404 HYMENOPTERA OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO 



pictipennis (Walsh). Eastern United States. 



Ammophila placida Smith, of Catalog in part. Remove pictipennis from 

 syn. {teste Menke, in litt.) . 



pilosus pilosus Fernald. Prey : Larvae of Lycaenidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae. 

 Biology: Hicks, 1935. Pan-Pacific Ent. 11: 99-101.— Evans, 1963. Ent. 

 News 74: 238, fig. 5 — Powell, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 244. 



placidus (Smith). Remove extremitatus (Cresson) and pictipennis (Walsh), 

 both valid spp., from synonymy. Western United States. Prey: 

 Larvae of sp. of Hesperiidae. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, p. 148, fig. 34 (larva). 

 Biology: Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 456-459. 



procerus (Dahlbom). Remove macra (Cresson), a valid sp., from syn. Prey: 

 larvae of Schizura ipomeae (Dbldy.), Heterocampa vianteo 

 (Dbldy.), Nadata gibbosa Sm., Symmerista sp., and Smerinthus 

 cerisyi Kby. 

 Ammophila saeva Smith, n. syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). 

 Biology: Tilden, 1953. Pan-Pacific Ent. 29: 211-218.— Krombein, 1958. 

 Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 60: 104-105. — Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, 

 pp. 451-454.— Linsley, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 156, fig. 4. 



pruinosus (Cresson). Prey: Larvae of Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, p. 149, fig. 35 (larva). 

 Biology: Linsley, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 156. — Powell, 1964, loc. cit. supra, 

 pp. 251-253, 256. 



*regina (Menke), n. comb. Calif., Oreg. 



Ammophila regina Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 25, fig. 15. $,9. 



saevus (Smith). Syn. of procerus (Dahlbom). 



*stangei (Menke), n. comb. Calif., Nev. 



Ammophila stangei Menke, 1964. Acta Hym. 2: 15, fig. 6. $,9. 



strenuus ( Cresson ) . 



Ammophila denningi Murray, n. syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). 



trichiosom.us (Cameron). Syn. of xanthopterus (Cameron). 



urnarius urnarius (Dahlbom). Prey: Spp. of Noctuidae and Geometridae. 

 Biology: Evans, 1959b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 462-464. 



volcanicus (Cameron). Remove femurrubrus (Fox), a valid sp., from 

 synonymy. 

 Ammophila chiriquensis Cameron, n. syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). 

 Biology: Linsley, 1962, loc. cit. supra, p. 156, fig. 3. 



wrightii (Cresson). Prey: Geometrid larvae. 



Biology: Hicks, 1934. Psyche 41: 150-157, 2 figs. 



xanthopterus (Cameron). 



Amm.ophila trichiosoma Cameron, n, syn. (teste Menke, in litt.). 



Genus PODALONIA Spinola, pp. 977-978 



caerulea Murray. Idaho. 



robusta (Cresson). Prey: Noctuid larva. 



Biology: Evans, 1963. Ent. News 74: 237, fig. 4. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 240-241, figs. 5, 8 (larvae). 



Tribe SCELIPHRONINI 



Revision: Bohart and Menke, 1963. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 30: 99-117. 



Genus SCELIPHRON Klug, pp. 978-979 



lucae (Saussure). Delete from Catalog; occurs only in southern Baja Cali- 

 fornia. 



