Superfamily BETHYLOIDEA 1231 



Species Group Fuscipennis 



fuscipennis Brulle. D. C, Md., Va., Ky., Calif.; Hawaii; Palaearctic, Oriental, Australian. 



Probably adventive from Hawaii. Host: Scelipln-on caeinentarium (Dru.) in U. S.; 



Eumenes conica (F.) in India, Scelipliron spp. in Japan. Hosts are resting mature larvae 



of mud-daubers. 

 Chrysis fuscipeimis Brulle, 1846. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 38. 9. 

 Chrysis erratica Abeille de Perrin, 1887. In Buysson, Rev. d'Ent. 6: 189. 6,9. 

 Chrysis pulchellus Cameron, 1888. Manchester Lit. and Phil. Soc, Mem. and Proc. 26: 126. 



Preocc. 



Taxonomy: Krombein, 1956. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 58: 275. 



Biology: Stage, 1960. Pan-Pacific Ent. 36: 191-195, 1 pi. (life history). 



Species Group Venusta 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 233-235, figs. 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 (group 

 characters and descriptions of all species except venusta Cr.). 

 astralia Bohart. Oreg., Calif., Nev., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico (Baja California, Sonera, 

 Zacatecas, Morelos, Jalisco). 

 Chrysis astralia Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 233, figs. 8, 13. d, 9. 

 venusta Cresson. Kans., Colo., Tex., N. Mex., Calif. 



Chrysis venusta Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 311. d. 



Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) frey-gessneri Gribodo, 1879. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ann. 14: 

 333. 9. N. syn. (R. M. Bohart). 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 232, fig. 10 (male genitalia). 

 venustella Bohart. Wash., Oreg., Calif., Nev., Idaho, Wyo. 



Chrysis venustella Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 235, figs. 9, 12. d, 9. 



Species Group Propria 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 228-233, figs. 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 17 (group 



characters and descriptions of new species only). 

 aridula Bohart. Ariz., southern Calif. 



Chrysis aridula Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 364, figs. 1, 5, 17. (5, 9. 

 crotema Bohart. N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Zacatecas). 



Chrysis crote7na Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 228, figs. 5, 18, 19. 6, 9. 

 prolata Bohart. Kans., Iowa, III, Wis. 



Chrysis prolata Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 229. 9. 

 propria Aaron. Transcontinental in U. S., Alta., B. C; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango). 



Chrysis propria Aaron, 1885. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 12: 238. d , 9 . 



Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) kahli Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 194. 6. 



Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) pattonella Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 194. 6. 



Taxonomy: Krombein, 1957. Ent. News 68: 191. 

 rivalis Bohart. Calif., Oreg., Wash., Idaho, Mont., Wyo., Utah, Colo., Nev. 



Chrysis rivalis Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 229, figs. 4, 22, 23. 6, 9. 

 submontana Rohwer. N. Mex., Colo., Utah, Wash., Oreg., Calif. 



Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) submontana Rohwer, 1909. Psyche 16: 91. 

 tensa Bohart. Calif., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex., Tex., Kans., Nebr.; Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). 



Chrysis tensa Bohart, 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc 77: 230, figs. 2, 14, 15. <J, 9. 

 vibex Bohart. Calif., Ariz., N. Mex., Tex., Okla., Kans.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, 

 Jalisco). 



Chrysis vibex Bohart 1964. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 77: 231, figs. 1, 7, 11, 16. 6, 9. 



Species Group Coerulans 



Taxonomy: Moore, 1966. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 59: 1125-1131, 9 figs, (group characters, 

 synonymy and description of both sexes of included species). 

 canadensis du Buysson. Transcontinental in U. S. and Canada; Mexico (Guerrero). 

 Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) canadeyisis du Buysson, 1891. Rev. Ent. Caen 10: 37. 9. 



