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relativus (Fox).

Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 72-73.

semirufus (Cresson). Mexico (Morelos). Prey: Lycosa sp., Pardosa milvina Hentz, P. falcifera Camb.

Biology: Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 60: 103.-Krombein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 194.-Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 75-76.-Kurczewski, 1963. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bul. 57: 89.-Evans, 1964. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 37: 306. Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 442 (larva).

*variegatus (Dreisbach), n. comb. N. Mex.

Arachnoproctonus (!) variegatus Dreisbach, 1957. Ent. News 68: 72, 2 figs. 3.

ANOPLIUS subgenus POMPILINUS Ashmead, pp. 931–932

bequaerti Evans. Prey: Lycosa sp.

Biology: Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 13. *clavipes (Dreisbach), n. comb. Tex. (Conlon), Kans. (Medora). Pompilinus clavipes Dreisbach, 1958. Ent. News 69: 61, figs. 3. clystera (Banks). Prey: Lycosa sp.

*drakei (Dreisbach), n. comb. N. Y. (Cranberry Lake).

Pompilinus drakei Dreisbach, 1958. Ent. News 69: 62, figs. 3. estellina (Banks). Prey: Small spiders, possibly Lycosidae.

Biology: Evans, 1964. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 37: 305-306. fraternus (Banks).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 440, figs. 35-37 (larva).

krombeini Evans.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, pp. 440-441 (larva).
Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 80.

marginatus (Say). Prey: Tibellus duttoni (Hentz).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 440, fig. 39 (larva).

Biology: Krombein, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 194.-Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 78-80.-Kurczewski, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 89.

splendens (Dreisbach). Prey: Habronattus viridipes (Hentz), Castianeira sp., Lycosa sp., Agelenopsis spp.

Biology: Krombein, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 194.

subcylindricus (Banks).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 440 (larva).

Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 77-78.

tenebrosus (Cresson). Prey: Tarentula kochi Keys.

ANOPLIUS subgenus ANOPLIUS Dufour, pp. 932-933

depressipes Banks.

Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 83-84.

illinoensis (Robertson). Prey: Lycosa sp.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 439, figs. 20-25, 47 (larva).
Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 82-83.

imbellis Banks. Nesting in soil near areas of still water. Prey: Pardosa ramulosa McCook.

Biology: Wasbauer, 1957. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 15: 81-97, 7 figs.

ithaca (Banks).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 440 (larva).

Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 83.-Kurczewski, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 89-90.

papago Banks, changed status. Ariz. Prey: Lycosa sp.

Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis tarsatus Banks. Remove papago Banks,

a valid sp., from syn. (teste Evans, 1964. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 37: 304).

Biology: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 304-305.

ventralis tarsatus Banks. Remove papago Banks from syn. Prey: Alopecosa gertschi Schenkel.

Biology: Powell, 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 53-56.

ventralis ventralis (Banks). Prey: Lycosa helluo Walck.

virginiensis (Cresson). Prey: Agelenid spiders.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 440 (larva).

Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 81-82.

POMPILUS subgenus HESPEROPOMPILUS Evans, pp. 933-934

*hilli Evans. Calif. (Pomona Mts.).

Pompilus (Hesperopompilus) hilli Evans, 1957. Pan-Pacific Ent. 33: 183. 3.

*POMPILUS subgenus XENOPOMPILUS Evans

Pompilus subg. Xenopompilus Evans, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 46: 531.

Type: Pompilus (Xenopompilus) tlahuicanus Evans. Orig. desig.

Place after subg. Hesperopompilus, p. 934.

*tlahuicanus Evans. Ariz. (Portal); Mexico (Morelos, Jalisco, Durango, Chihuahua).

Pompilus (Xenopompilus) tlahuicanus Evans, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 46: 534, fig. 1. 9, 6.

*Pompilus (Xenopompilus) tarahumarae Evans, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 46: 535. 9. (Syn. by Evans, 1960. Ent. News 71: 166.)

POMPILUS subgenus PERISSOPOMPILUS Evans, Sup. 1, p. 184

perfasciatus Evans.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1958. Ent. News 69: 147, figs. 1-2. ♂.

POMPILUS subgenus AMMOSPHEX Wilcke, p. 934

angularis (Banks). Prey: Pellenes sp., Xysticus sp., Callilepis altitudonis Chamb., Habronattus (?) sp.

Biology: Evans, 1959. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 32: 76.-Evans, 1963. Ent.
News 74: 239.

anomalus anomalus (Dreisbach). Prey: Xysticus contractor Thor.

michiganensis (Dreisbach). Prey: Xysticus conctator Thor., X. transversatus (Walck.).

Biology: Kurczewski and Snyder, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 77: 215222, 6 figs.

occidentalis (Dreisbach). Prey: Pardosa sp., P. uintana Gertsch.

