanthus tarsatus Smith, 1908. Nebr. Univ. Studies 8: 356. ♀.

Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius
Generally distributed throughout the U. S. and south. Canada. Ecology:
Nests in flat sand, makes accessory burrow, stores up to 8 bees per cell. Prey: Perdita
albipennis Cr., P. sp.; Dialictus inco7ispicuus (Sm.), D. microlepoides (Ellis), D.
pruinosus (Robt.), D. versatus (Robt.), D. spp., Halictus ligatus Say, Lasioglossum
sisymbrii Ckll., Nomia nevadensis arizo7ie7isis Ckll.

Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798. Sup. Ent. System., p. 268.

Philanthus vertilabrisH) Fabricius, 1804. Systema Piezatorum, p. 303.

Philanthus frontalis Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 99. ♂. Preocc.

Liris rugosa Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 22: 130. ♂.

Epiphilanthus ventralis{\) Ashmead, 1899. Canad. Ent. 31: 296.

Philayithus ventralis(\) Howard, 1901. Insect Book, pi. 3, fig. 33.

Philanthus vertilabris{\) var. completus Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 406. ♂.

Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1905. Wasps, social and solitary, pp. 166-167 (nest, prey).
— Rau and Rau, 1918. Wasp studies afield, pp. 116-117 (nest, prey). —Evans and Lin, 1959.
Amer. Midland Nat. 17: 127 (nest, prey). — Alcock, 1975. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 48: 541, figs.
6-7 (male mating strategy). —Alcock and Gamboa, 1975. Ariz. Acad. Sci., Jour. 10: 163-164,
fig. 4 (nest, prey).




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ventraiis (Mickel). Pacific Coast States.

Ococletes ventraiis Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 328. ♀.

Philanthus strandtmanni Burks, 1951. In Muesebeck, U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2:
1002. N. name proposed unnecessarily.

Philanthus zebratus Cresson
N. Dak., Nebr. and Colo, west to B. C. and Calif. Ecology: Nests in coarse
sandy loam, occasionally makes only one nest during a lifetime which may contain up to
17 cells, stores 3-9 large prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp),
Phrosinella pilosifrons Allen. Prey: Diphyus sp., Dusona sp., Eutanyacra sp..
Ichneumon sp., Spilichneumon sp.; Ancistrocerus a. adiabatus (Sauss.), Euodynerus
castigatus (Sauss.), Stenodynerus taos (Cr.), Symmorphus meridio7ialis Vier.;
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cr.; Animophila azteca Cam., A. dysmica Menke, A. mediata
Cr., Palinodes carbo Boh. and Menke, Podalonia communis (Cr.), P. hictuosa (Sm.);
Astata nubecula Cr.; Larropsis capax (Fox), Tachysphex aethiops (Cr.), T. sp.; Crabro
latipes Sm., C. pleuralis Fox, Ectemiiius sp.; Aphilanthops subfrigidtis Dunn., Cerceris
aequalis idahoensis Scul., Eucerceris fulvipes Cr.

Philayithus zebratus Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxiii. ♂.

Philanthus basilaris Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxxiii. ♂, ♀.

Oclocletes nitens Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 423. ♀.

OcocletesC.) illustris Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 327. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1966. Great Basin Nat. 26: 38-39, fig. 2 (nest, prey, parasites). —Evans, 1970.
Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 499-500 (nest, prey, parasites).

Trachypus mexicanus Saussure
South. Tex.; Mexico to Costa Rica. Ecology: Nests in flat sand or
limestone rubble, makes multicellular nest, stores up to 6 prey per cell. Prey:
Augochlora sp., Halictus hesperus Sm.; Exomalopsis sp., Melissodes sp.

Trachypus Mexicanus Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool, v. 2, Hym., p. 86. ♀.

Philanthocephaius mexicanus Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 89, pi. ♂.
figs. 5, 6. ♀, ♂. Preocc.

Trachypus annulitarsis Cameron, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 232. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1964. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 37: 303-304 (nest, prey).

Winged queen ants of the genus Formica are used as prey. The wasps dealate the queens be-
fore placing them in the brood cell.

Revision: Dunning, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 25: 19-26.

Aphilanthops foxi Dunning
South. Calif, deserts.

Aphilanthops foxi Dunning, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 21. ♂.

Aphilanthops frigidus (Smith)
Transcont., N. S., Que., Wyo. and Wash, south to Va., Mich., N. Mex., Utah
and Calif. Ecology: Nests gregariously in pebbly sand, makes up to 4 or more cells per
nest, stores 2-3 dealated queen ants per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp),
Eiiaraba tergata (Coq.)? Prey: Winged queens of Formica fusca L., F. pallidefulva
nitidiventris Em., F. neogagates Em.
Philanthus frigidus Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 4, p. 475. ♂.
Aphilanthops bakeri Dunning, 1896. Canad. Ent. 28: 203. ♂.
Nomada {Holonomada) dawsoni Swenk, 1912. Nebr. Univ. Studies 12: 83. ♂.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 81, figs. 1-10 (larva).

Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1905. Wasps, social and solitary, pp. 167-177, 1 fig. (nest,
prey). —Wheeler, 1913. Jour. Anim. Behavior 3: 374-387 (nest, prey). — Ristich, 1956. Ohio
Jour. Sci. 56: 271-274 (parasite). —Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 240-245, fig. la (nest, prey
carriage, parasite ?).

Aphilanthops hispidus Fox
Ariz., south. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).

Aphilanthops hispidus Fox, 1894. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc (2) 4: 106. ♂.

Aphilanthops subfrigidus Dunning
N. Y., Colo., Wyo., Mont., Idaho, B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif., Nev. Ecology:
Nests in compacted soil. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp)?, Metopia argywcepliala
(Meig.)? Prey: Winged queens o{ Formica neogagates Em., F. fusca L. group. Predator:
Philanthus zebratus Cr.
Aphilanthops subfrigidus Dunning, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 21. ♂, ♀.
Aphilanthops elsiae Dunning, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 23. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 245 (prey). —Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140:
496 (nest, prey, parasites ?).

Clypeadon californicus (Bohart)
Calif., Oreg.

Aphilanthops (Clypeadon) califomica Bohart, 1959. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 52: 108. ♂, ♀.

Clypeadon dreisbachi (Bohart)
Tex., Okla., Colo.; Mexico (Zacatecas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Queretaro, San Luis
Potosi). Prey: Worker ants, Pogonomyrmex barbatus rugosus Em.
Aphilanthops {Clypeadon) dreisbachi Bohart, 1959. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 52: 107. ♂, ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 249 (prey).

Clypeadon evansi Bohart
N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. Ecology: Nests in sand dune, makes up to 5 or more cells
per nest, stores about 7-12 prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp). Prey:
Pogonomyrmex barbatus rugosus Em. workers.
Clypeadon evansi Bohart, 1966. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 68: 163. ♂, ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 248-249, fig. 2 (nest, prey, parasite; det. as Aphilanthops
(Clypeadon) sp. A). — Alcock and Gamboa, 1975. Ariz. Acad. Sci., Jour. 10: 162-163, fig. 3
(prey capture, nest).

Clypeadon haigi (Bohart)
Ariz, to west. Tex. Ecology: Nests in small aggregations in sand dunes, makes
up to 3 cells per nest, stores up to 14 prey per cell. Parasite: Miltogrammini sp.? Prey:
Pogonomyrmex barbatus rugosus Em. workers.
Aphilanthops {Clypeadon) haigi Bohart, 1959. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 52: 106. ♂, ♀.




