*vegas Schuster. N. Mex.

Photomorphus (Photomorphina) vegas Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 42. ♂.

SPHAEROPTHALMA subgenus MICROMUTILLA Ashmead

(=Micromutilla Ashmead of Catalog, in part, p. 752)

Micromutilla Ashmead is a weakly defined subgenus of Sphaeropthalma Blake, not a discrete genus (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 9). acontia (Fox). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 753 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 16).

*arizonae Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) arizonae Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 16. 3.

bellerophon (Fox). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 753 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 15).

brachyptera (Schuster). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 753 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 18).

*californiensis californiensis Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) californiense californiense Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 18. 3.

*californiensis fuscatella Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) californiense fuscatella Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 18.

difficilis (Baker). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 754 (teste Ferguson, 1962. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 27: 82). Host: Auplopus architectus metallicus (Bks.).

hyalina (Blake). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 754 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 19).

juxta (Blake). Kans. Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 754 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 14).

*maricopella castanea Schuster. Ariz. (Quijotoa).

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) maricopella castanea Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 17. 6.

*maricopella maricopella Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) maricopella maricopella Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 17. ♂.

mesillensis (Cockerell). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 755 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 17).

pallida (Blake). Transf. from Photopsis Blake, p. 755 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 16).

*pateli Schuster. Ariz. (Hereford).

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) pateli Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 15. .

*quijotoa quijotoa Schuster. Ariz. Another subspecies, quijotoa parrasia Schuster, occurs in Baja California.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) quijotoa quijotoa Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 18. ♂.

*reducta Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) reducta Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 18. ♂.

*sabino Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) sabino Schuster, 1958.

(n.s.) 37: 19. 3.

本 sonora Schuster. Ariz. (Tucson).

Ent. Amer.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) sonora Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 16. 3.

*sublobata Schuster. Idaho.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) sublobata Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 16. ♂.

*uvaldella Schuster. Tex.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) uvaldella Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 19. ♂.

*yavapai Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) yavapai Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 19. .

*yumaella Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) yumaella Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 19. .

*SPHAEROPTHALMA subgenus PHYSETAPSIS Schuster

Sphaeropthalma subg. Physetapsis Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 9 (in key), 20.

Type: Sphaeropthalma (Physetapsis) papaga Schuster. Orig. desig.

Insert on p. 752 after Micromutilla Ashmead.

*borealis Schuster. Southwestern Canada.

Sphaeropthalma (Physetapsis) borealis Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 20. 6.

*ecarinata Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Physetapsis) ecarinata Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 20. 3.

*papaga ephysetos Schuster. Southwestern Ariz., southern Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Physetapsis) papaga ephysetos Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 20. ♂.

*papaga papaga Schuster. Southeastern Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Physetapsis) papaga papaga Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 20, pl. 6, fig. 3. 3.

*subcarinata Schuster. N. Mex.

Sphaeropthalma (Physetapsis) subcarinata Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 20. 3.

SPHAEROPTHALMA subgenus SPHAEROPTHALMA Blake
(=Sphaeropthalma Blake of Catalog, p. 752)

Reduced to subgeneric rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit supra, p. 10). albiplumosa Schuster. Reared from nest of solitary vespid in old clay cell of Sceliphron.

*auripilis fasciventris Schuster. Type locality not cited.

Sphaeropthalma (Sphaeropthalma) auripilis fasciventris Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 39. ♂.

pennsylvanica pennsylvanica (Lepeletier). Host: Trypargilum clavatum (Say) prepupa in cocoon in rotten stump.

SPHAEROPTHALMA subgenus PHOTOPSIS Blake
(=Photopsis Blake of Catalog, in part, pp. 753-756)

Reduced to subgeneric rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 10). Taxonomy and Biology: Ferguson, 1962. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 27: 1-92, 7 pls., 2 text figs.

abdominalis (Blake). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Photopsioides Schuster.

abstrusa (Baker). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Photopsioides Schuster as a subsp. of amphion (Fox).

acontia (Fox). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p. 752.

albicincta albicincta (Fox). N. Mex. and northern Ariz. to Utah and Oreg. Photopsis albicincta (Fox). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 36).

*albicincta flavipes Schuster. Southern Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) albicincta flavipes Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 36. ♂.

*albicincta piceoceps Schuster. Tex.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) albicincta piceoceps Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 35. ♂.

albopilosa (Blake). Insert (Sphaeropthalma) after Mutilla in orig. cit. amphion (Fox). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Photopsioides Schuster. *angulifera Schuster. Type locality not cited.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) angulifera Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 32. 3.

anthophora Ashmead. Change spelling in specific heading and in orig cit. from anthophorae to anthophora.

*arenicola Schuster. Type locality not cited.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) arenicola Schuster, 1958, Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 25. 6.

*baboquivari Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) baboquivari Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 24, pl. 4, figs. 1-6. 3.

bellerophon (Fox). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p. 752.

bicolor (Blake). Transf. to Photomorphus subg. Photomorphina Schuster. *bisetosa Schuster. N. Mex.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) bisetosa Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 36. 6.

blakeii (Fox). Host: Diadasia vallicola Timb.

