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Palmodes carbo Bohart and Menke
B. C. to Calif., east to N. W. T., Mont., Colo, and N. Mex. Ecology:
Nests gregariously in sand with one cell per nest. Prey: Cyphoderris monstrosa Uhl.,
nymphs. Predator: Philanthus zebratus nitens (Bks.).
Sphex morio Kohl, 1890. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 5: 321. ♂. Preocc.
Palmodes carbo Bohart and Menke, 1963. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 30: 144. N. name.
Biology: Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 483-484 (nest, prey).
Palmodes dimidiatus (DeGeer)
U. S. except northwest; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila). Ecology: Nests in
sand, the burrow short and oblique, the cell stored with one prey specimen. Prey:
Atlanticus pachymerus (Burm.), A. sp., Dissosteira Carolina (L.), Pediodectes sp.,
probably stevensonii (Thorn.).
Sphex dimidiatus DeGeer, 1773. Mem. pour servir a I'Hist. des Ins. 3: 577, pi. 30, fig. 5. ♂.
Sphex violaceipenyiis Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 3, p. 349.
Sphex rufiventris Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 211. ♀.
Sphex abdominalis Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 211. ♂. Preocc.
Chlorion (Palmodes) rufiventris var. opuntiae Rohwer, 1911. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 40:
557. ♀.
Sphex (Palmodes) daggyi Murray, 1951. U. S. Dept. Agr., Monog. 2: 974. N. name.
Taxonomy: Evans and Lin, 1956. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 81: 141, figs. 12-14 (larva).
Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Bui. 2, Sci. Ser. 1:
174-175, pi. 2, fig. 1 (nest, prey). —Williams, 1913. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 227 (prey).
— Krombein, 1953 (1952). Wasmann Jour. Biol. 10: 281-282 (nest, prey, life cycle).
— Krombein, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 150-151 (nest, prey, life cycle, cocoon).
Palmodes hesperus Bohart and Menke
Calif, to B. C, Nev., Utah, Wyo., Colo. Ecology: Nests in sandy
loam, one cell per nest. Prey: Anabrus simplex Hald., nymph.
Palmodes hesperus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 63: 184, fig. 6. ♂, ♀.
Biology: Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 63: 185 (prey). —Evans, 1970. Mus.
Compar. Zool, Bui. 140: 484 (nest, prey).
insuiaris Bohart and Menke. Calif. (Channel Is.).
Palmodes insuiaris Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc 63: 186. cJ, 9.
Palmodes laeviventris (Cresson)
A Great Basin species, Mont., Wyo. and Colo, west to Wash, and
eastern Calif. Ecology: Makes a 1-celled nest and stores 2-4 crickets in it. Parasite:
Sphenometopa tergata (Coq.); Stizoides unicinctus (Say). Prey: Anabnis simplex Hald.,
Pediodectes sp., probably stevensonii (Thos.).
Sphex laeviventris Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 463. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Williams, 1914 (1913). Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 227 (prey). — LaRivers, 1945. Amer.
Midland Nat. 33: 743-763 (nest, prey, parasites).
Palmodes lissus Bohart and Menke
Southern CaHf., Ariz., Tex.
Palmodes lissus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 63: 187, figs. 5, 12. cJ, 9.
Palmodes pacificus Bohart and Menke
Coastal Calif.
Palmodes pacificus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 63: 188, figs. 8, 9, 14.
cJ, 9.
Palmodes praestans (Kohl)
Oreg., Calif., Nev., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex., west. Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila). Prey:
Capnobates fuliginosus Thom.
Sphex (Palmodes) praestans Kohl, 1890. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 5: 323. ♀.
Biology: Caudell, 1919. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 21: 40 (prey).
Palmodes stygicus Bohart and Menke
Calif., Nev., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex., a Great Basin species.
Palmodes stygicus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 63: 191, figs. 1, 11, 16.
6, 9.
Genus PRIONYX Vander Linden
Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827. Nouv. Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 4: 362.
Type-species: Ammophila kirbii Vander Linden. Monotypic
Priononyx Dahlbom, 1843. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 28.
Type-species: Sphex thomae Fabricius. Monotypic.