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Taxonomy: Krombein, 1963. Ent. News 74: 149.
Biology: Leech, 1948. Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc. 44: 27 (host record).
Chrysura sonorensis (Cameron)
Idaho, Oreg., Calif., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico (Baja California).
Host: Ashmeadiella aridula Ckll.; A. bigeloviae (Ckll.); A. biicconis denticulata (Cr.); A.
occipitalis Mich.; Hoplitis producta gracilis (Mich.); Anthocopa c. copelandica (Ckll); A.
c. alboyyiarginata (Ckll.); Osmia kincaidii Ckll. Hosts nest in cavities in twigs or in
borings in wood.
Chrysis Sonoreyisis Cameron, 1888. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 1, p. 461.
Biology: Parker and Bohart, 1966. Pan-Pacific Ent. 42: 96-97 (host records). -Parker, 1967.
Pan-Pacific Ent. 43: 215 (host record). —Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp.
447-449 (life history). —Parker and Bohart, 1968. Pan-Pacific Ent. 44: 4 (host record).
—Parker, 1975. Pan-Pacific Ent. 51: 119 (host).
iota (Aaron). Md., Iowa, Colo., Idaho, Utah, Calif., B. C.
Chrysis integra Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 306-307. ♂. Preocc.
Chrysis iota Aaron, 1885. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 12: 228. N. name.
Chrysis elongata Mocsary, 1887. Termes., Fuzetek 11: 15. N. name.
Genus NEOCHRYSIS Linsenmaier
Taxonomy: Bohart, 1966 (1963). Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 58: 139-144 (generic reclassification).
Genus NEOCHRYSIS Subgenus NEOCHRYSIS Linsenmaier
Pleurocera subg. Neochrysis Linsenmaier, 1959. Schweiz. Ent. Ges., Mitt. 32: 74.
Type-species: Chrysis punctatissima Spinola. Grig, desig.
Neochrysis montezuma (Cameron)
Southern Ariz, south to Yucatan.
Chrysis montezxima Cameron, 1888. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 1, p. 463. ♀.
Genus NEOCHRYSIS Subgenus EXOCHRYSIS Bohart
Neochrysis subg. Exochrysis Bohart, 1966 (1963). Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 58: 141.
Type-species: Chrysis panamensis Cameron. Orig. desig.
Neochrysis panamensis (Cameron)
Pa. to Fla., Ind., Okla., south to Panama. Ecology: Hosts nest in
borings in wood. Host: Podium rufipes (F.); P. luctuosum Sm.?
Chrysis Panamensis Cameron, 1888. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 1, p. 464, pi. 20, fig. 8. ♀.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) alabamensis Mocsary, 1914. Mus. Nat. Hungarici, Ann. 12: 49. ♀.
Taxonomy: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 149, fig. 4. —Bohart and Menke,
1963. Univ. Calif Pubs. Ent. 30: 108 (synonymy). —Bohart, 1966 (1963). Brooklyn Ent.
Soc, Bui. 58: 141. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 147-149 (life history). —Krombein, 1967.
Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 473-475 (life history).
Genus NEOCHRYSIS Subgenus IPSIURA Linsenmaier
Ipsiura Linsenmaier, 1959. Schweiz. Ent. Ges., Mitt. 32: 74.
Type-species: Chrysis marginalis Brulle. Orig. desig.
Neochrysis genbergi (Dahlbom)
Fla.; Brazil, Argentina.
Chrysis genbergi Dahlbom, 1854. Hym. Europaea, v. 2, p. 319. ♀.
Neochrysis neolateralis Bohart
D. C, Va., Ga., Ill, Kans., Ark. south to El Salvador.
Neochrysis (Ipsiura) neolateralis Bohart, 1966 (1963) Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 58: 143. ♂.
9.
Neochrysis pilifrons (Cameron)
Southern Tex. to southern Mexico.
Chrysis pilifrons Cameron, 1888. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 1, p. 465. ♂.
Chrysis (Hexachrysis) stenops Mocsary, 1889. Monog. Chrysid., p. 571. ♀.
Genus TRICHRYSIS Lichtenstein
Chrysis subg. Trichrysis Lichtenstein, 1876. Petites Nouv. Ent., v. 2, p. 27.
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Type-species: Sphex cyayiea Linnaeus. Monotypic.