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Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 245-248, figs, lb, 2, 3, 4b (nest, prey carriage, parasite ?).

Clypeadon laticinctus (Cresson)
West. Tex. to east, and south. Calif., north to Colo., Idaho and Oreg.
Ecology: Nests in bare level sand, makes up to 3 cells per nest, stores 15-26 prey per
cell. Parasite: Se^wtainia sp. near trilineata (Wulp). Prey: Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Cr. workers.
Philanthus laticinctus Cresson, 1865. Ent. See. Phila., Proc. 5: 91. ♂.
Aphilanthops quadrinotatus Ashmead, 1890. Colo. Biol. Assoc, Bui. 1: 7. ♀.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 274-275, figs. 63-64 (larva).

Biology: Hicks, 1927. Canad. Ent. 59: 51-55 (nest, prey carriage, cocoon). —Hicks, 1933.
Canad. Ent. 65: 141-144 (nest, prey). —Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 250-253 (nest, prey
carriage, parasite).

Clypeadon sculleni (Bohart)
Ariz., Colo., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). Prey: Worker ants,
Pogonomyrmex maricopa barnesi Sm.
Aphilanthops (Clypeadon) sculleni Bohart, 1959. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 52: 107. ♂, ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 250 (prey).

Clypeadon taurulus (Cockerell)
Ariz., N. Mex., west. Tex. Prey: Workers of Pogonomyrmex barbatus
rugosus Em.
Aphilanthops taurulus Cockerell, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 293. ♂.
Aphilanthops (Clypeadon) phoenix Pate, 1947. Pan-Pacific Ent. 23: 66. ♀.

Biology: AinsHe, 1909. Canad. Ent. 41: 99-100 (prey capture). — Alcock, 1975. Kans. Ent. Soc,
Jour. 48: 538-541, fig. 5 (male mating strategy).

Clypeadon utahensis (Baker)
Southwest. Tex., N. Mex., Ariz., Nev., Utah and south. Calif, in deserts;
Mexico (Sonora, Queretaro). Prey: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Sm.) workers.
Aphilanthops utahensis Baker, 1895. Canad. Ent 27: 335. ♂.
Aphilanthops coiiciyinulus Cockerell, 1896. Canad. Ent. 28: 221. ♂.

Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 250, fig. 4c (prey).

Listropygia bechteli (Bohart)
South. Calif., Ariz. Prey: Workers of Pogonomyrmex califomicus Buck.
Aphilanthops (Listropygia) bechteli Bohart, 1959. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 52: 106. ^, 9.

Biology: Evans, 1962. Behaviour 19: 253, figs. 4c, 5 (prey).

Type-species: Nectanebus Fischeri Spinola. Orig. desig.
Diamma Dahlbom, 1844. Hym. Europaea. v. 1, p. 225. Preocc.

Type-species: Diavtma Spinolae Dahlbom. Monotypic (=Cerceris binodis Spinola).
Didesvuis Dahlbom, 1845. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 502. N. name.
Apiraptrix Shestakov, 1923. Sbornik Jaroslav Gosudarst. Universitet., p. 101.

Type-species: Spliex rybyensis Linnaeus. Orig. desig.
Paracerceris Brethes, 1913. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires, An. 24: 127.

Type-species: Paracerceris tridentifera Brethes. Monotypic.
Bucerceris Minkiewicz, 1934. Polski Pismo Ent. 12: 253.

Type-species: Cerceris bupresticida Dufour. Monotypic.
Stercobata Gussakovskij, 1935. Acad. Sci. U. R. S. S., Tadjikistan, Trav. 5: 445.

Type-species: Cerceris bupresticida Dufour. Monotypic.
Apicerceris Pate, 1937. Amer. Ent. Soc, Mem. 9: 8.

Type-species: Sphex rybyensis Linnaeus. Orig. desig.

Revision: Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 333-548, 182 figs. (spp. of America north
of Mexico). —Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 1-121, 173 figs. (Mexican and
Central American spp.).

Taxonomy: Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 122-132 (spp. of N. Amer. north of
Mexico). —Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 11-30 (spp. of east. N. Amer.). —Banks,
1947. Psyche 54: 1-35 (West Coast spp.).

Cerceris acanthophila Cockerell
Southwest. U. S.; Mexico (Baja California to Nuevo Leon, south to
Hidalgo).
Cerceris acanthophila Cockerell, 1897. Entomologist 30: 135. ♂.
Cerceris cockerelli Viereck, 1903 (1902). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 54: 731. ♂.
Cerceris {Apiratrixi!)) huachitca Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 29. ♂.

Cerceris aequalis
***authority mismatch
aequalis Provancher. Principally Calif, and Oreg., but scattered records in Wash.,
Wyo., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex., Tex.
Cerceris aequalis Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 417. ♀.
Cerceris vicinoides Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 140. "♂"=♀.
Cerceris psamathe Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 21. ♀.

Cerceris aequalis
***authority mismatch
bolingeri Scullen. Oreg., Nev.

Cerceris aequalis bolingeri Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 453, figs. 64, 146a, b,
c. 9.

Cerceris aequalis
***authority mismatch
idahoensis Scullen. B. C. to Oreg., Idaho, Wyo., Colo. Predator: Philanthus zebratus
Cr.
Cerceris aequalis idahoensis Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 454, figs. 65, 147a,
b, c. 9 .

Cerceris alceste Mickel
Nebr. (Mitchell).

Cerceris alceste Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 333. ♀.

Cerceris argia Mickel
La., Tex. north to Kans. and Colo., west to Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo
Leon, Jalisco).
Cerceris argia Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 412. ♀.

Taxonomy: Scullen, 1968. Ent. News 79: 158, figs. 5, 6. ♂.

Cerceris arizonella Banks
Ariz. (Tempe).

Cerceris'arizo7iella Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 32. ♂.

Cerceris astarte Banks
N. H. to N. C. west to Wis., HI. and northeast. Tex.

Cerceris astarte Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 424. ♀.

Cerceris atramontensis Banks
Que. to N. C. west to N. Dak. and centr. Tex. Ecology: Nests in woods
in stony soil. Prey: C onotrachelus anaglypticus Say, C. naso LeC, C. nenuphar Hbst.,
C. posticatus Boh., Hyperodes sparsus Say.
Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., BuL 32: 425. ♀.
Cerceris arbuscula Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 410. ♀.

Biology: Krombein, 1956. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 51: 43 (nest, prey). —Evans, 1971. Kans.
Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 512-513 (nest, prey).




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Cerceris azteca Saussure
Ariz.; Mexico to Argentina.

Cerceris azteca Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool, v. 2, Hym., p. 97. ♀.

Cerceris (Apiratrixi!)) seminigra Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 33. ♂. Preocc.

Cerceris banksi Scullen
Mass. to N. C, III, Mo., Kans.

Cerceris banksi Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 461, figs. 70, 152a, b, c. 9.

