Superfamily BETHYLOIDEA 1229 



Biology: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 155-160 (life history). — Krombein, 1967. 

 Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 471-472 (life history). —Parker, 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 

 46: 242 (host record). 



Species Group Smaragdula 

 Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 362-363, figs. 16, 21-25 (group characters). 

 arizonica Bohart. Tex., N. Mex., Ariz.; northern Mexico. Host: Euodynerus guerrero (Sauss.); 

 Parancistrocerus toltecus (Sauss.). Hosts nest in borings in wood. 

 Chrysis arizonica Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 366, figs. 2, 10, 18, 19. S, 9. 



Biology: Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 455-456 (life history). 

 bequaerti Bohart. D. C, Ga., Ark., Mo., Iowa, III, Ind., S. Dak. to Tex., N. Mex. 



Chrysis bequaerti Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 366, figs. 7, 9, 20, 21, 25. cj, 9. 

 clara Cresson. S. Dak., Colo., Wash. 



Chrysis clara Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 313. 9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 367. 

 inaequidens Dahlbom. Over most of U. S., N. Y. to Wash, and south into Mexico (Chihuahua, 

 Nuevo Leon, Baja California). Host: E uodynenis foraminatus apopkensis (Robt.), E. 

 foraminatus scutellaris (Sauss.), E. megaera (Lep.); Monobia quadridens (L.); 

 Pachodynerus erynnis (Lep.); Stenodynerus padviyiatus surrufus Krom.; 

 Parayicistrocerus salcidaris nifulus (Boh.). Undoubtedly parasitizes a number of other 

 eumenid wasps nesting in borings in wood or abandoned mud-dauber nests. 

 Chrysis inaequidens Dahlbom, 1854. Hym. Europaea, v. 2, p. 334. S. 

 Chrysis Texana Gribodo, 1879. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ann. 14: 829. 6,9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 368, fig. 14. 



Biology: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 161-163 (life history). —Moore and 

 Parker, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 14 (host record). —Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps 

 and bees, pp. 463-465 (life history). 

 intricata BruUe. Tex. (Brownsville); Mexico south to Brazil. 



Chrysis intricata BruUe, 1846. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 25. 9 . 

 Chrysis smidti Dahlbom, 1845. Hym. Europaea v. 2, p. 317. 9. 

 Chrysis cognata Gribodo, 1879. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ann. 14: 328. 9 . 

 Chrysis proxima Cameron, 1888. Biol. Cent.- Amer., Hym. v. 1, p. 465. 9. 

 Chrysis (Hexachrysis) schulthessi Mocsary, 1889. Monog. Chrysid., p. 572. i. 

 Chrysis (Hexachrysis) aenescens Mocsary, 1889. Monog. Chrysid., p. 577. 9 . 

 Chrysis aperta du Buysson, 1898 (1897). Ann. Soc. Ent., France 66: 559. i. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 368, fig. 16. 

 oraria Bohart. Ariz., N. Mex., Tex. 



Chrysis oraria Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 370. <J, 9. 

 praestans du Buysson. Ky., Colo, to Tex., west to Wash, and Calif., B. C, Alta., Man.; West 

 Indies (Grenada). 

 Chrysis praestans du Buysson, 1898. Rev. Ent. Caen 17: 144. 9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 370, fig. 8. 

 serrata Taylor. U. S. west of 100th meridian, B. C. 



Chrysis (Hexachrysis) serrata Taylor, 1924. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4)13: 329. 6, 9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta. Hym. 1: 371, fig. 12. 

 smaragdula Fabricius. N. J. to Fla., Ky., Mo., La., N. Mex., Ariz., Utah. Host: Monobia 

 quadridens Fabr. Hosts nest in borings in wood. 

 Chrysis smaragdula Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent., p. 357. 

 Chrysis pensylvanica Lepeletier, 1846. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 4, p. 24. 9 . 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1962. Acta Hym. 1: 371, fig. 13. 



Biology: Krombein, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 163 (life history). —Krombein, 1967. 

 Trap-nesting wasps and bees, pp. 469-471 (life history). 