Chrysis subg. Alocochrysis Haupt, 1956. [Dresden] Mus. f. Tierkunde u. Voelkerk.,
Abhandl. u. Ber. 23: 73.
Type-species: Chrysis cyaneus Linnaeus. Monotypic.
The hosts of Trichrysis, so far as known, nest in cavities in twigs, borings in wood or aban-
doned nests of mud-daubers.
Trichrysis areolata (Mocsary)
Md., Tenn., Tex.; Mexico (Guerrero).
Chrysogona areolata Mocsary, 191L Mus. Nat. Hungarici, Ann. 9: 463. ♀.
Trichrysis carinata (Say)
Mass. to Fla., W. Va., Wis., Mo., Kans., Colo., Tex. Host: TrypargUum c.
coUiniim (Sm.); T. collinum rubrocinctum (Pack.); T. clavatum (Say); T. striatum
(Prov.).
Chrysis carinata Say, 1828. Contrib. Maclur. Lye. Phila. 1: 82.
Biology: Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 450-454, figs. 132, 133 (?), 134 (life
history).
Trichrysis deversor Bohart
B. C. to Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Utah, Colo. Host: TrypargUum t.
tridentatum (Pack.).
Trichrysis deversor Bohart, 1966. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 79: 131. cJ, 9.
Biology: Parker and Bohart, 1966. Pan-Pacific Ent. 42: 95 (host record).
Trichrysis doriae (Gribodo)
Southern Canada and U. S. south to Panama. Host: TrypargUum collinum
rubrocinctum (Pack.); Trypoxylon backi Sandh.; T. bidentatum Fox; T.fastigium Fox;
T. frigidum Sm.; T. sculleni Sandh.
Chrysis Doriae Gribodo, 1874. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ann. 6: 359.
Chrysis verticalis Patton, 1879. Canad. Ent. 11: 67. ♂.
Chrysis striatellus Norton, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: 241. ♀.
Chrysis discreta Aaron, 1885. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 12: 230. ♀.
Biology: Thomas, 1962. Amer. Midland Nat. 67: 365-366 (life history). —Thomas, 1963. Mich.
Acad. Sci., Arts, Letters, Papers 48: 127-130 (life history). —Parker and Bohart, 1966.
Pan-Pacific Ent. 42: 95 (host records). —Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp.
449-450 (life history). — Medler, 1967. Amer. Midland Nat. 78: 350 (host record).
Trichrysis mucronata (Brulle)
? Canada, Tex., Ariz., Calif.; south to Venezuela. Host: TrypargUum t.
tridentatum (Pack.); Euodyyierus p. pratensis (Sauss.).
Chrysis mucronata Brulle, 1846. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 45. ♀.
Taxonomy: Bohart, 1966. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 79: 132.
Biology: Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 454-455 (life history).
Trichrysis tridens (Lepeletier)
U. S. east of Rocky Mts., south to Argentina. Host: TrypargUum politum
(Say).
Pyria tridens Lepeletier, 1825. In Olivier, Encycl. Meth., Diet. Ins., v. 10, p. 495. ♀.
Chrysis truncata Guerin, 1842. Rev. ZooL, p. 146. ♂, ♀.
Chrysis Mexicana Guerin, 1842. Rev. ZooL, p. 147.
Chrysis tridentata Dahlbom, 1845. Dispos. Method. Spec. Hym., pt. 2, p. 13.
Chrysis unicolor Brulle, 1846. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 42. ♀. Preocc.
Chrysis olivieri Brulle, 1846. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 43. 9 . Type locality erroneous.
N. syn. (R. M. Bohart).
Chrysis virens Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila. Proc. 4: 309. ♀. Preocc.
Chrysis Brullei Abeille de Perrin, 1879. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Ann. 26: 42. N. name for unicolor
Br.
Taxonomy: Bohart, 1966. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc 79: 132.
Biology: Johnson, 1974. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 76: 448-449 (host).
Genus STILBUM Spinola
Stilbum Spinola, 1806. Insectorum Liguriae, v. 1, p. 9.
Type-species: Stilbum calens Spinola. Desig. by Latreille, 1810 (=Chrysis cyanura
Foerster).
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This genus is not an established member of the Nearctic fauna. A specimen from Ontario in
the Provancher collection is either mislabeled or is a stray which did not become established.
cyanurum var. amethystinum (Fabricius). One specimen from Ont., but not established;
Mediterranean area, Asia, East Indies.