Biology: Powell, 1957. Pan-Pacific Ent. 33: 39-40.-Evans, 1963. Ent. News 74: 239.

solonus solonus (Banks). Prey: Lycosa sp.

POMPILUS subgenus ARACHNOSPILA Kincaid, pp. 934–935

fumipennis eureka (Banks). Prey: Tarentula kochi Keys.

Genus APORINELLUS Banks, pp. 935-936

Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Pan-Pacific Ent. 33: 185-186 (key).

apicatus (Banks). Prey: Xysticus sp.

Biology: Krombein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 194.

*borregoensis Evans. Calif. (Borrego). On flowers of Croton californicus. Aporinellus borregoensis Evans, 1957. Pan-Pacific Ent. 33: 184, fig. 2.

bridwelli Evans. Prey: Oxyopes helius Chamb.

Biology: Evans, 1959. Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour. 32: 76.

completus Banks. Prey: Pellenes oregonensis Peck., Phidippus clarus Keys. Biology: Krombein, 1961. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bul. 56: 63.

fasciatus (Smith). Prey: Tibellus duttoni (Hentz).

Taxonomy: Krombein, 1959, loc. cit. supra, pp. 194-195.

taeniatus taeniatus (Kohl). Prey: Pellenes sp.

Biology: Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 13.

Pompilidae of Uncertain Position, p. 937

Pompilus ephippiger Smith. Delete from North American fauna (teste Evans, 1963. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 65: 108).

Pompilus fiorentinii Dalla Torre. Transfer to synonymy of Evagetes ingenuus (Cresson), p. 925.

Pompilus obscurus Dahlbom. Delete from North American fauna (teste Evans, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 108).

Superfamily SPHECOIDEA

Based primarily on a study of larvae, H. E. Evans (Ent. News 75: 225237, 1964) proposed recognizing only the single family Sphecidae in this superfamily. He suggested regrouping the sphecoid wasps into the following eight subfamilies:

Ampulicinae (= Ampulicidae of Catalog)

Sphecinae (= Sphecinae of Catalog)

Larrinae (= Larrinae, Trypoxyloninae and Crabroninae of Catalog)
Mellininae (= Mellinini of Catalog)

Pemphredoninae (= Pemphredoninae of Catalog)

Astatinae (= Astatinae of Catalog)

Philanthinae (= Philanthinae of Catalog)

Nyssoninae (= Nyssoninae of Catalog less Mellinini)

canaliculata Say.

Family AMPULICIDAE

AMPULEX subgenus RHINOPSIS Westwood, p. 938

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Ent. News 70: 57-58, 6 figs. (larva).

*DOLICHURUS subg. PARADOLICHURUS Williams

Dolichurus subg. Paradolichurus Williams, 1959. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 17: 299.

Type: Dolichurus (Paradolichurus) californicus Williams. By orig. desig. and monotypy.

Place after Dolichurus on p. 938.

*californicus Williams. Calif. (San Diego Co.).

Dolichurus (Paradolichurus) californicus Williams, 1959. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 17: 300, figs. 1, 2, 4. 9.

Family SPHECIDAE

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 85: 168-189, text fig. 1 (keys to subfamilies and genera based on larval characters, and remarks on evolution and classification based on larval characters). -Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 90: 235-299, 114 figs. (larvae, supplement).-Evans, 1964. Ent. News 75: 225-237, 3 figs. (classification and evolution).

Biology: Evans, 1963. Sci. Amer. 208, no. 4, pp. 145-154 (predatory wasps).

Subfamily ASTATINAE

Taxonomy: Evans, 1958a. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 84: 109-113, figs. 1-8, 46-48 (larvae).-Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 165-166 (larvae).—Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 643-644 (key to genera).

Genus DIPLOPLECTRON Fox, pp. 938-939

diablensis Williams. Calif. (San Diego Co.).

Taxonomy: Williams, 1959. Wasmann Jour. Biol. 17: 303, fig. 5. .
Genus ASTATA Latreille

(=Astata subgenus Astata Latreille, pp. 939–940)

Revision: Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 643-659, 42 figs.

Raised to generic rank by Parker, 1962.

*bakeri Parker. Ont. west to B. C., south through S. Dak. and Wash. to Tex. and Calif.; Mexico (Pacific coast). Prey: Nysius raphanus How., Lygaeus bicrucis Say (?).

Astata bakeri Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 647, text fig. 1, figs. 11, 21. 6, 9.

Biology: Williams, 1946. Hawaiian Ent. Soc. Proc. 12: 647 (rec. as
Astata sp.).

bicolor Say. Southern Canada and U. S. east of Rocky Mts.; Mexico. Prey: nymphs of Pentatomidae.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 165-166 (larva).—Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 652, figs. 7, 18, 32.

