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mimica Cresson. Mexico. 



*Cerceris esau Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 458. 

 $. (Syn. by Scullen, 1961, loc. cit. sii-pra, p. 47). 



minax Mickel. Syn. of acanthophila Cockerell. 



munda Mickel. Syn. of nigrescens Smith. 



nebrascensis H. S. Smith. Insert H. S. before Smith in specific heading and 

 in original citation. 



nigrescens Smith. 



Cerceris munda Mickel (syn. by Scullen, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 79). 



occidentalis Saussure. Syn. of frontata frontata Say. 



orestes Banks. A subsp. of compar Cresson. 



orphne Banks. Syn. of sexta Say. 



populorum Viereck and Cockerell. Syn. of califomica Cresson. 



raui Rohwer. A subsp. of frontata Say. 



*robertsonii emmiltosus Scullen. Fla., Ga. Prey: Colaspis favosa Say, Paria 

 sp. 

 Cerceris robertsonii emmiltosus Scullen, 1964. Ent. News 75: 144, ?. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 277 (larva). 

 Biology: Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 22-23. 



robertsonii robertsonii Fox, changed status. Insert H. S. before Smith in 

 original citation of pleuralis. Reduced to subsp. rank {teste Scul- 

 len, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 144), 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1957a, loc. cit. supra, p. 86, figs. 27-30 (larva). — 

 Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, pp. 156-157 (larva). 



semiatra Banks. Syn. of dilatata Spinola. 



seminigra Banks. Syn. of azteca Saussure. 



sexta Say. 



Cerceris hiungulata Cresson (syn. by Scullen, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 79). 

 Cerceris orphne Banks (syn. by Scullen, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 47). 



sextoides Banks. Syn. of tepaneca Saussure. 



solidaginis Rohwer. Syn. of compacta Cresson. 



stiginosalis Banks. 



Cerceris fugatrix Mickel (syn. by Scullen, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 79). 



*tepaneca Saussure. Western U. S. to Mexico. 



Cerceris tepaneca Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hyni., p. 



90. $. 

 Cerceris sextoides Banks (syn. by Scullen, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 48). 



texensis Saussure. Syn. of frontata frontata Say. 



*tolteca Saussure. Ga., Fla., La., Tex.; Mexico, Honduras. 



*Cerceris Tolteca Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 



94. ?, $. 

 *Cerceris cosmiocephala Cameron, 1904. Invert. Pacifica 1: 67. $. (Syn. 



by Scullen, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 48). 



*truncata Cameron. Tex., Ariz.; Mexico. Prey: Bruchid beetles, principally 

 Algarobius prosopis (Lee), Mimosestes protractus (Horn), M. 

 amicus (Horn) and Neltumiris arizonensis (Schffr.). 

 Cerceris truncata Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 121, 



pi. 7, figs. 19, 20. $, $. 

 Biology : Werner, 1960. Psyche 67 : 43-44. 



vanduzeei Banks. 



Cerceris complanata Mickel (syn. by Scullen, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 80). 



verticalis Smith. 



Cerceris gnara Cresson (syn. by Scullen, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 48) . 



