SPHECIDAE 411 



Place after Xerostictia Gillaspy. 



divergens (Parker). Transferred from Stictiella, p. 995 {teste Gillaspy, 1963. 



Ent. Newp 74: 198). 



exigua (Fox). Transferred from Stictiella, p. 996 {teste Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. 

 News 74: 198). 



femorata (Fox). Transferred from Stictiella, p. 996 {teste Gillaspy, 1963. 

 Ent. News 74: 198). 



minutula (Handlirsch) , changed status. Tex. 



Stictiella pulchella (Cresson) of Catalog, in part; minutula removed 

 from synonymy and transferred to Microstictia {teste Gillaspy, 

 1963. Ent. News 74: 198). 



Genus BICYRTES Lepeletier, pp. 996-997 



capnoptera (Handlirsch). 



Biology: Linsley, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 55: 157-158, fig. 5. 



quadrifasciata (Sav). Prey: Nymphs of Pentatomidae and Coreidae. 



Biology: Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 60: 105-106.— Krom- 



bein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 196. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 265 (larva). 



variegata (Olivier). Transf. from Bembix, p. 1000. 



Genus MICROBEMBEX Patton, pp. 997-998 



aurata Parker. Southern Calif, to western Tex. A valid sp., removed from 

 syn. of nigrifrons (Provancher) [see Sup. 1, p. 196]. {Teste Gil- 

 laspy, 1963. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 65: 230.) 



monodonta (Say). 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 266 (larva). 



Genus STICTIA llliger, p. 998 

 l:^Bembix Latreille, of Catalog) 



Carolina (Fabricius). Prey: Adult Tabanidae, Calliphoridae, Muscidae, 

 Tachinidae and Sarcophagidae. 

 Biology: Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 60: 106-107.— Krom- 

 bein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 196-197. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 268, fig. 55 (larva). 



vivida (Handlirsch). Prey: Tabanus texanus B.me. 

 Biology: Evans, 1957c. Ent. News 68: 76-77. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959a, loc. cit. supra, p. 153 (larva). — Evans, 1964, 

 pp. 268-269 (larva). 



Genus BEMBIX Fabricius, pp. 998-1000 

 l:=Epibembex Minkiewicz, of Catalog) 



Biology: Evans, 1957b. Studies in Compar. Ethology Bembix, 248 pp., 52 

 figs., 29 tables. 



amoena Handlirsch. Nests in rather loose sand not subject to blowing. 

 Prey : a variety of Brachycera and calyptrate Muscoidea. 

 Biology: Evans, 1957b, loc. cit. supra, p. 59. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, pp. 270-271, fig. 53 (larva). 



arcuata Parker. Possibly a syn. of u-scripta Fox. 

 Taxonomy: Evans, 1961. Psyche 67: 45-61. 



belfragei Cresson. Nests in very dry, rather firm, coarse, sandy soil. Prey: a 

 variety of Diptera, principally calyptrate Muscoidea. 

 Biology: Evans, 1957b, loc. cit. supra, pp. 59-78. 



cameroni Rohwer. 



*Bembix rohweri Maidl and Klima, 1948 (1944). N. syn. (Proposed 

 unnecessarily in Lohrmann, Miinchen. Ent. Gesell. Mitt. 34: 424 

 as a replacement name for cameroni Rohwer, not Cameronis 