Cerceris bicornuta Guerin
Transcont. in U. S., Mass., Mich., S. Dak. and Oreg. south into Mexico

(Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California, Durango). Ecology: Nests in flat stony
soil or sand, makes its own burrow or extends a pre-existing burrow. Parasite:
Se7iotamia kanse7isis Tns.?; Hedychrmn violaceum Br.? Prey: Eupagoderes sp.,
Sphenophorus aequalis Gyll., S. criosus (Oliv.), S. cultellatus (Horn), S. maidis (Chitt.),
S. marinus (Chitt.), S. parvulus (Gyll.), S. pertinax (Oliv.), S. venatus (Say), S. vestitus
(Chitt.), S. zeae (Walsh).

Cerceris bicornuta Guerin, 1844. Iconogr. Regne Anim., Ins., v. 7, p. 443. ♀.

Cerceris dufourii Guerin, 1844. Iconogr. Regne Anim., Ins., v. 7, p. 444. ♂.

Cerceris venator Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 116. ♂.

Cerceris curvicomis Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 124, pi. 8, fig. 3. ♂.

Cerceris fidelis Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 132. ♀.

Cerceris venatrix Schulz, 1906. Spolia Hym., p. 195. Emend.

Biology: Rau, 1928. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 25: 337-341, figs. 35, 36 (nest, prey, parasite

?). — Cartwright, 1929. S. C. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 257: 31 (prey). — Strandtmann, 1945. Ent.

Soc. Amer., Ann. 38: 311, fig. 8 (nest, prey). — Krombein, 1953. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 55:

118-119 (nest, prey). —Krombein, 1960. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 55: 75-76 (nest, prey,

parasite ?). —Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 513 (prey).

Cerceris blakei Cresson
N. J. to Fla., west to east. Tex., 111., Kans. Ecology: Makes vertical burrow in
flat bare sand, makes 3 or more cells in a completed nest, stores 42-69 very small
beetles, mostly weevils, per cell. Parasite: Miltogrammini sp. Prey: Derolomus basalis
LeC. the most common prey, Limnobaris confusa (Boh.), Anthonomus sexguttatus
Dietz, Hyperodes sp.; Graphops floridana Bl.; Blapstinus interruptus (Say).

Cerceris elegans Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 5, p. 467. ♂. Preocc.

Cerceris blakei Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 121. ♀.

Cerceris elegantissima Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 490. N. name.

Biology: Krombein, 1963. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 58: 72-79 (nest, prey capture and

transport, parasite).

Cerceris boharti Scullen
Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico (Coahuila).

Cerceris boharti Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 466, figs. 73, 154a, b, c 9.

Cerceris bolingeriana Krombein
n. name. Ariz. (Herford); Mexico (Durango).

Cerceris bolingeri Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 72, figs. 68, 146a, b. 9. Preocc

Cerceris bridwelli Scullen
South. Calif, and Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).

Cerceris bridwelli Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 361, figs. 5, Ilia, b, c 9, S.

Cerceris butleri Scullen
South. Ariz., southwest. Tex.; Mexico (Sonora).

Cerceris butleri Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 363, figs. 6, 112a, b, c 9.

Cerceris californica Cresson
B. C. and Idaho south to Calif, and Ariz., N. Mex., west. Tex.; Mexico
(Baja California to Nuevo Leon south to Queretaro). Parasite: Dasymutilla
coccineohirta (BL); Metopia argyrocephala (Meig.), Amobia floridensis (Tns.) ?,
Senotainia trilineata (Wulp) ? Prey: Acmaeodera acuta LeC., A. adenostomae Caz., A.
angelica Fall, A. coquilletti Fall, ^4. dohmi Horn, A. dolorosa Fall, A.fenyesi Fall, A.
geynina Horn, A. hepbumi LeC, A. holsteni White, A. jocosa Fall, A. nexa Fall, A.
perlanosa Timb., A. plagiaticauda Horn, A. prorsa Fall, A. quadriseriata Fall, A.
sinuata Van Dyke, Agrilus angelicus Horn, A. blandus Horn, A. politus (Say),
Anthaxia aeneogaster Cast., Chrysobothris deleta LeC, C. lucana Horn, C.femorata
(Oliv.).

Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 128. ♂.

Cerceris femiginior Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 134. ♂.

Cerceris populorum Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 135. ♂.

Cerceris garciana Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 135. ♂.

Cerceris argyrotricha Rohwer, 1908. Canad. Ent. 40: 324. ♀.




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Cerceris cognata Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 408. ♀.

Cerceris denticitlaris Banks, 1917. Mus. Comp. Zool, Bui. 61: 113. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris interjeda Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 84. ♂.

Cerceris anio Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 19. ♀.

Cerceris calodera Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 22. ♂.

Cerceris illota Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 23. ♂.

Cerceris isolde Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 24. ♂.

Biology: Linsley and MacSwain, 1956. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 49: 71-84, 3 figs, (nest, prey
selection, parasites).

Cerceris calochorti
***authority mismatch
calochorti Rohwer. East slope of Rocky Mts., Alta. south to N. Me.\. and Tex.
Predator: Philanthus zebratus Cr.
Cerceris calochorti Rohwer, 1908. Canad. Ent. 40: 322. ♀.

Cerceris calochorti
***authority mismatch
hidalgo Scullen. Ariz. (Pima Co.); Mexico (Higher elevations south to Mexico City).
Cerceris calochorti hidalgo Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 75, figs. 71, 149a-e.
9.cJ.

Cerceris carrizonensis Banks
Tex., (Uvalde).

Cerceris carrizonensis Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 403. ♂.

Cerceris chilopsidis Viereck and Cockerell
Southwest, desert area.

Cerceris chilopsidis Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 136. ♀.
cleotnae Rohwer. Colo. (Denver).

Cerceris cleomae Rohwer, 1908. Canad. Ent. 40: 325. ♂.

Cerceris clypeata
***authority mismatch
clypeata Dahlbom. Maine and Ont. to N. Dak. south to north. Fla. and east Tex.

Ecology: Nests in gravelly soil. Parasite: Dasyiuutilla scaevola (Bl.) ? Prey: Chalepus
dorsalis Thunb., Levia trilineata (Oliv.); Curculio nasicus (Say), Pissodes strobi (Peck),
Tanymecus confusus (Say).
Cerceris clypeata Dahlbom, 1844. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, pp. 221, 500. ♂, ♀.
Cerceris imitator Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 125. ♂. Preocc.
Cerceris imitatoria Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 494. N. name.
Cerceris chryssipe Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 18. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris clymene Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 20. ♂, ♀.
Cerceris zobeide Brimley, 1929. Ent. News 40: 194. ♂.
Cerceris zos7na Brimley, 1929. Ent. News 40: 195. ♂.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 86, fig. 31 (larva).

Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv., Bui. 2: 109-114 (nest,

prey). — Krombein, 1954. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 49: 6-7 (nest, prey). —Scullen, 1965. U.

S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 471 (prey).

Cerceris clypeata
***authority mismatch
dakotensis Banks. North cent. States.

Cerceris dakotensis Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 402. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris clypeata
***authority mismatch
gnarina Banks. Cent. States.

Cerceris gnarina Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist, Bui. 32: 237. ♀.

Cerceris clypeata
***authority mismatch
prominens Banks. East. States.

Cerceris prominens Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 5: 19. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris alaope Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 22. ♂, ♀.

Cerceris cochisi Scullen
South. Calif., Ariz., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas,
San Luis Potosi, Nayarit).

Cerceris cochisi Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 416, fig. 39. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris cochise (!) Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 42.

Cerceris compacta Cresson
East, and cent. States southwest to south. Calif.; Mexico south to Veracruz
and Oaxaca. Prey: Colaspis brunyiea (P.).

