Tribe AMMOBIINI (=Tribes Sphecini of Catalog and Chlorionini of Sup. 1) Revision: Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 117-160. The tribal heading must be changed because Bohart and Menke transferred Chlorion Latreille to Tribe Sceliphronini. Genus AMMOBIA Billberg, Sup. 1, p. 190 (=Sphex subg. Sphex Linnaeus, pp. 971-972, of Catalog) Raised to generic rank by Evans and Lin, 1956. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 81: 139. ashmeadi (Fernald). Idaho, Utah, Nev., Calif. *dorsalis (Lepeletier). Southern U. S., Fla. and Ga. to Calif.; Central and South America. Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym., v. 3, p. 347. 8. Sphex (Sphex) singularis Smith (syn. by Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 127). flavitarsis (Fernald), changed status. Va. to Fla., west to Tex.; Mexico (Durango). Sphex (Sphex) opacus flavitarsis (Fernald). Raised to specific rank (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 121). habena (Say). Md. to Fla., west to Ark. and Tex.; Mexico. ichneumonea (Linnaeus), changed status. Southern Canada, U. S., south to Brazil and Peru. Delete jamaicensis (Drury), a valid sp., and its synonym ornata (Lepeletier), from synonymy. ichneumoneus aurifluus Perty. Syn. of jamaicensis (Drury). icheumoneus fulviventris Guérin. Syn. of jamaicensis (Drury). jamaicensis (Drury). Fla.; West Indies, ? S. America. Sphex (Sphex) ichneumoneus ichneumoneus (Linnaeus) of Catalog, in part. Remove jamaicensis and its syn., ornata Lepeletier, from syn. of ichneumoneus (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 125). Sphex (Sphex) ichneumoneus aurifluus Perty (syn. by Bohart and Sphex (Sphex) ichneumoneus fulviventris Guérin (syn. by Bohart and lucae Saussure. Transfer to Fernaldina Bohart and Menke. opacus flavitarsis (Fernald). Raised to specific rank. singularis (Smith). Syn. of dorsalis (Lepeletier). tepaneca (Saussure). Tex. (Alpine); Mexico. Prey: Tettigoniidae. Biology: Gillaspy, 1962. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bul. 57: 15-17. Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 237-238, figs. 1-4 (larva). texana (Cresson). Kans., Okla., Ariz. *Genus FERNALDINA Bohart and Menke Fernaldina Bohart and Menke, 1963. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 30: 130. Type: Sphex lucae Saussure. By monotypy and orig. desig. Place before Isodontia, p. 972. lucae (Saussure). Southeastern and western U. S., B. C.; northern Mexico. Transferred from Sphex subg. Sphex, p. 972. Biology: Linsley, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 156-157, fig. 4. Genus ISODONTIA Patton (=Chlorion subgenus Isodontia Patton, pp. 972-973) *Isodontia subg. Murrayella Bohart and Menke, 1963. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 30: 137. Type: Sphex elegans Smith. Orig. desig. Raised to generic rank by Evans and Lin, 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 143. apicalis (Smith). N. J. to Fla., west to Tex., Tenn., Nebr., Ariz. (Isodontia) Sphex (Isodontia) aztecus cinereus (Fernald). Replaced by apicalis (Smith), an older name, which is not a homonym (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 134). Sphex (Isodontia) harrisi (Fernald) of Catalog, in part. Transfer citation for harrisi alone to syn. of apicalis (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 134). auripes Fernald. (Murrayella) Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 147-148 (larva). aztecus aztecus (Saussure). Delete aztecus (Saussure) and robustus (Cameron) from Catalog, and transfer macrocephalus (Fox) to synonymy of philadelphica (Lepeletier). elegans (Smith). B. C., U. S. west of 100th Meridian. (Murrayella) Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 238-239, figs. 13, 16 (larva). exornata Fernald. N. C. to Fla., west to Tex. (Isodontia) harrisi Fernald. Remove philadelphica Lepeletier, a valid species, from synonymy: remove apicalis (Harris) and mexicana (Saussure) as another valid species; transfer harrisi to synonymy of apicalis (Smith). mexicana (Saussure). U. S. east of Rockies, Ariz.; Mexico, Central America. Prey: Oecanthus argentinus Sauss., Gryllus assimilis F. (Murrayella) Sphex (Isodontia) harrisi (Fernald) of Catalog, in part. References to apicalis (Harris), apicalis (Saussure) and apicalis var. mexicana (Saussure) belong under mexicana (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 139). Biology: Lin, C. S., 1962. Tex. Jour. Sci. 14: 429-430. Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 239-240 (larva). philadelphica (Lepeletier). Eastern states, N. Y. to Kans., south to Fla. and Tex., Ariz., Calif. (Isodontia) Sphex (Isodontia) aztecus aztecus Saussure, of Catalog, in part. S. macrocephalus a syn. of philadelphica (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 135). Sphex (Isodontia) harrisi (Fernald) of Catalog, in part. S. philadelphica removed from syn. and raised to sp. rank (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 135). Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 240 (larva). Genus *PRIONYX van der Linden (=Sphex subg. Priononyx Dahlbom, p. 973) Prionyx van der Linden, 1827. Nouv. Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 4: 362. Type: Ammophila kirbii van der Linden. By monotypy. Taxonomy: Parker, 1960. Pan-Pacific Ent. 36: 205-208, 1 pl. (key to N. A. spp.). atratus (Lepeletier). Biology: Evans, 1958d. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 51: 178-181, fig. 1. canadensis (Provancher), changed status. Wash. to north. Calif., east to Idaho, Utah, Nev. Sphex (Priononyx) pubidorsus (Costa), in part. C. canadensis is a valid sp. (teste Parker, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 205); excisus (Kohl) should also be removed from syn. of pubidorsus and placed as a syn. of canadensis (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 157). *fervens (Linnaeus). Tex.; West Indies. Sphex fervens Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., ed. 10, p. 569. 9. (Type from West Indies, not Indies.) Sphex (Priononyx) striatus (Smith). Syn. by Schulz, 1912. Ent. Ztschr. Berlin 57: 56. Taxonomy: van der Vecht, 1959. Ent. Ber. 19: 130. Biology: Evans, 1958d, loc. cit. supra, p. 184, figs. 2-3. *foxi Bohart and Menke. Tex., Nev., Utah; northern Mexico. Sphex (Priononyx) ferruginea Fox, preocc. Substitute name proposed by Bohart and Menke, 1963 (Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 30: 152). *parkeri Bohart and Menke. U. S. south to Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Prionyx parkeri Bohart and Menke, 1963. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 30: 154, figs. 35, 54, 96, 102. 6, 9. Biology: Evans, 1958d, loc. cit. supra, pp. 183-184.-Linsley, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 156, fig. 4.-Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 18-19. pubidorsus (Costa). Remove canadensis (Provancher), a valid sp., and its syn., excisus (Kohl), from syn. of pubidorsus; place pubidorsus in syn. of thomae (Fabricius). striatus (Smith). A syn. of fervens (Linnaeus). *subatratus Bohart, n. comb. Oreg. and Idaho south and east to Calif., Utah. Ariz., N. Mex., western Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). Priononyx subatrata Bohart, 1958. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bul. 53: 90. 3, D. thomae (Fabricius). Southeastern and western states, south to Argentina. Sphex (Priononyx) pubidorsus (Costa) in part. Remove canadensis (Provancher), and its syn. excisus (Kohl), as a valid sp.; place pubidorsus (Costa) in syn. of thomae (teste Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 159). Biology: Evans, 1958d, loc. cit. supra, pp. 181-183. Genus PALMODES Kohl (=Sphex subg. Palmodes Kohl, p. 944, of Catalog) Revision: Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 179-191, 17 figs. Raised to generic rank by Evans and Lin. 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 141. *californicus Bohart and Menke. Calif., Nev., Oreg., B. C. Prey: adult Platylyra californica Scud., immature Neduba morsei Caud. Palmodes californicus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 182, figs. 3, 13. ♂, 9. *carbo Bohart and Menke. B. C. to Calif., east to N. W. T., Mont., Colo. and N. Mex. Sphex (Palmodes) laeviventris Cresson, in part. Remove morio Kohl, a valid sp., from synonymy (teste Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 188, fig. 17). However, morio is preoccupied, so carbo proposed as a replacement name by Bohart and Menke, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 144. daggyi Murray. Syn. of dimidiatus (DeGeer). *dimidiatus (DeGeer). U. S. except northwest; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila). Sphex dimidiatus DeGeer, 1773. Mém. pour servir à l'Hist. des Ins. 3: 577, pl. 30, fig. 5. ♂. Sphex (Palmodes) daggyi Murray (syn. by Bohart and Menke, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 190). Sphex (Palmodes) rufiventris opuntiae (syn. by Bohart and Menke, 1961, Sphex (Palmodes) rufiventris rufiventris Cresson (syn. by Bohart and *hesperus Bohart and Menke. Calif. to B. C., Nev., Utah, Wyo., Colo. Prey: immature Anabrus simplex Hald. Palmodes hesperus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 184, fig. 6. ô, f. *insularis Bohart and Menke. Calif. (San Clemente Is.). Palmodes insularis Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 186., . laeviventris (Cresson). Remove morio (Kohl), a valid sp., from synonymy, and place it under *carbo Bohart and Menke. Calif., Wash., Nev., Mont., Utah, Idaho, Wyo., Colo. *lissus Bohart and Menke. Southern Calif., Ariz., Tex. Palmodes lissus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 187, figs. 5, 12. ô, 4. *pacificus Bohart and Menke. Calif. Palmodes pacificus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 188, figs. 8, 9, 14. ♂, . praestans (Kohl). Calif., Nev., Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico (Coahuila). rufiventris rufiventris (Cresson). Syn. of dimidiatus (DeGeer). 980. Palmodes stygicus Bohart and Menke, 1961. