Superfamily BETHYLOIDEA 1239 



This genus is not an established member of the Nearctic fauna. A specimen from Ontario in 

 the Provancher collection is either mislabeled or is a stray which did not become established. 



cyanurum var. amethystinum (Fabricius). One specimen from Ont., but not established; 

 Mediterranean area, Asia, East Indies. 

 Clirysis amethystina Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 359. 

 Stilbian splendiduium Westwood, 1842. In Donovan, Epitome Nat. Hist. Ins. India, p. 88. 



Subfamily PARNOPINAE 



Genus PARNOPES Latreille 



Pamopes Latreille, 1796. Precis. Caract. Gen. Ins., p. 126. No species — Latreille, 1802. 

 Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins., v. 3, p. 317. 



Type-species: Chrysis grandior Pallas. First included species (=Clirysis caniea 

 Fabricius). 



Species of Pamopes are parasitic on ground-nesting sphecoid wasps belonging to the 

 Bembicini. The egg of Pamopes is deposited during provisioning of the nest by the host wasp, 

 but the Pamopes larva does not develop until the host larva has spun its cocoon. 



Revision: Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 245-250. —Telford, 1964. Univ. Calif. 

 Pubs. Ent. 36: 1-42, 5 pis., 1 text fig. 

 borregoensis Telford. Southern Calif.; Mexico (Raja California). 



Pamopes borregoensis Telford, 1964. Univ. Calif. Pubs. Ent. 36: 9, pi. 1, fig. 2. cJ, 9. 

 chrysoprasinus Smith. N. Y. south to Fla., west to Wis. and Tex. Host: Bembix nubilipennis 

 Cr.; B. aynericana spinolae Lep.?, Steniolia obliqua (Cr.)?. 

 Pamopes chrysoprasinus Smith, 1874. Ent. Soc. London, Trans, p. 454, n. 8. 6. 

 Pamopes aglaspidula Melander and Brues, 1902. Biol. Bui. 3: 38. 9 . 



Biology: Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 307-308, 314-315 

 (life history). 

 concinnus Viereck. Calif, to western Tex., Nev.; Mexico (Baja California, Jalisco). Host: 

 Bembix multipicta Sm.?; Glenostictia scitula (Fox)?; Steniolia duplicata Prov.? 

 Pamopes concinna Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 248. 9. 

 Pamopes arizonensis Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 249. 6,9. 

 Pamopes digueti du Buysson, 1904. Rev. d'Ent. Caen 23: 274. 6. 



Biology: Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 205, 344. 

 edwardsii (Cresson). Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mts.; Mexico (Baja California). 

 Host: Bembix amoena Handl.?; B. americana comata Prkr.; B. americana spinolae 

 Lep.?; B. pndnosa Fox.?; Steniolia obliqua (Cr.). 

 Euchroeus Edwardsii Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. iv. 9. 

 Pamopes boutheryi Brethes, 1902. Mus. Nac Buenos Aires, An. 8 (3): 287. 9,6. 

 Pamopes hageni Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 246. 6,9. 

 Pamopes henshawi Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 247. 9. 



Biology: Bohart and MacSwain, 1940. Pan-Pacific Ent. 16: 92-93. —Evans and Gillaspy, 1964. 

 Amer. Midland Nat. 72: 277, fig. 14. —Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of 

 sand wasps, pp. 219, 288, 315, 349. 



Morphology: Snodgrass, 1941. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 99, no. 14, pp. 42-43, pi. 13, figs. P, 



R (male genitalia). 

 excurvatus Viereck. B. C, Calif., Nev., Ariz. 



Pamopes excurvata Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 250. "9" = 6. 

 festivus Cockerell. Colo., Ariz, to western Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). 



Pamopes festivus Cockerell, 1894. Ent. News 5: 328. 9. 

 fulvicornis atlanticus Krombein. Md., Va., N. C, ? Fla. Host: Microbembex monodonta (Say)? 



Pamopes westcottii atlanticus Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 164. 9,6. 



Biology: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 166-167. 



