1314 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Unplaced Taxa of Mutillidae 



Mutilla contractu Say, 1836. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 295. S. Type destroyed. 



Mutilla exulans Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 397. 9. Described from Drury coll.; type 



probably lost. 

 Mutilla versicolor Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 398. 9. Described from Drury coll.; type 



probably lost. 

 Mutilla vigilans Say, 1836. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 296. S. Type destroyed. 



Family SCOLIIDAE 



The scoliid wasps are external parasites of larvae of Scarabaeidae in the soil or in debris of 

 wood-rat nests. Members of some exotic genera parasitize scarabaeid larvae in decaying wood. 



Morphology: Betrem, 1972 (1971). Nederland. Ent. Ver., Monog. 6: 13-20, 6 figs, (adults). 



Subfamily CAMPSOMERINAE 



Revision: Betrem, 1972 (1971). Nederland. Ent. Ver., Monog. 6: 1-326, 6pls. (African species; 

 erects tribal classification). 



Tribe TRIELIDINI 



Taxonomy: Bradley, 1950. Eos, Tomo extraord., pp. 427-438 (primitive character of group). 

 —Betrem, 1972 (1971). Nederland. Ent. Ver., Monog. 6: 26. 



Genus TRIELIS Saussure 



Revision: Bradley, 1928. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 54: 195-214, 4 text figs., pi. 22. 

 Taxonomy: Betrem, 1962. Ent. News 73: 146. 



Genus TRIELIS Subgenus TRIELIS Saussure 



Trielis Saussure, 1863. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. (4) 3: 18. 



Type-species: Elis xantiana Saussure. Monotypic. 

 Xampsoscolia Betrem, 1933. Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 94: 240. 



Type-species: Scolia sexmaculata Fabricius. Orig. desig. 



Only the typical subgenus occurs in North America. Our species belong to Species Group In- 

 terrupta which is found also in the Palaearctic Region. 



Taxonomy: Betrem, 1962. Ent. News 73: 146 (type species). 

 octomaculata hermione (Banks). Austrorip., N. J. to Fla., Ala., 111. 



Trielis hertnione Banks, 1912. Canad. Ent. 44: 200. 6. 

 octomaculata octomaculata (Say). U. Austr. Zone west of Allegheny Mts. and east of 100th 

 Meridian. 



Scolia viii.maculata Say, 1823. West. Quart. Rptr. 2: 74. 9. 



Scolia ocfo-niacnlata Say, 1825. American Entomology, pi. 29. Emend. 

 octomaculata texensis (Saussure). U. and L. Sonoran Zones. 



Elis texensis Saussure, 1858. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. (3) 6: 224. 6. 



Scolia regina Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 447. 9. 



Scolia co7isors Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 449. 6. Preocc. 



Scolia flavosignata Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 449. 6. 



Elis (Trielis) zonaria Cresson, 1868. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 1: 378. N. name. 



Elis lupina Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 202. 9. 

 pollenifera (Viereck). Kans., N. Mex., Ariz. 



Elis {Trielis) pollenifera Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 190. 9. 



Elis (Trielis) pollenifera var. a Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 191. 9,6. 



Genus CRIOSCOLIA Bradley 



Crioscolia Bradley, 1950. Eos, Tomo extraord., p. 431. 



Type-species: Campsomeris (Trielis) flammicoma Bradley. Orig. desig. 



