Superfamily SCOLIOIDEA 1315 



Only the typical subgenus occurs in North America. 



alcione (Banks). U. Sonoran Zone. 



Trielis alcione Banks, 1917. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 61: 112. 6. 

 flammicoma (Bradley). L. Sonoran Zone. 



Campsomeris (Trielis) flartmiicoyna Bradley, 1928. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 54: 209. 9, d. 



Tribe CAMPSOMERINI 



Taxonomy: Betrem, 1972 (1971). Nederland. Ent. Ver., Monog. 6: 76. 



Genus CAMPSOMERIS Guerin 



Taxonomy: Bradley, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 65-77 (subgeneric reclassification 

 Amer. spp.). —Bradley, 1964. Ent. News 75: 101-108 (added notes on subgenera and spp.). 



Genus CAMPSOMERIS Subgenus CAMPSOMERIS Guerin 



Campsomeris Guerin, 1838. In Duperrey, Voy. Coquille, Zool., v. 2, p. 247. 



Type-species: Scolia atrata Fabricius. Desig. by Bequaert, 1926. 

 Colpa Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 3, p. 534. 



Type-species: Colpa peregrina Lepeletier. Desig. by Betrem, 1928. 



The typical subgenus does not occur in North America. 



Genus CAMPSOMERIS Subgenus DIELIS Saussure and Sichel 



Elis subg. Dielis Saussure and Sichel, 1864. Cat. Spec. Gen. Scol., p. 14. 

 Type-species: Scolia radula Fabricius. Desig. by Betrem, 1928. 



Revision: Bradley, 1928. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 80: 313-337, 2 text figs., pi. 26. 



Taxonomy: Betrem, 1962. Ent. News 73: 207 (type of Dielis). 



Species Group Plumipes 



Taxonomy: Bradley, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 69. 

 plumipes confluenta (Say). U. Austr. between Allegheny and Rocky Mts. Ecology: On flowers 

 of Rubus, Arabis, Melilotus, Solidago, and Cephalanthus. Host: Cotalpa lanigera (L.). 

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



Biology: Kurczewski, 1963. Ent. News 74: 21-24 (host record). — Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. 

 Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 156 (host record). —Kurczewski, 1967. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 40: 

 208-209 (host record). 

 plumipes fossulana (Fabricius). Austrorip. from Md. to Fla., west to Tex. 

 Scolia fossulana Fabricius, 1805. Systema Piezatorum, p. 242. 9. 

 Canipsomeris szetschwanensis forma D Betrem, 1932. Ent. Ber. 9: 414. S. 



Taxonomy: Betrem, 1964. In Bradley, Spolia. Zool. Mus. Hauniensis 21: 35 (synonymy). 

 plumipes plumipes (Drury). Carol. Zone from Mass. to Ga., Ky. 



Sphex plumipes Drury, 1770. Illus. Nat. Hist., v. 1, p. 104, pi. 44, fig. 5. 9. 



Scolia radula Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 355. N. name for plumipes. Preocc. in 



Campsomeris by Tiphia radula Fabricius, 1775, p. 354. 

 Scolia quadricincta Klug, 1805. In Weber and Mohr, Beitr. z. Naturk. 1: 37. 9. 



Taxonomy: Bradley, 1964. Spolia Zool. Mus. Hauniensis 21: 23 (nomenclature radula). 

 — Betrem, 1964. In Bradley, Spolia Zool. Mus. Hauniensis 21: 34-35 (radula specimens in 

 Fabricius' collection). —Bradley, 1967. In Bradley and Betrem, Deut. Ent. Ztschr. 15: 331 

 (lectotype quadricincta). 

 tolteca (Saussure). Tex., Ariz., Calif., south into Mexico, Haiti. 

 Elis tolteca Saussure, 1857. Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) 9: 282. 9. 

 Elis dives Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 410. 9. 

 Elis i-cincta Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 411. 6. 



