Superfamily VESPOIDEA 1477 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 287-299, 19 figs, (review of trinodus 

 group). -Parker, 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 46: 241-253, 52 figs. (key). 

 arenicoius (Bohart). Calif., Ariz., N. Mex. 



Leptochilus arenicoius Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 299, fig. 19. i, 9. 

 bakerianus (Cameron). Oreg., Calif., Nev., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex., Colo., Wyo. Ecology: Nests in 

 Sambucus stems. Parasite: Toxophom virgata 0. S., Anthrax irroratus Say; Clirysis 

 parkeri Moore, C. pattoni Aar., C. stenodyneri Krom.; Mutillidae sp. Prey: Lepidoptera 

 larvae. Predator: Triclwdes ornatus Say. 

 Ancistrocenis bakenanus Cameron, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 220. i. 

 Leptochilus occidentalis Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 291, figs. 3, 8, 10. cJ, 9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1965. Pan-Pacific Ent. 41: 108 (synonymy). 



Biology: Parker and Bohart, 1968. Pan-Pacific Ent. 44: 3 (parasites, predator). —Parker, 

 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 46: 242-243, figs. 51, 52 (nest, life history). 

 bechteli (Bohart). Calif., Ariz.; deserts. 



Leptochilus bechteli Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 294, figs. 1, 12. 6, 9. 



cavatus (Bohart). South. Calif. 



Leptochilus cavatus Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 295, fig. 13. 6, 9. 



gibboceps (Bohart). Calif. 



Leptochilus gibboceps Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 296, fig. 17. d, 9. 



hurdi Parker. N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico (Sonora, Baja California). 



Microdynerus hurdi Parker, 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 46: 248, figs. 4, 21, 27, 34. cJ, 9. 



inusitatus Parker. Calif. 



Microdynerus iyiusitatus Parker, 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 46: 248. 6,9. 



lissosomus (Bohart). Calif. 



Odynerus lissosomus Bohart, 1940. Pan-Pacific Ent. 16: 88. 6, 9. 



monolobus (Bohart). Tex., Fla. 



Odynerus heterospilus Cameron, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 201. 9. Preocc. by 



Cameron, 1907. 

 Leptochilus monolobus Bohart, 1951. U. S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Monog. 2: 897. N. name. 



patagoniae Parker. Ariz. (Patagonia). 



Microdynerus patagoniae Parker, 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 46: 252, fig. 23. 6. 



sayi (Cameron). Calif., Nev., Oreg., Idaho. 



Ancistrocerus sayi Cameron, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 221. S. 

 Leptochilus williamsi Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 297, fig. 14. cJ, 9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1965. Pan-Pacific Ent. 41: 112 (synonymy). 



schlingeri (Bohart). Calif. 



Leptochilus schlingeri Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc 57: 298, figs. 4, 5, 18. d, 9. 



singulus (Bohart). S. Dak. south to Tex., west to Idaho, Ariz., Calif. Ecology: Nests in 

 Sambucus stems. Prey: Lepidoptera larvae. 

 Leptochilus singulus Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 293, fig. 11. 6, 9. 



Biology: Parker, 1970. Pan-Pacific Ent. 46: 243 (nest, life history). 



trinodus (Bohart). Calif., Ariz., N. Mex., Tex. 



Leptochilus trinodus Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 289, figs. 2, 6, 7, 9. d, 9. 



umbifer (Bohart). Calif. 



Leptochilus umbifer Bohart, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 297, fig. 16. cJ, 9. 



Genus LEPTOCHILUS Saussure 



Genus LEPTOCHILUS Subgenus LEPTOCHILUS Saussure 



Leptochilus Saussure, 1853. Etudes sur la famille des Vespides, v. 1, p. 233. 



Type-species: Pterochilus (!) mauritajiicus Lepeletier. Desig. by Ashmead, 1902. 

 Zendalia Robertson, 1928. Flowers and Insects, p. 12. 



Type-species: Odynerus zendaloides Robertson. Desig. by Bohart, 1951 

 {^Leptochilus ornatus Saussure). 