Cerceris compacta Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc 5: 127. ♂, ♀.

Cerceris aureo-facialis Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 112. ♂.

Cerceris solidagiiiis Rohwer, 1908. Canad. Ent. 40: 323. ♂.

Cerceris belfragei Banks, 1917. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 61: 114. ♀, ♂.

Biology: Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 420 (prey).




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Cerceris compar
***authority mismatch
albinota ScuUen. Southwest. Tex., south. Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango).

Cerceris cottipar albinota Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 60, figs. 53, 137a-e. 9,
6.

Cerceris compar
***authority mismatch
compar Cresson. Maine to S. Dak., south to Fla. and N. Mex.; Mexico (Guanajuato).

Cerceris compar Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 126. ♂.

Cerceris jucttnda Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 231. ♂.

Cerceris catawba Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 25. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris jucunda var. Carolina Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 26. ♂.

Cerceris compar
***authority mismatch
geniculata Cameron. South. Ariz, to north. Guatemala.

Cerceris geniculata Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 113, pi. 7, fig. 7. ♀.

Cerceris feralis Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 113. ♂.

Cerceris compar
***authority mismatch
orestcs Banks. South. Ariz, to cent. Mexico.

Cerceris orestes Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 13. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris completa Banks
Calif, and south. Oreg.

Cerceris completa Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 83. ♂.

Cerceris grandis percna Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl Mus., Proc. 116: 415, fig. 38. ♀.

Cerceris conifrons Mickel
Alta., Nebr., Wyo., Utah, Nev., Calif, south to Ariz, and Tex.; Mexico (south
to Zacatecas at higher elevations).

Cerceris conifrons Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 410. ♀.

Cerceris convergens Viereck and Cockerell
B. C, Wash., Mont, and S. Dak. south to Calif, and Tex.;
Mexico south to Morelos, Veracruz and Baja California.

Cerceris convergens Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 136. ♀.

Cerceris rinconis Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 137. ♀.

Cerceris hesperina Banks, 1917. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 61: 115. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris pudorosa Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 338. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris snoivi Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 84. ♂.

Cerceris crandalli Scullen
South. Ariz, to west. Tex.; Mexico (Baja California, Sinaloa, Chihuahua).

Cerceris crandalli Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 372, figs. 13, 116a, b, c 9,6.

Taxonomy: Scullen, 1968. Ent. News 79: 158, figs. 7, 8. ♂.

Cerceris crotonella Viereck and Cockerell
N. Dak., Idaho and north. Cahf. south to Ariz, and Tex.;
Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora). Prey: Carpophilus pallipe^inis (Say).
Cerceris crotonella Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 139. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 510-511 (prey).

Cerceris dentifrons Cresson
Maine to N. C, Ont., Mich., Wis., Minn., Iowa, S. Dak.

Cerceris dentifrons Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 124. ♀.

Cerceris deserta Say
Northeast, and centr. States and Provinces, N. B. and Maine west to Alta. and
Mont, south to N. C. and Colo. Prey: Conotrachelus posticatus Boh.
Cerceris deserta Say, 1824. In Keating, Narr. Long's 2nd Exped., v. 2, app., p. 343. ♂.
Cerceris fuivipes Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 126. ♀. Preocc.
Cerceris fulvipedicu lata Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 492. 9. N.
name.

Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Bui. 2: 115-116 (nest,
prey transport).

Cerceris dilatata
***authority mismatch
chisosensis Scullen. South. Ariz., southwest. Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila,
Durango, Zacatecas).
Cerceris dilatata chisosensis Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 409, fig. 35. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris dilatata
***authority mismatch
dilatata Spinola. Ariz, to Argentina.

Cerceris dilatata Spinola, 1841. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. 10: 118. ♂.
Cerceris maximiliani Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 94. ♀.
Cerceris contracta Taschenberg, 1875. Ztschr. Gesam. Naturw. 45: 396. ♀.
Cerceris Caridei Holmberg, 1903. Mus. Nac Buenos Aires, An. 9 (3): 478. ♀.
Cerceris Vigilii Brethes, 1910. Mus. Nac Buenos Aires, An. 20 (3): 270. ♀.
Cerceris divisa Brethes, 1910. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, An. 20 (3): 270. ♂.
Cerceris olymponis Strand, 1910. Zool. Jahrb. 29: 140. ♀.
Cerceris semiatra Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 25. ♂.




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Cerceris echo
***authority mismatch
atrata Scullen. Maine, Mass., N. Y., N. J., Va., N. C, Ga., Wis., 111., Kans. Ecology: Makes
multicellular nest in flat, fine-grained sand, stores up to 30 prey per cell. Prey: Olibnis
neglectus Casey, 0. sp., Phalacrus sp.
Cerceris echo atrata Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 377, fig. 16. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 509, figs. 6-7 (nest, prey).

Cerceris echo
***authority mismatch
echo Mickel. Iowa, N. Dak. to Tex., west to Idaho, north. Calif, and Ariz.; Mexico

(Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes). Ecology: Nests in open sand.
Prey: Phalacrus sp.
Cerceris echo Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 412. ♀.

Biology: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 509-510 (nest, prey).

Cerceris femurrubrum Viereck and Cockerell
Colo, and west. Tex. to south. Calif.; Mexico (Baja
California and Coahuila south to Puebla). Ecology: Nests in moist sand. Prey:
Eurymetopon rufipes Esch., Steriphayius sp.
Cerceris fern ur-rubrum Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 135. ♂.
Cerceris thione Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 18. ♂.
Cerceris athene Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 20. ♀.
Cerceris fern urrubra rossi Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 56, fig. 50. ♀, ♂.

Biology: Wasbauer, 1957. Pan-Pacific Ent. 33: 131 (prey transport). — Alcock, 1974. Jour. Nat.
Hist. 8: 650-651 (nest, prey).

Cerceris finitima Cresson
Sask., transcont. in U. S., N. Y. to Fla. west to N. Dak., Wye, Utah and

Calif, south to Guatemala. Parasite: Dasymutilla scaevola (Bl.)? Prey: Chaetocnema

pulicaria Melsh.
Cerceris finitima Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc Phila., Proc 5: 122. ♀.
Cerceris finitima var. nigroris Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 27. ♂.
Cerceris {Apiratrix(!)) vierecki Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 30. ♀.

Cerceris finitima citrina Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 380, fig. 18. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris finitima morelos Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 25, fig. 13. ♀, ♂.

Biology: Strandtmann, 1945. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 38: 312, fig. 10 (nest, prey).

Cerceris flavofasciata
***authority mismatch
flavofasciata Smith. N. J. to N. C, 111., Minn, and S. Dak. to Okla. Ecology:

Nests in vertical sand banks. Parasite: Dasymutilla nigripes (P.). Prey: Chlamisns sp.
probably piicata (P.), Cryptocephalus ynutabilis Melsh., C. yiotatns F., C . fulvipennis
Hald., C. guttiilatus Oliv., C. sp. probably quadrimaculatus Say, Bassareus clatliratus
Melsh., B. sp. probably sellatus Suffr.
Cerceris flavofasciata Smith, 1908. Nebr. Univ. Studies 8: 364. ♀.
Cerceris natallenus Brimley, 1927. Ent. News 38: 238. ♀.

Biology: Krombein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 61: 197-198 (nest, prey, cocoon, parasite).
— Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 422 (prey).