Biology: Evans, 1962. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 70: 30-31.

bigeloviae Cockerell and Fox. Western Tex. to Calif.; Mexico (Jalisco). Taxonomy: Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 650, fig. 24.

*boharti Parker. N. Mex., Ariz.

Astata boharti Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 650, fig. 25. ♂, ?. *clypeata Parker. East slope of Rocky Mts. in U. S.; Mexico (western mts.). Astata clypeata Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 651, figs. 15, 26. 3, 9.

*femorata Parker. Ariz. (Peña Blanca in Santa Cruz Co.).

Astata femorata Parker, 1963. Pan-Pacific Ent. 39: 185, figs. 1-3, ♂. leuthstromi Ashmead. Alaska, Canada, northern U. S., south in mts. to Ariz. Nests in soil beneath vegetation. Prey: Immature Pentatomidae. Biology: Evans, 1958b. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 65: 176-177.-Evans, 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 31-32.

Taxonomy: Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 648, fig. 22.

*mexicana Cresson. Canada, U. S. and Mexico, west of Rocky Mts.

Astata mexicana Cresson, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 9: Proc. p. v. ô.
Taxonomy: Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 653, figs. 13, 28, 30, 34.

nevadica Cresson. Western North America, Canada to Mexico.

Taxonomy: Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 654, figs. 9, 10, 12, 16, 27, 31, 33.

*nubecula bechteli Parker. Desert areas, Wash. and Colo., south to Calif. and Tex.; Mexico (Sonora).

Astata nubecula bechteli Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 649. ô, f.

nubecula nubecula Cresson, changed status. Northern U. S., south to Va. and Calif. (San Diego). Prey: Nymphs, Thyanta sp.

Astata (Astata) nubecula Cresson. Reduced to subsp. rank (teste Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 649).

occidentalis Cresson. Southern Canada, U. S.; Mexico (Michoacan, Bają California). Nests in soil devoid of vegetation. Prey: Adult and nymphal Pentatomidae.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1958a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 110-111, figs. 1-8 (larva).— Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 651, figs. 8, 23.

Biology: Evans, 1958b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 168-176, figs. 3-8.-Powell and Burdick, 1960. Pan-Pacific Ent. 36: 25-30.

unicolor Say. Southern Canada, U. S.; Mexico to El Salvador. Nests in soil beneath overhanging vegetation. Prey: Immature Pentatomidae. Astata (Astata) unicolor var. rufiventris Cresson (syn. by Parker, 1962,

loc. cit. supra, p. 652).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1958a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 111-112, figs. 46-48 (larva). Biology: Evans, 1958b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 160-168, figs. 1 2.

unicolor var. rufiventris Cresson. Syn. of unicolor Say.

*williamsi Parker. Oreg., Idaho, Utah, Nev., Calif.

Astata williamsi Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 653, figs. 14, 29, 35, 36. ♂, f.

Genus DRYUDELLA Spinola

(=Astata subgenus Dryudella Spinola, p. 940)

Raised to generic rank by Parker, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 643. Place parens around all author names, except that Cockerell in heading for millsi should be removed from parens.

aspera (Fox). Idaho.

elegans (Cresson). Idaho.

immigrans (Williams). Calif.

millsi Cockerell. Remove parens around Cockerell in sp. heading.

montana (Cresson). Idaho, Wyo. Prey: Small nymphs of Zelus or Pselliopus (Reduviidae), Eurygaster (Scutelleridae), and Corimelaena montana Van D. (Cydnidae).

Biology: Evans, 1963. Ent. News 74: 236.

Subfamily LARRINAE

Taxonomy: Evans, 1958a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 113-126, figs. 9-45, 58, 59 (larvae).-Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 166-167, figs. 54-59 (larvae).

Genus LYRODA Say, p. 941

subita (Say). Idaho, Calif., B. C.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 281-282, figs. 78-84 (larva).
Genus BOTHYNOSTETHUS Kohl, p. 941

distinctus Fox. Idaho.

Genus PISONOPSIS Fox, p. 941

Transferred to subfamily Trypoxyloninae, p. 954, by Evans on basis of larval characters.

Genus PLENOCULUS Fox, pp. 941-942

Revision: Williams, 1960. Calif. Acad. Sci. Proc. 31: 1-49, 90 figs. abdominalis Ashmead. Syn. of davisi davisi Fox.

apicalis Williams. Syn. of davisi davisi Fox.

*boharti Williams. Southern Calif.

Plenoculus boharti Williams, 1960. Calif. Acad. Sci. Proc. 31: 28, figs. 40, 61, 83, 84. 9, ♂.

*boregensis boregensis Williams. Calif. (Borego in San Diego Co.). Plenoculus boregensis boregensis Williams, 1960. Calif. Acad. Sci. Proc. 31: 20, figs. 26-29. 9, ♂.

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