Clirysis amethystina Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 359.
Stilbian splendiduium Westwood, 1842. In Donovan, Epitome Nat. Hist. Ins. India, p. 88.
Subfamily PARNOPINAE
Genus PARNOPES Latreille
Pamopes Latreille, 1796. Precis. Caract. Gen. Ins., p. 126. No species — Latreille, 1802.
Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins., v. 3, p. 317.
Type-species: Chrysis grandior Pallas. First included species (=Clirysis caniea
Fabricius).
Species of Pamopes are parasitic on ground-nesting sphecoid wasps belonging to the
Bembicini. The egg of Pamopes is deposited during provisioning of the nest by the host wasp,
but the Pamopes larva does not develop until the host larva has spun its cocoon.
Revision: Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 245-250. —Telford, 1964. Univ. Calif.
Pubs. Ent. 36: 1-42, 5 pis., 1 text fig.
Parnopes borregoensis Telford
Southern Calif.; Mexico (Raja California).
Pamopes borregoensis Telford, 1964. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 36: 9, pi. 1, fig. 2. cJ, 9.
Parnopes chrysoprasinus Smith
N. Y. south to Fla., west to Wis. and Tex. Host: Bembix nubilipennis
Cr.; B. aynericana spinolae Lep.?, Steniolia obliqua (Cr.)?.
Pamopes chrysoprasinus Smith, 1874. Ent. Soc. London, Trans, p. 454, n. 8. ♂.
Pamopes aglaspidula Melander and Brues, 1902. Biol. Bui. 3: 38. ♀.
Biology: Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 307-308, 314-315
(life history).
Parnopes concinnus Viereck
Calif, to western Tex., Nev.; Mexico (Baja California, Jalisco). Host:
Bembix multipicta Sm.?; Glenostictia scitula (Fox)?; Steniolia duplicata Prov.?
Pamopes concinna Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 248. ♀.
Pamopes arizonensis Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 249. ♂, ♀.
Pamopes digueti du Buysson, 1904. Rev. d'Ent. Caen 23: 274. ♂.
Biology: Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 205, 344.
Parnopes edwardsii (Cresson)
Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mts.; Mexico (Baja California).
Host: Bembix amoena Handl.?; B. americana comata Prkr.; B. americana spinolae
Lep.?; B. pndnosa Fox.?; Steniolia obliqua (Cr.).
Euchroeus Edwardsii Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. iv. 9.
Pamopes boutheryi Brethes, 1902. Mus. Nac Buenos Aires, An. 8 (3): 287. ♀, ♂.
Pamopes hageni Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 246. ♂, ♀.
Pamopes henshawi Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 247. ♀.
Biology: Bohart and MacSwain, 1940. Pan-Pacific Ent. 16: 92-93. —Evans and Gillaspy, 1964.
Amer. Midland Nat. 72: 277, fig. 14. —Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of
sand wasps, pp. 219, 288, 315, 349.
Morphology: Snodgrass, 1941. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 99, no. 14, pp. 42-43, pi. 13, figs. P,
R (male genitalia).
Parnopes excurvatus Viereck
B. C, Calif., Nev., Ariz.
Pamopes excurvata Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 250. "♀"=♂.
Parnopes festivus Cockerell
Colo., Ariz, to western Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua).
Pamopes festivus Cockerell, 1894. Ent. News 5: 328. ♀.
Parnopes fulvicornis
***authority mismatch
atlanticus Krombein. Md., Va., N. C, ? Fla. Host: Microbembex monodonta (Say)?
Pamopes westcottii atlanticus Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 164. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 166-167.
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Parnopes fulvicornis
***authority mismatch
fulvicornis Cameron. Idaho and Iowa south to Calif, and Tex., and further south to
Guatemala. Host: Microbembex nigrifrons (Prov.); M. monodonta (Say)?
PamoTpes fulvicornis Cameron, 1888. Biol. Cent.-Amer. Hym., v. 1, p. 466, pi. 20, figs. 1, la.
9.
Pamopes westcottii Melander and Brues, 1902. Biol. Bui. 3: 39. ♂, ♀.
Paniopes diadema Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 248. ♂, ♀.
Parmopes taeniata Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 249. ♀.
Biology: Bohart and MacSwain, 1940. Pan-Pacific Ent. 16: 92-93 (host record for nigrifrons
misdet. as aurata). —Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp.
387-388.
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