Cerceris flavofasciata
***authority mismatch
floridensis Banks. N. C. to Fla., Ala. Ecology: Nests in vertical face of sand pit,
makes more than 2 cells per nest, stores 9-11 prey per cell. Prey: Cryptocephalus bivius
Newm., C. binominis Newm., C. guttulatus Suffr., Chlamistis sp. probably nodulosa
Blatch., Coscinoptera dominicana (F.).
Cerceris floridensis Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 403. ♂.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 276, figs. 68-70 (larva).

Biology: Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 20-22 (nest, prey, life cycle).

Cerceris frontata Say
111. and Iowa west to Calif., south to Tex. and Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California,
Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango). Ecology: Nests in flat, hard-packed sometimes stony
soil, makes 3 or more cells per nest, stores 6 prey per cell. Parasite: Parametopia sp.?;
Exoprosopa fasciata Macq.; Hedychrum violaceum Br.? Prey: Cleonus pulvereus (LeC),
Eupagoderes sp., Lixus concavus Say, L. mucidus LeC, Thecestemus humeralis (Say).

Cercens frontata Say, 1823. West. Quart. Rptr. 2: 80. ♀.

Cerceis Texensis Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 89. ♀.

Cerceris occidentalis Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 100. ♀.

Cerceris raui Rohwer, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 57: 230. ♀, ♂.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 277-278 (larva).




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Biology: Rau, 1928. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 25: 325-337, figs. 30-34 (nest, prey, parasites

?). — Krombein, 1960. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 55: 76-77 (nest, prey). — Scullen, 1965. U. S.

Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 482, pi. 1 (prey, mating).

Cerceris fumipennis Say
U. S. east of Rocky Mts., Wyo., Minn., Mich, and N. H. south to N. Mex. and
Fla. Ecology: Nests in hard-packed sand. Parasite: Vidia {Crabrovidia) sp.; Phrosinella
fmnosa Allen, Senotainia trilineata (Wulp)? Prey: Acmaeodera pulchella (Herbst),
Actenodes acornis (Say), Agrilus abjectus Horn, ^4. anxius Gory, A. a. arcuatus (Say),
A. a.fulgens LeC, A. a. torquatus LeC, A. b. bilineatus (Weber), A. b. carpini Knull, A.
obsoletoguttatus Gory, A. politus Say, A. ruficollis (F.), A. spp., Brachus ovatus Weber,
Buprestis consularis Gory, B.fasciata F., B. iiitricata Casey, B. lineata F., B.
maculipennis Gory, B. nifipes (Oliv.), B. striata F., Chrysobothris adelpha Germ., C.
azurea LeC, C. blanchardi Horn, C. breviloba Fall, C. dentipes (Germ.), C . femorata
(Oliv.), C.floricola Gory, C. monticola Fall, C. pnrpureovittata Horn, C. sexsignata
(Say), C. triiiervia (Kby.), C. verdigripennis Frost, Cinyra gracilipes (Melsh.), Dicerca
americana (Hbst.), D. caudata LeC, D. divaricata (Say), D. iurida (F.), D. obscura (F.),
D. punctulata (Schon.), D. spreta (Gory), D. tuberculata (Cast.), Eupristocerus cogitans
(Weber), Melanophila fulvoguttata (Harr.), Poecilonotus cyanipes (Say); Chla^nisus sp.;
Conotrachelus sp.

Cercens fumipennis Say, 1837. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 381. ♂.

Cerceris cincta Dahlbom, 1844. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 204. ♂.

Cerceris unicincta Taschenberg, 1875. Ztschr. Gesam. Naturw. Berlin 11: 397. ♀.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 84, figs. 21-26 (larva).

Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1900. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, Bui. 1: 90 (nest, prey transport).
— Hartman, 1905. Tex. Univ. Bui. 65: 66 (prey). — Grossbeck, 1912. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour.
20: 135, 299. — Cartwright, 1931. Ent. News 42: 269 (nest, prey). —Krombein, 1958. Ent.
Soc Wash., Proc. 60: 110 (nest, prey). —Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 412-413
(prey). —Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 501-508, figs. 1-5 (mating, nest, prey,
cocoon, parasites).

Morphology: Snodgrass, 1941. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 99 (14): pi. 21, figs. A-E (male
genitalia).

Cerceris gandarai Rohwer
Tex. (Brooks Co.); Mexico (Coahuila and Sinaloa south to Puebla and
Veracruz).
Cerceris gandarai Rohwer, 1912. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 41: 470, fig. 9. ♂.
Cerceris gandari{l) Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 82. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris grandis Banks
South. Calif, and Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).
Cerceris grandis Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 423. ♀.

Cerceris graphica Smith
Ill, Nebr. to Tex. west to Utah, south. Calif, and south to northwest. South
America. Ecology: Makes vertical burrow and multicellular nest in soil ranging from
heavy to wind-blown sand, stores 3-10 prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata
(Wulp) complex?; Nysson sp.? Prey: Eleodes opaca (Say), Metapoloba pruinosa (Horn),
Tenebrionidae sp.
Cerceris graphica Smith, 1873. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 12: 410. ♀.
Cerceris hebes Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 124, pi. 8, fig. 4. ♂.
Cerceris macrosticta Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 133. ♂.
Cerceris anipla Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 5: 16. ♀, ♂.

Biology: Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 440 (prey). —Lin, 1967. Ent. Soc. Wash.,
Proc. 69: 312-317, 3 figs, (nest, prey transport). — Alcock, 1974. Jour. Nat. Hist. 8: 645-650,
7 figs, (nest, prey transport, parasites ?). —Alcock and Gamboa, 1975 (1974). Psyche 81:
528-533, 2 figs, (home ranges of males).

Cerceris halone Banks
Man., N. Dak. east to N. H. south to Tex., Ark. and S. C Parasite: Hedychrum

confusum Buyss. Prey: Curculio confusor Ham., C. nasicus (Say), C. proboscideus F., C.

rectus Say, C. sulcatuius (Casey).
Cerceris halone Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 24. ♀.
Cerceris architis Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 409. ♀.
Cerceris alacris Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 334. ♀.
Cerceris salome Banks, 1923. Canad. Ent. 55: 21. ♀.




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Cerceris skermayii Brimley, 1928. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc, Jour. 43: 200. ♀.

Biology: Abbott, 1928. Ent. News 39: 205-206 (nesting habits). — Krombein, 1958. U. S. Dept.
Agr., Monog. 2, Sup. 1, p. 197 (prey). -Byers, 1962. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 35: 317-321
(nest, prey carriage, parasite (misdet. as H. violaceum Br.)). — Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl.
Mus., Proc. 116: 484 (prey). —Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 511-512, fig. 9 (nest,
prey).

Cerceris hurdi Scullen
Ariz. (Patagonia) south through Mexico to Nicaragua.

Cerceris hurdi Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 48, figs. 40, 128. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris insolita
***authority mismatch
albida Scullen. Ariz., N. Mex., west. Tex.; Mexico (Veracruz).

Cerceris insolita albida Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 447, fig. 59. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris insolita
***authority mismatch
atrafemori Scullen. Ariz.; Mexico (Sinaloa, Nayarit).

Cerceris insolita atrafemori Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 448, figs. 6, 143a, b,
9.

