1498 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



quadridens (Linnaeus). N. H. to Fla., west to Wis., 111., Kans. and N. Mex. Ecology: Nesting 

 sites are in pre-existing cavities such as carpenter bee tunnels, hollow stems, old 

 mud-dauber cells, and occasionally in old burrows of ground-nesting bees. The nests 

 consist of a Hnear series of cells separated by mud partitions; usually there is an empty 

 intercalary cell between each stored cell. Parasite: Tortonia quadridens Bak.; 

 Monobiacarus quadridens Bak. and Cunl.; Anthrax aten-inius (Big.); Amobia erythrura 

 (Wulp); Megaselia aletiae (Comst.); Pseudoxenos bishoppi (Pierce); Melittobia chalybii 

 Ashm.; Chrysis sniaragdula F., C. inaequidens Dahlb. Prey: Nepliopteryx uvinella 

 (Rag.), N. sp., Phycitinae sp., Epipaschia superatilis Clem., E. sp., Tetralopha 

 asperatella (Clem.), T. sp., Epipaschiinae sp., Desmia funeralis (Hbn.), Pyraustinae sp.; 

 Steyioma sclilaegeri Zell., S. sp., Stenomidae sp.; Psilocorsis sp.; Gelechiidae spp.; 

 Platynota sp., Tortricidae spp. Predator: Lecontella cancellata (LeC), Cleridae sp.; 

 Dermestidae sp. 



Vespa quadridens Linnaeus, 1763. Centuria Ins. Rar., p. 31. 



Vespa quadricornis (!) Degeer, 1773. Mem. pour Servir a I'Hist. des Ins., v. 3, p. 584. 

 Lapsus. 



Vespa cincta Degeer, 1773. Mem. pour Servir a I'Hist. des Ins., v. 3, p. 584. Preocc. 



Vespa uncinata Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent. p. 367. 



Vespa incincta (!) Fabricius, 1804. Systema Piezatorum, p. 259. Lapsus. 



Biology: Ashmead, 1894. Psyche 7: 76-78 (nest). —Tandy, 1908. Ent. News 19: 231-232 (nest). 



— Rau and Rau, 1918. Wasp Studies Afield, pp. 346-354 (nest, prey, life history). — Rau, 

 1922. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 24, no. 7: 16 (nest). —Rau, 1926. Acad. Sci. st. Louis, 

 Trans. 25: 199-200 (nest). — Reinhard, 1929. Witchery of Wasps, p. 86 (nest). —Rau, 1931. 

 Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 26: 4-6 (lack of cocoon). —Rau, 1935. Ent. News 46: 57-58 

 (courtship, mating). —Frost, 1944. Ent. News 55: 10-14 (nest, prey, life history). 



— Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 60: 101 (prey). — Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting 

 Wasps and Bees, pp. 46-56, pi. 7, figs. 24-29, pi. 8, figs. 30-38 (nest, prey, life history, 

 associates). — Byers, 1972. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 45: 235-238 (supersedure in Osmia 

 ligriaria Say nests, nest, prey). 



texana (Cresson). Tex., Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Veracruz). 

 Odynerus texanus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 234. 9. 

 Monobia Califomica Saussure, 1875. Smithsn. Inst, Misc. Collect. 254: 129. 6. 

 Monobia variabilis Saussure, 1875. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 254: 137. 9. 



Genus MONTEZUMIA Saussure 



Montezumia Saussure, 1852. Etudes sur la famille des Vespides, v. 1, p. 87. 



Type-species: Montezumia rufidentata Saussure. Desig. by Ashmead, 1902. 

 Alpha Saussure, 1855. Etudes sur la famille des Vespides, v. 3, p. 160. 



Type-species: Montezumia rufidentata Saussure. Desig. by Bohart, 1951. 

 Beta Saussure, 1855. Etudes sur la famille des Vespides, v. 3, p. 162. 



Type-species: Montezumia morosa Saussure. Desig. by Bequaert, 1921. 

 Metazumia Saussure, 1875. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 254: 114. 



Type-species: Montezumia huasteca Saussure. Desig. by Bequaert, 1921. 

 Eumontezumia Dalla Torre, 1904. In Wytsman, Gen. Ins., fasc. 19, p. 27. N. name. 



Most species are restricted to America south of U. S. Two of the Neotropical species are sup- 

 posed to build mud nests, but it has been suggested for one of them that it merely used aban- 

 doned mud-dauber nests. One species is reported as preying upon caterpillars. 



Taxonomy: Bequaert, 1921. Rev. Zool. Afric. 9: 242-247 (diagnosis of typical subgenus, list of 

 spp.). —Bequaert, 1940. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 33: 96 (raises typical subgenus to generic 

 rank). 

 arizonensis Bequaert. Southern Ariz. 



Montezumia arizonensis Bequaert, 1940. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 33: 96. 9. 



