SPHECIDAE 409 



scolopacea scolopacea Handlirsch, changed status, Calif., Nev. ; Mexico 

 (Baja California). 

 Steniolia duplicata Provancher of Catalog, in part. S. scolopacea is a 

 valid sp. {teste Gillaspy, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 71, figs. 8, 15, 33, 

 39,55,68,77,85). 



tibialis Handlirsch. Wash, to Calif., Nev., Idaho. Prey: Adult bombyliid fly, 

 ConopJiorus nigripennis (Lw.) and syrphid fly, Syrphus sp. 

 Biology : Evans and Gillaspy, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 276. 



*vanduzeei Gillaspy. Calif., Nev. 



Steniolia vanduzeei Gillaspy, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 89: 62, figs. 

 13,37,53,83. $,9. 



Genus STICTIELLA Parker, pp. 995-996 



Taxonomy: Gillaspy, 1959. Pan-Pacific Ent. 35: 193 (species groups). — • 

 Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, C. S., 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 

 559-566, 1 fig. 



Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, C. S., 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 559-563, 

 Ifig. 



The species whose biology is known use adult Lepidoptera as prey, and 

 usually mass-provision their cells. 



argentata C. L. Fox. Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



hituberculata Parker. Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



callista Parker. Prey : Adult Noctuidae and Lycaenidae. 



corniculata Mickel. Nev., Calif. 



Taxonomy: Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. News 74: 251-252. 



divergens Parker. Transfer to Microstictia, which follows. 



emarginata (Cresson). Prey: Adult Noctuidae. 



exigua (Fox) . Transfer to Microstictia, which follows. 



femorata (Fox). Transfer to Microstictia, which follows. 



formosa (Cresson). Prey: Adult butterflies and skippers. 



Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, C. S., 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 560-561. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 260, figs. 37-41 (lai'va). 



megacera Parker. Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



melanosterna Parker. Syn. of pulchella (Cresson). 



*nubilosa Gillaspy. Calif. (Los Angeles). 



Stictiella nubilosa Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. News 74: 252. ?. 



pictifrons (Smith). Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



pulchella (Cresson). Remove minutula (Handlirsch) from synonymy and 

 transfer it to Xerostictia Gillaspy. Prey: Adult Pyraustidae and 

 Noctuidae. 



Stictiella melanosterna Parker, Syn. by Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. News 74: 

 252. 



Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, C. S., 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 562-563. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 260-261, fig. 42 (larva). 



pulla (Handlirsch). Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



scitula (Fox). Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



serrata (Handlirsch). Prey: Adult moths, Phycitidae, Olethreutidae, Py- 

 raustidae, Crambidae, and Epipaschiidae. 

 Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, C. S., 1962, loc. cit. supra, pp. 561-562, 

 fig. 1. — Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201 : 19-20. 



spin i/era (Mickel). Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



tenuicornis (Fox). Transfer to Glenostictia, which follows. 