Cerceris insolita
***authority mismatch
insolita Cresson. N. J. to S. Dak. south to Fla. and Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Jalisco).
Ecology: Nests in flat, coarse-grained sand. Prey: Rliabdopterus praetextus (Say).
Cerceris insolita Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 129. ♂.
Cerceris intractibilis Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 411. ♀.

Biology: Krombein, 1964. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 58: 119 (nest, prey).

Cerceris irene Banks
Minn., Wyo., Colo., Kans., Okla., Tex., La.; Mexico (Tamaulipas).

Cerceris irene Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 26. ♀.

Cerceris kennicottii
***authority mismatch
kennicottii Cresson. Md. to Fla. west to S. Dak., Colo., Tex.; Mexico (Jalisco,
Morelos, Veracruz).

Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc Phila., Proc. 5: 128. ♂.

Cerceris eriogoni Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 139. ♂.

Cerceris kennicottii
***authority mismatch
zapoteca Saussure. South. Ariz, to west. Tex. south to Panama.

Cerceris Zapoteca Saussure, 1867. Reise d. novara, Zool, v. 2, Hym., p. 89. ♂.

Cerceris montivaga Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 119, pi. 7, fig. 16. ♀.

Cerceris kennicottii beali Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 386, fig. 22. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris krombeini Scullen
South. Ariz.

Cerceris krombeini Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 388, figs. 23, 122a, b, c 9, d.

Cerceris macswaini Scullen
South. Calif, and Ariz.

Cerceris macswaini Scullen, 1965. U. S. Nat;l. Mus., Proc. 116: 485, figs. 84, 164a, b, c 9, 6.

Cerceris mandibularis Patton
N. Y. to Ga., W. Va. to Iowa south to Tenn. and La.

Cerceris mandibularis Patton, 1881. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Proc. 20: 403. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris melanthe Banks
Que. to N. C. west to 111., southwest to south. Ariz.

Cerceris melanthe Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 21. ♀.

Cerceris nitida Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 424. 9,6. Preocc

Cerceris mimica Cresson
Fla. to Ariz., Kans.; Mexico (Nuevo Leon and Chihuahua south to Oaxaca).

Cerceris miinica Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 228. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris e.^au Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 458. ♀.

Cerceris minimaC) Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 497.

Cerceris englehardti Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 12. ♂.

Cerceris minax Mickel
West. U. S.

Cerceris minax Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 339. ♀, ♂.
morata Cresson. Nebr. to Tex. west to Utah and Ariz., south in Mexico to Oaxaca. Ecology:
Makes multicellular nest in heavy soil, stores 59-67 prey per cell. Prey: Rhysso7natus
pa run Ins Casey, Tachiinae probably Sibinia sp.

Cerceris morata Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 230. ♀.

Cerceris nasica Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 132. ♀.

Biology: Alcock, 1974. Jour. Nat. Hist. 8: 651 (nest, prey).

Cerceris neahminax Scullen
N. Mex., Ariz., Utah.

Cerceris neahminax Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 390, figs. 24, 123a, b, c 9.

Cerceris nebrascensis Smith
S. Dak., Nebr., Wyo., Colo.

Cerceris nebrascensis Smith, 1908. Nebr. Univ. Studies 8: 368. ♀.




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Cerceris nigrescens
***authority mismatch
Smitii. Que. to B. C. south to N. C, Tex. and Calif. Ecology: Nests in small
aggregations in hard-packed, stony or sandy loam, stores up to 25 prey per cell.
Parasite: Senotahiia triiineata (Wulp)? Prey: Calomycterus setarius Roelofs, Sit07ia
scissifrons (Say), S. hispidula (F.), Hyperodes delumhis Gyll., Gymnetron antiniiini
Payk., G. sp.

Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus. 4: 466. ♀.

Cerceris arelate Banks, 1912. Ent. See. Amer., Ann. 5: 18. ♂.

Cerceris nigritulus Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 402. ♂.

Cerceris munda Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 337. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris abbreviata Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 84. ♂.

Cerceris crawfordi Brimley, 1928. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc, Jour. 43: 199. ♂.

Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv., Bui. 2: 116-117 (nest,

prey). — Krombein, 1936. Ent. News 47: 94-95 (nest, prey, parasite ?). — Krombein, 1938.

Ent. News 49: 1-3 (nest, prey). —Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 512 (nest, prey).

Cerceris occipitomaculata Packard
Minn, and S. Dak. to Tex., Colo., Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua).

Cerceris occipitomaculata Packard, 1866. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 6: 62. ♂.

Cerceris fasciola Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 230. ♂.

Cerceris novomexicana Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 137. ♀.

Cerceris parkeri Scullen
South. Tex. and Ariz., south in Mexico to Chiapas.

Cerceris parkeri Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 35, figs. 22, 112. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris poculum Scullen
South. Ariz., west. Tex.

Cerceris poculum Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 391, figs. 25, 124a, b, c 9.

Cerceris posticata Banks
N. Mex. (Jemez Mts.).

Cerceris posticata Banks, 1916. Ent. News 27: 64. ♂.

Cerceris rhois Rohwer
N. Mex. (White Mts.).

Cerceris rhois Rohwer, 1908. Canad. Ent. 40: 325. ♂.

Cerceris robertsonii
***authority mismatch
bifida Scullen. Va., N. C, Ga., Ind.

Cerceris robertsonii bifidus Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 428, figs. 45, 137a, b,
c 9.

Cerceris robertsonii
***authority mismatch
emmiltosa Scullen. Fla., Ga. Ecology: Nests in slightly sloping, sparsely vegetated
sand, makes more than 6 cells per nest, stores 6-14 prey per cell. Prey: Colaspis favosa
Say, Paria sp.

Cerceris robertsonii emmiltosus Scullen, 1964. Ent. News 75: 144. ♀.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 277 (larva).

Biology: Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 22-23 (nest, prey).

Cerceris robertsonii
***authority mismatch
miltosa Scullen. Fla.

Cerceris robertsonii miltosus Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 429, fig. 47. ♀.

Cerceris robertsonii
***authority mismatch
robertsonii Fox. Que., Ont. to N. C. west to S. Dak. and Kans., Tex. Ecology:

Nests in small aggregations in fine, firm sand to coarse sandy gravel, stores 8-12 prey
per cell. Parasite: Metopia argyrocephala (Meig.), Miltogrammini sp. Prey:
Cryptocephalus notatus F., Pachybrachis dilatatus Suffr., Rhabdopterus picipes (Oliv.),
Tymnes tricolor F.
Cerceris robertsonii Fox, 1893. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 1: 55. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris austrina Fox, 1893. Psyche 6: 556. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris pleuralis Smith, 1908. Nebr. Univ. Studies 8: 366. cJ, 9.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 86, figs. 27-30 (larva; described both as

Cerceris nigrescens
***authority mismatch
Sm. and robertsonii). —Evans, 1959. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 156-157
(larva).

Biology: Krombein, 1953 (1952). Wasmann Jour. Biol. 10: 288-294 (nest, prey, egg, life cycle,
parasite). —Krombein, 1953. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 55: 119-121 (nest, prey). —Evans, 1959.
Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 157 (prey). —Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 511, fig. 8
(nest, prey).

Cerceris rozeni Scullen
Fla. (Highlands Co.).

Cerceris rozeni Scullen, 1971. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 79: 130, 4 figs. 9, d.




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Cerceris rubrata Bohart and Menke
Fla.

Cerceris nifa Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 449, fig. 61. ♀, ♂. Preocc.

