1302 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



brazoria (Blake). Okla., Tex. 



Mutilla (Sphaeropthalma) brazoria Blake, 1871. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 255. 9. 



carbonaria Mickel. Tex. 



Pseudomethoca carbonaria Mickel, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64 (15): 43. S. 



cephalargia Mickel. Ariz. (Santa Catalina Mts.). 



Pseudomethoca cephalargia Mickel, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64 (15): 17. 9. 



connectens (Cresson). Calif. 



Mutilla co7inectens Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 387. 9. 

 contumax (Cresson). Iowa, S. Dak., Nebr., Kans., Tex., Colo., Ariz.; Mexico. 



Mutilla contu77iax Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 437. 9. 



Mutilla 7nicrophthaima Gerstaecker, 1874. Arch. Naturgesch. 40: 64. 6 . 

 contumeliosa Mickel. Utah, Idaho, Calif. 



Pseudomethoca coiitumeliosa Mickel, 1935. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 61: 393. 9. 

 damia (Cameron). Ariz.; Mexico (Guerrero). 



Sphaerophthahna (!) datnia Cameron, 1894. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 383. 6. 



Mutilla sphaerophthalmica Dalla Torre, 1897. Cat. Hym., v. 8, p. 87. N. name. 

 dentifrontalis Bradley. Oreg., Calif. 



Pseudoviethoca doitifrontalis Bradley, 1924. /«, Mickel, U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64 (15): 11. 

 9. 

 dentigula Mickel. Tex. (Trans-Pecos). 



Pseudomethoca dentigula Mickel, 1935. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 61: 391. 9. 

 donaeanae (Cockerell). Tex., N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. 



Sphaerophthalma (!) donae-anae Cockerell, 1897. In Cockerell and Fox, Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., Proc 49: 127. 9. 

 flammigera Mickel. Ariz. 



Pseudomethoca flammigera Mickel, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64 (15): 21. 9. 

 flavida (Blake). Tex. 



Mutilla (Sphaeropthalma) flavida Blake, 1871. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 249. 6. 

 frigida (Smith). Southern Canada and U. S. east of Rocky Mts. Host: Diaiictus zephyrus (Sm.), 

 D. coeruleus (Robt.), D. rohioeri (Ellis)?, D. laevissiynus (Sm.)?, D. versatus (Robt.), D. 

 i7)iitatus (Sm.)?, Evylaeus cinctipes (Prov.), Augochlorella striata (Prov.)? 



Mutilla frigida Smith, 1855. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 3, p. 60. 9. 



Mutilla (.Sphaeropthahna) canadensis Blake, 1871. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 252. 9. 



Photopsis Cressoni Fox, 1890. Ent. News 1: 138. 6. 



Sphaerophthalma (!) alveolata Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 22: 110. 9. 



Mutilla neojerseiensis Dalla Torre, 1897. Cat. Hym., v. 8, p. 65. N. name for Phytopsis (!) 

 Cressoni Fox, not Mutilla Cressoni Blake. 



Taxonomy: Brothers, 1972. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 50: 25-31, figs. 11-40 (egg, larvae, pupae). 



Biology: Melander and Brues, 1903. Biol. Bui. 5: 4-7, fig. 4 (behavior in host nest). 



— Krombein, 1938. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 33:14-15 (behavior in host nest). — Fattig, 1943. 

 Emory Univ. Mus. Bui. 1: 4 (questionable host record). — Shappirio, 1947. Brooklyn Ent. 

 Soc, Bui. 42: 163 (mating behavior). — Michener and Wille, 1961. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 42: 

 1129-1130 (behavior in host nests). —Lin, 1964. Ins. Sociaux 11: 187-192 (behavior in host 

 nests). — Batra, 1965. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 38: 383-386, figs. 6 a-c, 7 a-b (life history, 

 behavior). —Michener, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 196-197 (host record). — Knerer and 

 Atwood, 1967. Ent. Soc. Ontario, Proc 97: 106 (host record). —Brothers, 1972. Kans. Univ. 

 Sci. Bui. 50: 1-25, figs. 1-10 (life history, behavior). 



gila (Blake). Tex. (Brownsville). 



Mutilla (Sphaeropthalwa) Gila Blake, 1871. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 250. 6. 



ilione (Fox). Tex., Okla. 



Mutilla ilione Fox, 1899. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 268. 9. 

 Mutilla aprica Melander, 1903. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 29: 322. 9. 



Taxonomy: Mickel, 1965. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 67: 2 (synonymy). 

 klotsi Mickel. Colo. (Hugo). 



Pseudomethoca klotsi Mickel, 1935. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 61: 389. 9. 



