1624 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology: Evans and Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 330-331 (nest, prey 

 transport). —Lin, 1967. Amer. Midland Nat. 77: 241-242, 1 fig. (nest, prey hunt and 

 transport). 



sayi Banks. U. S. west of 100th meridian, Nebr. to Wash, south to Tex. and cent. Calif. 

 Ecology: Nests in sandy soil. Prey: Melmioplus lakinus (Scudd.) adults. 

 Tachytes (Tachytes) sayi Banks, 1942. Mus. Compar. ZooL, Bui. 89: 421. 6,9. 

 Tachytes {Tachytes) brevipilis Banks, 1942. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 89: 422. 9 . 

 Tachytes (Tachytes) hesperus Banks, 1942. Mus. Compar. Zool, Bui. 89: 423. 9, cJ. 



Biology: Evans and Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 331 (nest, prey). 



validus Cresson. Ont. to Fla., west to Mich., Colo, and Tex. Ecology: Nests in sand, constructs 

 6 to more than 9 cells per nest and stores 1-5 prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia 

 trilineata (Wulp), Miltogrammini sp.; Diptera sp. Prey: Conocephalus brevipennis 

 (Scudd.), C. nigropleurum (Brun.), C.f.fasciatus (DeG.), C. spp.; adults are preyed upon 

 more frequently than nymphs. 



Tachytes validus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 216. 9,8. 



Tachytes breviventris Fox, 1892. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 19: 239. 9,3. 



Tachytes calcaratus Fox, 1892. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 19: 239. 9,6. 



Tachytes calcaratiformis Rohwer, 1909. Ent. News 20: 204. 9,6. 



Tachytes (Tachyplena) calcaratiformis var. coloradensis Banks, 1942. Mus. Compar. Zool., 

 Bui. 89:411. 9,6. 



Tachytes (Tachyplena) belfragei Banks, 1942. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 89: 411. 9. 



Tachytes qtiadrifasciatus Dreisbach, 1948. Ent. News 59: 151. 6 . 



Biology: Parker, 1921. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc 23: 104-107 (nest, prey transport, cocoon, life 

 cycle, parasite). —Evans and Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 326-329 (nest, 

 prey transport, parasite). —Kurczewski and Ginsburg, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 

 113-131, 9 figs, (nest, prey transport, egg, parasites). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1971. 

 Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 132 (prey). 



Species Group Pepticus 

 Revision: Bohart, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 117-129, 26 figs. 



californicus Bohart. Calif., Oreg., Idaho. 



Tachytes californicus Bohart, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 125, figs. 15-17. 6,9. 



chelatus Bohart. Ariz., Utah. 



Tachytes pepticus chelatus Bohart, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 120, figs. 5, 6, 7. <J, 9. 



fulviventris fulviventris Cresson. N. Dak. south to Tex., west to Wyo., Utah, N. Mex.; Mexico 

 (Oaxaca). Ecology: Nests in deserted prairie-dog burrow. Parasite: Diptera sp. Prey: 

 Cordillacris crenulata (Brun.) adults. 



Tachytes fulviventris Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 466. 9. 



Tachytes caelebs Patton, 1879. U. S. Geol. Geog. Survey, Bui. 5: 355. 6. 



Biology: Williams, 1914 (1913). Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 197-198 (nest, prey, parasite). 



fulviventris rossi Bohart. South. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). 



Tachytes fulviventris rossi Bohart, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 124, figs. 18-20. 6. 



nevadensis Bohart. Nev., Calif., Oreg., Wash. 



Tachytes nevadeyisis Bohart, 1962. Pan-Pacific Ent. 38: 124, figs. 21-23. 6, 9. 



pennsylvanicus Banks. N. Y. to Va. west to Idaho, Colo., N. Mex., Oreg., B. C. 

 Tachytes pennsylvanicus Banks, 1921. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 14: 18. 6. 



pepticus (Say). N. C. to Fla. west to 111., Kans., Nebr., Colo, and Tex. Prey: Melanoplus sp. 

 nymph. 

 Lyrops pepticus Say, 1837. boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 371. 9,6. 

 Tachytes sericatus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 216. 9 (male misdet.?). 