Biology: Ferguson, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 10-15, pls. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. brachyptera Schuster. Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p. 752.

ceyx (Fox). Syn. of blakeii (Fox).

*ceyxoides Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) ceyxoides Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 25. 6.

clara clara (Cresson), changed status. Colo. to Wyo. and Idaho. This subsp. is transitional to Sphaeropthalma subg. Physetapsis Schuster. Photopsis clara (Cresson). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 27).

*clara cleomella Schuster. Mont. This subsp. is transitional to Sphaeropthalma subg. Physetapsis Schuster.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) clara cleomella Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 27. 3.

contracta (Blake). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Photopsioides Schuster. danaus (Blake). Kans., Tex.; Mexico. Transf. from Odontophotopsis Viereck, p. 756 (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 24). *dentifera Schuster. S. Dak., Minn.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) dentifera Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 24. 6.

difficilis Baker. Transfer to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead.

edwardsii edwardsii (Cresson), changed status. Oreg., Idaho.

Photopsis edwardsii (Cresson). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 36).

*edwardsii flammifera Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) edwardsii flammifera Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 36. 3.

*facilis facilis (Cameron). Ariz.; Mexico.

Sphaeropthalma (!) facilis Cameron, 1896. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym. 2, p. 392. 3. Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 26). Photopsis hubbardii (Fox). Syn. by Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 26. *facilis rubriventris Schuster. Tex.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) facilis rubriventris Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 26. ♂.

*ferruginopsis Schuster. Ariz., Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) ferruginopsis Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 29. 3.

*fuscipes Schuster. Ariz. This sp. is transitional to Sphaeropthalma subg. Physetapsis Schuster.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) fuscipes Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 21. 6.

*helicaon diegueno Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) helicaon diegueno Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 35. ♂.

helicaon helicaon (Fox), changed status.

Photopsis helicaon (Fox). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 35).

helicaon lingulatus (Viereck), changed status.

Photopsis lingulata Viereck. Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 26).

hubbardii (Fox). Syn. of facilis facilis (Cameron).

hyalina (Blake). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p. 752.

imperialiformis imperialiformis (Viereck), changed status. Tex. to Kans.

and Colo.

Photopsis imperialiformis (Viereck). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 34).

*imperialiformis maricopae Schuster. Ariz. to Wash.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) imperialiformis maricopae Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 34. 3.

indigens (Baker). Calif.

ingenua (Baker). Syn. of orestes (Fox).

jason (Fox). Transf. to Photomorphus subg. Photomorphina Schuster. juxta (Blake). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p.

752.

lingulata (Viereck). A subsp. of helicaon (Fox).

*luiseno Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) luiseno Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 23.6.

*megagnathos auriferus Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) megagnathos auriferus Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 36. 6.

*megagnathos megagnathos Schuster. Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) megagnathos megagnathos Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 36.

melanderi (Baker). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Photopsioides Schuster as a subsp. of uro (Blake).

mesillensis Cockerell. Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p. 752.

*militaris Schuster. Ariz., Calif.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) militaris Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer (n.s.) 37: 27, pl. 5, fig. 2. ♂.

*neomexicana Schuster. N. Mex.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) neomexicana Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 30. 3.

*noctivaga infuscata Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) noctivaga infuscata Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 32. ♂.

noctivaga noctivaga (Melander), changed status. Tex. to Kans.

Photopsis noctivaga (Melander). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 32).

nokomis nokomis (Blake), changed status. Ariz.

Photopsis nokomis (Blake). Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 35).

*nokomis ruficeps Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) nokomis ruficeps Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 35. ♂.

nudata (Baker). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Photopsioides Schuster as a syn. of amphion amphion (Fox).

*ordae Schuster. Tex.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) ordae Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 23. 6.

orestes (Fox). Wash. to Baja California. Hosts: Anthidium c. collectum Huard, Euodynerus boscii auranum (Cam.), Tachysphex tenuipunctus Fox.

Photopsis pattersonae Melander (syn. by Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 30). Photopsis uniformis Baker (syn. by Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 30). Photopsis pedata Baker (syn. by Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 30). Photopsis ingenua Baker (syn. by Schuster, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 30). Photopsis salmani Mickel (syn. by Ferguson, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 10). ?*Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) salmani fresnoensis Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 30. &. Presumed a syn. because Ferguson placed typical salmani as a syn, of orestes.

?*Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis)_salmani_oregana Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 31. 3. Presumed a syn. because Ferguson placed typical salmani as a syn. of orestes.

Biology: Ferguson, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 6-10, pls. 1, 6, tab. 1.

palamedes (Fox). Syn. of pluto (Fox).

pallida (Blake). Transf. to Sphaeropthalma subg. Micromutilla Ashmead, p. 752.

*pallidipes gila Schuster. Type locality not cited-Ariz. (?).

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) pallidipes gila Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 28. 3.

*pallidipes pallidipes Schuster. Type locality not cited.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) pallidipes pallidipes Schuster, 1958. Ent.
Amer. (n.s.) 37: 27. 8.

*parkeri Schuster. Ariz.

Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) parkeri Schuster, 1958. Ent. Amer. (n.s.) 37: 28. 6.

pattersonae (Melander). Syn. of orestes (Fox).