Superfamily POMPILOIDEA 1565 



arctus Cresson. Transcont. in Canad. and Transit. Zones; Mexico (Hidalgo, Mexico). Ecology: 

 Occurs in open woods; nests in gravelly soil. Prey: Arctosa sp., Schizocosa saltatrix 

 (Hentz), Trochosa a vara Keys.; Amaurobius bennetti (Blackw.), A.ferox Walck.; 

 Clubiona sp.; Orodrassus coloradensis Em. 



Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 453. "9" = 6. 



PsainfHochares anoplinus Banks, 1919. Mus. Compar. Zool, Bui. 63: 231, 232. 9. 



Pycnopompilus siouxensis Dreisbach, 1950. Amer. Midland Nat. 43: 592, figs. 46, 47. 6. 



Pycnopompilus scuUeni Dreisbach, 1950. Amer. Midland Nat. 43: 594, figs. 33, 37. S. 



Pycnopompilus parvus Dreisbach, 1952. Amer. Midland Nat. 48: 152, figs. 3, 4. 6. 



Biology: Evans, 1951. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 77: 260-261 (nest, prey). —Evans and 

 Yoshimoto, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Misc. Pub. 3: 86 (prey). — Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 

 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 376 (prey). 

 fumipennis eureka (Banks). Canad. and Transit. Zones, B. C. and Mont, to Calif, and N. Mex.; 

 Mexico (Baja California). Ecology: Nests off side of mammal burrow. Prey: Tarentula 

 koclii Keys., Trochosa prateyisis Em., Lycosa sp. 

 Psarmnochares eureka Banks, 1919. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 63: 231. 9 (<J misdet.). 

 Psam7)iochares catalinae Banks, 1933. Psyche 40: 7. 9, 6. 



Biology: Evans, 1951. Amer. Ent. oc, Trans. 77: 268 (prey, nest). —Evans, 1959. Kans. Ent. 

 Soc, Jour. 32: 75 (prey). — Wasbauer and Powell, 1962. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 35: 400 

 (prey). 



fumipennis fumipennis Zetterstedt. Transcont. in Canad. Zone, Alaska, N. W. T., and 



Labrador to Wash., Alta., N. Dak., and N. Y.; north. Europe. 

 Pompilus fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838. Ins. Lapponica, v. 1, p. 438. 9. 

 Arachnospila septeyitrionalis Kincaid, 1900. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 2: 509. 9. 

 Psammochares lasiope Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 81. 9. 

 scelestus Cresson. Transcont. in Transit, and U. Austral Zones, southern Canada to Calif, and 



Ga., s. in Mexico at higher altitudes to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Ecology: Occurs in open 



woods and on sand dunes; nests in light soil or sand. Parasite: Evagetes parvus (Cr.), 



Ceropales sp. Prey: Lycosa ffulosa Walck., L. frondicola Em., L. sp., Trochosa avara 



Keys., Lycosidae sp.; Dolomedes sp.; Phidippus sp. 

 Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc 4: 451. 9,6. 

 Pompilus pulchriyiellus Cameron, 1893. Biol. Cent.- Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 194, pi. 11, figs. 12, 



12a. 9. 

 Pompilus Om.iltemensis Cameron, 1893. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 197, pi. 11, figs. 



18, 18a. i. 

 Psammochares astur Banks, 1912 (1911). N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 19: 225. 9. 

 Psammochares sublaevis Banks, 1921. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 14: 20. 9. 

 Pycnopompilus subscelestus Dreisbach, 1950. Amer. Midland Nat. 43: 591, figs. 39, 40. S. 



Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Bui. 2: 153-163 (prey, 

 nest, parasite). —Peckham and Peckham, 1905. Wasps, social and solitary, pp. 230-242 

 (prey, nest, parasite). — Rau and Rau, 1918. Wasp Studies Afield, pp. 64-67 (prey, nest). 

 —Evans, 1951. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 77: 264 (prey, nest). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 

 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 23 (prey). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. 

 Soc, Jour. 41: 377 (prey). —Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 483 (prey transport, 

 nest). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1973. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 46: 73-74, fig. 2 (prey, 

 nest). 



Genus POMPILUS Subgenus ANOPLOCHARES Banks 



Anoplochares Banks, 1939. Canad. Ent. 71: 225, 229. 



Type-species: Pompiloides rectus Banks. Orig. desig. 



The North American species are found in open woods. The lack of a tarsal pecten suggests 

 that the females nest in pre-existing cavities, such as those of the prey as in the European spis- 

 sus Schiodte. 



apicatus Provancher. Newfoundland, Sask., and B. C. s. to Fla., Tex., and Calif. 

 Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882. Nat. Canad. 13: 35, 38. 



