72 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Taxonomy: Benson, 1960. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 8: 377. -Vikberg, 1970. Ann. Ent. 



Fenn. 36: 19 (not holarctic). 

 arctophilae Benson. Man. (Churchill). Ecology: Ovipositing on Salix arctophila. 



Pontania arctophilae Benson, 1960. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent, Bui. 8: 373. 9. 

 atriventris Marlatt. Oreg. (Mt. Hood). 



Pontania atriventris Marlatt, 1896. U. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent. Tech. Ser. 3: 38. 9. 

 beckettae Benson. Man. (Churchill). Ecology: Produces pea-shaped galls attached to midvein 

 on underside of leaves. Host: Salix planifolia, S. discolor, S. glaiica, S. reticulata. 



Pontania beckettae Benson, 1960. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 8: 378. 9, gall. 

 borealis Marlatt. N. Y. Ecology: Produces galls. Host: Salix sericea. 



Pontania borealis Marlatt, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 302. 9. 

 brachycarpae Rohwer. Colo. Ecology: Adult collected from Salix brachycarpae. 



Pontania brachycarpae Rohwer, 1908. Canad. Ent. 40: 46. 9. 

 bruneri Marlatt. Wyo. (Robinson's Ranch). Ecology: Produces leaf galls. Host: Salix longifolia. 



Ponta7iia bruneri Marlatt, 1896. U. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent. Tech. Ser. 3: 35. 9, gall. 

 californica Marlatt. Calif. Ecology: Produces a leaf gall. Host: Salix. 



Po7itania californica Marlatt, 1896. U. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent. Tech. Ser. 3: 38. 9, 6, gall. 

 consors Marlatt. N. Y. Ecology: Produces leaf galls. Host: Salix sericea. 



Pontania coji.wrs Marlatt, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 302. 9, 6. 

 crassicornis Rohwer. Ont. Ecology: Produces galls. Host: Salix humilis. 



Pontania crassicornis Rohwer, 1912. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 43: 241. S. 

 crassipes (Thomson). N. W. T., Yukon, Man., Alaska; n. Europe, Switzerland. Ecology: In 

 Europe, makes pea-shaped galls on main vein usually on underside of leaves. Host: 

 Salix herbacea, S. polaris, S. arctica, S. retusa, S. arbuscula, S. inyrsiiiites, S. 

 lapponum, S. reticulata. 



Neynatus crassipes Thomson, 1871. Hym. Scand., v. 1, p. 162. 9. 



Nematiis herbaceae Cameron, 1875. Glasgow Nat. Hist. Soc, Proc. 2: 304. 



Pontania ora Kincaid, 1900. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 2: 354. 9. 



Pontania atrata MacGillivray, 1919. Rpt. Canad. Arctic Exped. 1913-1918, v. 3G, p. 6G. 6. 



Pontania lorata MacGillivray, 1919. Rpt. Canad. Arctic Exped. 1913-1918, v. 3G, p. 8G. S. 



Pontania polaris Malaise, 1920. Ent. Tidskr. 40: 112. 



Pontania enslini Zirngiebl, 1937. Festschr. zum 60 Geburtst. von Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand 

 3: 337. 



Pontania arbusculae Benson, 1941. Ent. Soc. London, Proc. 10: 134. 



Pontania algida Benson, 1941. Ent. Soc. London, Proc. 10: 134. 



Pontania aquilonis Benson, 1941. Ent. Soc. London, Proc. 10: 135. 



Taxonomy: Benson, 1960. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 8: 379. 



Biology: Vikberg, 1970. Ann. Ent. Fenn. 36: 18 (in Finland). 



daedalus MacGillivray. N. Y. 



Pontania daedalus MacGillivray, 1921. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 29: 33. 9. 



dedecora MacGillivray. N. Y. 



Po7itayiia dedecora MacGillivray, 1921. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 29: 32. 9. 



demissa MacGillivray. N. Y. 



Pontania dentissa MacGillivray, 1921. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 29: 33. 9. 



derosa MacGillivray. N. Y. 



Pontania derosa MacGillivray, 1921. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 29: 34. 9. 



devincta MacGillivray. Maine. 



Pojitania devincta MacGillivray, 1921. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 29: 34. 9, 6. 

 dolichura (Thomson). Man. (Churchill); n. Europe, Austria, Switzerland. Ecology: Produces 



Galls. Host: Salix planifolia, S. purpurea, S. phylicifolia, S. yiigricans, S. arbuscula, S. 

 lapponum, S. myrsinites, S. lanata, S. glabra, S. incana, S. retusa, S. sachalinensis. 

 These hosts were recorded in Europe, except for S. planifolia which was recorded in 

 Canada. 

 Nematus dolichurus Thomson, 1871. Hym. Scand., v. 1, p. 164. 9,6. 