Cerceris rnbmta Bohart and Menke, 1976. Sphecid wasps of world, p. 586. N. name.

Cerceris rufinoda Cresson
Md., Va., N. C, Ohio, N. Dak. to Tex. west to B. C, Calif.; Mexico (Durango,
San Luis Potosi). Prey: Miccotrogns picirostris (F.), Smicronyx squalidus Casey.

Cerceris rufinoda Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 121. ♂.

Cerceris rufinoda var. crucis Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 139. ♀.

Biology: Strandtmann, 1945. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 38: 311, fig. 9 (nest, prey). —Scullen, 1951.

U. S. Dept. Agr., Monog. 2: 1010 (prey).

Cerceris rufopicta Smith
Fla. to N. C.

Cerceris rufo-picta Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 4, p. 467. ♂.

Cerceris sandiegensis
***authority mismatch
Scullen. South. Calif, to southwest. N. Mex.

Cerceris sandiegensis Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 432, fig. 49. ♀, ♂.

Cerceris serripes (Fabricius)
North America.

Vespa senipes Fabricius, 1781. Spec. Ins., v. 1, p. 46. ♀.

Taxonomy: Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 503 (notes on type).

Cerceris sexta Say
Nebr., Wyo. and Utah south to N. Mex. and Ariz.
Cerceris sexta Say, 1837. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 382. ♂.
Cerceris biuttgulata Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 118. ♀.
Cerceris orpline Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 15. ♂.

Cerceris sextoides Banks
B. C. to south. Calif., Idaho, Utah. Prey: Sitona califomica Fahr.,
Trigonoscuta pilosa Motsch.
Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 10. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris eurymele Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 11. ♀, ♂.

Taxonomy: Scullen, 1969. Ent. News 80: 283-284 (separation of sextoides and tepaneca
Sauss.).

Biology: Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 510 (prey).

Cerceris squamulifera Mickel
N. C, Ark., Nebr. to Tex.

Cerceris squamulifera Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 411. ♀.

Taxonomy: Scullen, 1968. Ent. News 79: 154-156, 4 figs. 6.

Cerceris stigmosalis Banks
Alta., B. C, Minn, to Mont, south to Tex.; Mexico (Sonora, Durango, San
Luis Potosi, Mexico).
Cerceris stig^nosalis Banks, 1916. Ent. News 27: 64. ♂.
Cerceris fugatrix Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 335. ♂.
Cerceris sayi Banks, 1923. Canad. Ent. 55: 21. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris stevensi Banks, 1923. Canad. Ent. 55: 22. ♀.

Cerceris texana Scullen
Tex.

Cerceris texana Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 511, figs. 97, 177a, b, c 9.

Cerceris tolteca Saussure
Ga., Fla., La., Okla., Ark., Tex., Ariz.; Mexico, Honduras.

Cerceris Tolteca Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 94. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris cosmiocephala Cameron, 1904. Invertebrata Pacifica 1: 67. ♂.

Cerceris townsendi Viereck and Cockerell
N. Mex. (Las Cruces).

Cerceris townsendi Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 140. ♀.

Cerceris truncata Cameron
South. Tex, N. Mex., Ariz., south to Costa Rica. Ecology: Nests in large

aggregation in hard-packed soil, stores up to 10 prey per cell. Prey: Algarohius prosopis
(LeC), Mi)uosestes protractus (Horn), M. amicus (Horn), Neltumius arizonensis
(Schffr.).
Cerceris truncata Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 121, pi. 7, figs. 19, 20. ♀.
6.

Biology: Werner, 1960. Psyche 67: 43-44 (nest, male activity, prey).

Cerceris vanduzeei Banks
B. C. to Calif., Idaho, Utah.

Cerceris mnduzeei Banks, 1917. Mus. Compar. Zool, BuL 61: 114. ♀.
Cerceris complanata Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 340. ♂, ♀.
Cerceris vanduzeei ebuniea Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 399, fig. 30. ♀.




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Cerceris varians Mickel
Calif., Nev.; Mexico (Michoacan).

Cerceris varians Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 336. ♀, ♂.
Veracruz veracruz Scullen. Tex. south in Mexico to Campeche. Another subsp. occurs in El
Salvador.
Cerceris veracruz veracruz Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 53, figs. 45, 132a-d.
9, 6.

Cerceris verticalis Smith
N. C. to Fla. west to Kans. and Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas).
Cerceris verticalis Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 4, p. 466. ♀.
Cerceris gnara Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 229. ♂.
Cerceris finna Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 229. ♀.

Cerceris vicina Cresson
Nebr., Wyo., Colo., Kans., Tex.

Cerceris vicina Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 120. ♀.
Cerceris platyrhina Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 133. ♀.

Cerceris wyomingensis Scullen
N. Dak., Wyo.

Cerceris wyomingensis Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 519, figs. 102, 182a, b, c.
9.

Cerceris zelica Banks
N. Y., Minn, and S. Dak. to N. C. and Tex.

Cerceris zelica Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 23. ♂, ♀.

Eucerceris angulata Rohwer
N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).

Eucerceris angulata Rohwer, 1912. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 31: 326. ♀.

Taxonomy: Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 57. ♂.

Eucerceris arenaria Scullen
Southwest. Tex. to Calif., Nev., Colo.

Eucerceris arenaria Scullen, 1948 Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 168. ♀, ♂.

Biology: Alcock, 1975. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 48: 533-536, figs. 1, 3 (male mating strategy).

Eucerceris bitruncata Scullen
Tex., N. Mex., Ariz. Ecology: Nests in flat, stony soil, makes a multicellular
nest, stores 39-41 small prey per cell; first progeny may transform to adults before
mother completes nest. Prey: Minyomerus languidus Horn.
Eucerceris bitruncata Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 35. ♀.
Eucerceris triciliata Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 172. 6. N. syn. (R. M. Bohart).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 278-279, figs. 71-73 (larva).

Biology: Krombein, 1960. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 55: 77-79 (nest, prey, cocoon).

Eucerceris canaliculata (Say)
Ark., S. Dak. and Mont, south to Tex. and Ariz., Calif.; Mexico (Baja
CaHfornia and Durango south to Hidalgo).
Philanthus canaliculatus Say, 1823. West Quart. Rptr. 2: 79. ♂.
Cerceris bidentata Say, 1823. West. Quart. Rptr. 2: 80. 9. Preocc
Cerceris cameroni Schulz, 1906. Spolia Hym., p. 194. N. name.
Eucerceris canaliculata var. atronitida Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent.

1:50. ♂, ♀.
Eucerceris biconica Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 178. ♀.

Biology: Alcock, 1975. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 48: 536-538, figs. 2, 4 (male mating strategy).

Eucerceris conata Scullen
Nebr., Tex.

Eucerceris conata Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 34. ♀.
Eucerceris hespera Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 171. ♂.




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Eucerceris elegans
***authority mismatch
elegans Cresson. Nev., Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).

Eucerceris elegants Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxiii. ♂. Preocc. in

Cerceris.
Cerceris nevadensis Dalla Torre, 1890. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 9: 200. N. name.

Eucerceris elegans
***authority mismatch
ferruginosa Scullen. South. Calif.

E ucerceris ferruginosa Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 45. ♀.
Eucerceris mojavensis Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 44, figs. 26, 80a-c. i.

Eucerceris elegans
***authority mismatch
monoensis Scullen. East, centr. Calif.

Eucerceris elegans monoensis Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 28, figs. 14, 69a-f.
9, (J.