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 191, figs. 1, 11, 16. ♂, . SPHEX subgenus CHLORION Latreille, p. 974 Transfer to Tribe Sceliphronini and place after Podium Fabricius, p. Genus SPHEX Linnaeus (=Ammophila Kirby, of Catalog, pp. 974-977) *Ammophila subg. Eremnophila Menke, 1964. Canad. Ent. 96: 875. Type: Ammophila opulenta Guérin. Orig. desig. Biology: Evans, 1959b. Amer. Midland Nat. 62: 449-473:—Powell, 1964. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 37: 240-258. aberti (Haldeman). Transfer montezuma Cameron to syn. of junceus (Cresson). Prey: Larvae of Euchlaena sp. in Geometridae, and of Hesperiidae sp. Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, p. 148, figs. 31-33 (larva). Biology: Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 454-456.-Powell, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 244-251. *aphrodite (Menke), n. comb. Ariz., Nev., Calif. Ammophila aphrodite Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 8, fig. 2. ♪, f. arvensis (Dahlbom). Delete from Catalog, an extralimital species (teste Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 21); evansi (Menke) replaces arvensis of American authors. aureonotatus_ (Cameron). Prey: Heterocampa guttivitta (Wlkr.), larva. (Eremnophila) Biology: Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 60: 104.-Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 464-465. *bellulus (Menke), n. comb. Ariz. Ammophila bellula Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 17, fig. 10. ♂, 9. *boharti (Menke), n. comb. Calif., Nev. Ammophila boharti Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 9, fig. 7. ô, 9. *californicus (Menke), n. comb. Calif. Ammophila californica Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 18, fig. 16. 3, 9. chiriquensis (Cameron). Syn. of volcanicus (Cameron). *cleopatra (Menke), n. comb. Western United States. Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 19, fig. 12. ♂, 9. denningi (Murray). Syn. of strenuus (Cresson). *evansi (Menke), n. comb. Eastern United States. Replaces arvensis of American authors, not Dahlbom. Ammophila evansi Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 20, fig. 17. ô, 9. extremitatus (Cresson). Western United States. Ammophila placida Smith, of Catalog in part. Remove extremitatus from syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). femurrubrus (Fox). Southwestern States. Ammophila volcanica Cameron, of Catalog in part; femurrubra Fox is a valid sp., not a syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). fernaldi (Murray). Ariz. Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 241-242, figs. 6, 7 (larva). ferruginosus (Cresson). Insert H. S. before Smith in original citation for Sphex cressoni. *formicoides (Menke), n. comb. Ariz., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Sonora, Durango). Ammophila formicoides Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 10, fig. 3. ♂, ?. harti Fernald. Prey: Spp. of Geometridae and Noctuidae. Biology: Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 459-461. *hurdi (Menke). n. comb. Calif. Ammophila hurdi Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 12, fig. 1. ô, f. junceus (Cresson). Prey: Spp. of Noctuidae and Notodontidae, including Macrurocampa marthesia (Cram.). Ammophila montezuma Cameron, n. syn. (teste Menke, in litt.; transf. from syn. of aberti and placed in syn. of junceus). Biology: Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 461-462. *karenae (Menke), n. comb. Calif., Ariz., N. Mex., Nev., Idaho; Mexico (Baja California). Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 21, fig. 9. ô, macra (Cresson). Western United States. f. Ammophila procera Dahlbom, of Catalog in part. Remove macra from syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). *marshi (Menke), n. comb. Calif., Nev. Ammophila marshi Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 13, fig. 5. ô, 9. *mcclayi (Menke), n. comb. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). Ammophila mcclayi Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 24, fig. 13. 3, 9. *murrayi (Menke), n. comb. Calif. Ammophila murrayi Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 14, fig. 4. ô, f. nasalis (Provancher). Prey: Geometrid_caterpillars. Biology: Hicks, 1935. Pan-Pacific Ent. 11: 97-99. nearcticus (Kohl). Idaho. *nefertiti (Menke), n. comb. Wash., Oreg., Calif., Ariz., Nev., Idaho. Ammophila nefertiti Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 16, figs. 8, 11. 3, D. nigricans (Dahlbom). Prey: Larvae of Euparthenos nubilis (Hbn.) and Zale sp. Biology: Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, p. 465. *parkeri (Menke), n. comb. Calif., Nev. Prey: Geometrid caterpillars. Ammophila parkeri Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2. 23, fig. 14. ♂, 9. Biology: Powell, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 243-244. peckhami Fernald. *Sphex willistoni Fernald, 1934. No. Amer. and W. Indies Sphex, p. 91, fig. 37. 9. N. syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). |