1568 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



PompUus maurus Cresson, 1867 Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 1: 88. 9, 6. 

 Psammochares {Alloc y phony x) harpalyce Banks, 1910. Psyche 17: 250. 6. 



Biology: Hurd and Wasbauer, 1956. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 29: 169 (prey). 



Subfamily CEROPALINAE 



This group is considered a family by some workers. 



Revision: Townes, 1957. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 209: 221-272, 32 figs. 



Tribe MINAGENIINI 



Genus MINAGENIA Banks 



Pseudagenia subg. Minagenia Banks, 1934. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci., Proc. 69: 40, 64. 



Type-species: Pseudagenia (Minagenia) brevicomis Banks. Orig. desig. 

 Nannochilus Banks, 1934. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 94: 171. 



Type-species: Pseudagenia externa Banks. Orig. desig. 

 Compsagenia Haupt, 1959. Nova Acta Leopoldina 21, no. 141: 29. 



Type-species: Compsagenia laevipes Haupt. Orig. desig. 



Biological notes have been reported on osoria (Bks.) only. The larva lives as an external 

 parasite of an active lycosid spider. The wasp cocoon is spun under bark. 



clypeata (Banks). Md. to N. C, Mich. 



Ageniella clypeata Banks, 1914. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 22: 306. S. 



Minagenia shappirioi Dreisbach, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 49: 839, figs. 1, 5. S. 

 congrua (Cresson). Alleghan. Fauna, Que. to Va., W. Va., Mich. M. michiganensis Dreisb. is 

 possibly a syn. 



Pompilus (Agenia) congruus Cresson, 1867. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 1: 129. 9. 



Agenia rufigastra Provancher, 1889. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada, Hym., p. 264. 9. 



Minagenia semirufa Dreisbach, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 49: 841, figs. 10, 14. 6. 

 externa (Banks). Tex. (Lee Co.). 



Pseudagenia exteiiia Banks, 1910. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 18: 124. 9. 

 Julia (Brimley). Atlantic and Gulf Coast States, Md. to Tex. 



Ageniella julia Brimley, 1934. Ent. News 45: 42. 6. 

 lata Townes. S. C. (McClellanville, Columbia). 



Minagenia lata Townes, 1957. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 209: 230, pi. 3, fig. 36, pi. 4, fig. 44. 6. 

 lutea Dreisbach. Okla. (Vinita). 



Minagenia lutea Dreisbach, 1955. Ent. News 66: 106. 9. 

 major Townes. D. C, Ga. 



Minagenia major Townes, 1957. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 209: 229. 6,9. 

 michiganensis Dreisbach. Mich. (Roscommon Co.). Possibly a syn. of congrua (Cr.). 



Minagenia michiganensis Dreisbach, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 49: 842, figs. 9, 12. i. 



montisdorsa Dreisbach. Ohio, Ga., La., Tex.; Mexico (Baja California, Zacatecas). 



Minagenia montisdorsa Dreisbach, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 49: 840, figs. 3, 7. d. 

 osoria (Banks). Md., Va., W. Va., Ga., Tex. Host: Lycosidae spp. 



Nannochilus osoria Banks, 1944. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 94: 172. d, 9. 



Biology: Kaston, 1959. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 54: 103-106, fig. 9 (host, life history). 



Tribe NOTOCYPHINI 



Genus NOTOCYPHUS Smith 



Notocyphus Smith, 1855. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 3, p. 172. 



Type-species: Notocyphus saevissi7nus Smith. Desig. by Smith, 1873. 

 dorsalis arizonicus Townes. L. Sonoran Fauna of Ariz, and Calif. 



Notocyphus dorsalis arizoyiicus Townes, 1957. U. . Natl. Mus., Bui. 209: 223. 6, 9. 