Eucerceris flavocincta Cresson
Man. to B. C. south to N. Mex. and Calif. Ecology: Nests in hard stony
soil, provides up to 7 cells per nest, stores 6-7 prey per cell. Parasite: Hedijchrum
nigropilosum Mocs.? Prey: Dyslobus lecontei Casey, D. segnis (LeC), D. sp., Panscopus
aequalis (Horn), Peritaxia nigricollis Horn.
Eucerceris flavocinctus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 109. ♀.
Eucerceris cingnlatus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 110. ♂.
Eucerceris striareata Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 85. ♀.
Eucerceris chapynanae Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 86. ♂.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 88, figs. 32-35 (larva).

Biology: Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 12-14 (nest, prey, cocoon, male
behavior). — Bohart and Powell, 1956. Pan-Pacific Ent. 32 143-144 (nest, prey, parasite ?).
— Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. ZooL, Bui. 140: 502 (nest, prey).

Eucerceris fulvipes Cresson
Alta., Mont., S. Dak. to Wyo., south to Tex., Ariz, and south. Calif. Ecology:

Nests in hard stony soil, makes more than 5 cells per nest, stores 12-18 prey per cell.

Parasite: Taxigramnia heteroneura (Meig.)?; Hedychrum parvum Aar.? Prey:

Brachyrhinus ovatus L., Ceutorhynchus punctiger Gyll., Hyperodes sp. Predator:

Philanthus zebraius Cr.
Eucerceris fulvipes Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: HI. 9, 6- Preocc in Cerceris.
Cerceris cressoni Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 489. N. name.
Eucerceris flavipesd) Ashmead, 1899. Canad. Ent. 31: 295. ♀.
Eucerceris simulatrix Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 87. ♂.

Biology: Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 502 (nest, prey transport, parasites ?).

Eucerceris insignis Provancher
Nev., Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).

Eucerceris insig7iis Provancher, 1889. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 418. ♂.

Preocc. in Cerceris.
Cerceris provanchen Dalla Torre, 1890. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 9: 204. N. name.

Eucerceris lacunosa
***authority mismatch
lacunosa Scullen. South. Ariz, to southwest. Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango).
Eucerceris lacunosa Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 19. ♂.
Eucerceris arizonensis Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 20. ♀.

Eucerceris lacunosa
***authority mismatch
sabinasae Scullen. South. Ariz.; Mexico (Coahuila).

Eucerceris lacunosa sabinasae Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 36, fig. 20. ♂, ♀.

Eucerceris melanovittata Scullen
South. Ariz., N. Mex., west. Tex.; Mexico (Nuevo Leon).

Eucerceris melanovittata Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 164. ♂.

Eucerceris mellea Scullen
Southwest. Tex., N. Mex.; Mexico (Chihuahua).

Eucerceris mellea Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 165. ♀, ♂.

Eucerceris montana Cresson
Mont., Utah to Kans., south to Ariz, and west. Tex., south in Mexico to
Jalisco and San Luis Potosi.
Eucerceris montanus Cresson, 1882. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 10: Proc, p. viii. ♀, ♂.
Cerceris sonorejisis Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 129, pi. 8, fig. 10. ♂.

Eucerceris morula
***authority mismatch
albarenae Scullen. South. N. Mex., southwest. Tex.

Eucerceris morula albarenae Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 46, fig. 29. ♀, ♂.

Eucerceris morula
***authority mismatch
morula Scullen. South. N. Mex., southwest. Tex.; Mexico (San Luis Potosi,
Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Hidalgo).
Eucerceris morula morula Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 49, figs. 30, 82a-f. 9,
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Eucerceris pimarum Cockerell and Rohwer
S. Dak. through Colo., Utah, Nev. to Calif, south to west.
Te.x. and Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango).
Eucerceris pimarum Cockerell and Rohwer, 1908. In Rohwer, Canad. Ent. 40: 326. ♀.
Eiicerceris apicata Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 404. ♂.

Eucerceris rubripes Cresson
Rocky Mts. to east. Nebr. and Kans., north to Canada and south to Tex.
Prey: Peritaxia sp.
Eucerceris i-^ubripes Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxiii. ♂.
Eucerceris unicornis Patton, 1879. U. S. Geol. and Geog. Survey, Bui. 5: 359. ♀.
Apliilanthops marginipennis Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 105. ♂.

Biology: Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 56 (prey). — Alcock, 1975. Kans. Ent. Soc,
Jour. 48: 538 (male mating strategy).

Eucerceris ruficeps Scullen
Cent. Calif., Nev. Ecology: Nests in hard-packed sand in abandoned burrows
of the bee Spliecodogastra aberrans (Cwfd.), makes up to 5 or more cells per nest,
stores 6-22 prey per cell. Parasite: Miltogrammini spp. Prey: Dysticlieus rotundicollis
Van Dyke, Sitona califomicus Fahr.
Eucerceris ruficeps Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 175. ♀.

Biology: Linsley and MacSwain, 1954. Pan-Pacific Ent. 30: 11-14 (nest, prey, parasites).

Eucerceris similis Cresson
Oreg., Calif., Nev., south. Idaho, west. Wyo., Colo.

Eucerceris similis Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxiv. ♀, ♂.
Eucerceris barri Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 19, figs. 7, 65a-g. 9,6.

Eucerceris sinuata Scullen
South centr. Tex.; Mexico (Nuevo Leon, Coahuila).

Eucerceris sinuata Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 47. ♀.

Eucerceris superba
***authority mismatch
bicolor Cresson. Alta., Mont., N. Dak., S. Dak., Wyo. Prey: Ophryastes sulcirostris
(Say), 0. sp. in sulcirostris-porosus complex.
Eucerceris bicolor Cresson, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 9: Proc, p. xxxviii. 9. Preocc. in

Cerceris.
Cerceris dichroa Dalla Torre, 1890. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 9: 199. 9. N. name.

Biology: Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 40 (prey). —Scullen, 1968. U. S.
Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 66 (prey).

Eucerceris superba
***authority mismatch
superba Cresson. Rocky Mts. east to N. Dak., S. Dak., Nebr., Kans.
Eucerceris superbus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 108. ♂.
Eucerceris fulviceps Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxiii. 9.
Eucerceris fulviceps var. rliodops Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12:
88. ♀.

Eucerceris tricolor Cockerell
Ariz., N. Mex., west Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Zacatecas).
Eucerceris uitiatifrons var. tricolor Cockerell, 1897. Entomologist 30: 136. ♂.

Biology: Alcock, 1975. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 48: 538 (male mating strategy).

Eucerceris vittatifrons Cresson
Wash., Calif., Nev., Utah, Colo., Ariz., N. Mex., Oreg., Idaho.

Eucerceris vittatifrons Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxiv. ♂.

Eucerceris zonata (Say)
New England States, N. Y., Ont. west to N. Dak., north, centr. States west to
Wyo. and Colo., Ark., Tex. Ecology: Makes multicellular nest of as many as 9 cells in
fine-grained friable sand, stores 3-7 prey per cell. Prey: Cleonus plumbeus LeC.
Philanthus zonata Say, 1823. West. Quart. Rptr. 2: 80. ♂.
Eucerceris laticeps Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc Phila., Proc. 5: 107. ♂, ♀.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 517-518, figs. 15-21 (larva).

Biology: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 514-517, figs. 11, 13, 14 (nest, prey, egg,
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