1550 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



— Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 9 (prey). — Kurczewski and 

 Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 369 (prey). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 

 1973. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 46: 66-67 (prey, nest, parasite). 

 Oregon Evans. Transit, and Canad. Fauna, Yukon and Alta. to Wyo., Colo, and Calif. Prey: 

 Arayieus trifolium (Hentz). 

 Episyron Oregon Evans, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 75: 231. 9, S. 



Biology: Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 481 (prey, transport). 

 quinquenotatus hurdi Evans. Transit, and U. Sonor. Fauna, B. C. and Alta. to Utah and Calif.; 

 Mexico (Baja California). Prey: Epeira sp. 

 Episyron quinquenotatus hurdi Evans, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 75: 221. 9,6. 

 quinquenotatus quinquenotatus (Say). Canad. in U. Austr. Zone, N. S., Sask., and B. C. to 

 Mont., Colo., Tex., and Ala. Ecology: Nests in sand. Parasite: Senotainia triii^ieata 

 (Wulp). Prey: Metazygia wittfeldae (McC), Araneus comutus Cferck, A. patagiatus 

 Clerck, A. diadematus Clerck, A. sp. near diadematus Clerck, A. thaddeus (Hentz), A. 

 rnamioreus Clerck, A. ozarkensis (Arch.), A. sp., Epeira displicata Hentz, E.foliata 

 Fourcr., Singa eugeni Levi, Neoscona arabesca (Walck.), N. minima (Camb.), A^. sp., 

 Eustala anastera (Walck.), E. triflex (Walck.), E. cepina (Walck.), Allepeira stellata 

 (Walck.). 

 Pompilus 5-notatus Say, 1835. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 304. 9. 

 Pompilus griseus Provancher, 1882. Nat. Canad. 13: 35, 36. 6. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 52: 439, fig. 46 (larva). 



Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Bui. 2: 126-138 (prey, 

 nest). —Evans, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 75: 220 (prey). —Evans and Yoshimoto, 1955. 

 Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 28: 18 (prey). — Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 60: 102 

 (prey). —Kurczewski, 1961. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 56: 24 (prey transport). —Krombein, 

 1961. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 56: 63 (prey, nest). —Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962. Ent. Soc. 

 Amer., Misc. Pub. 3: 91-92 (prey, nest, parasite). —Evans, 1963. Ent. News 74: 238-239, fig. 

 2 (prey, nest). —Krombein, 1964. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 58: 118 (prey, nest). 

 —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 9-12 (prey). —Kurczewski 

 and Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 370 (prey). —Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. 

 Zool., Bui. 140: 482 (prey). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1973. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 46: 

 67 (prey). 

 snowi (Viereck). Transcont. in L. and U. Austr. Zones, n. to N. J., 111., S. Dak., Mont, and 



Oreg.; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango). Parasite: Miltogrammini sp. Prey: 



Neosco7ia benjamina (Walck.), Cyclosa conica (Pall.). 

 Anoplius {Pompilinus) snowi Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 202. 6. 

 Psammochares maneei Banks, 1910. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 18: 117. 9. 

 Episyron laevis Banks, 1933. Psyche 40: 4. 9 . 



Biology: Rau, 1922. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 24: 10 (prey transport). —Krombein, 1953. 

 Wasmann Jour. Biol. 10: 268-269 (prey, nest, parasite). —Krombein, 1953. Ent. Soc. Wash., 

 Proc 55: 116 (prey, nest). 



Genus POECILOPOMPILUS Howard 



Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901. Insect Book, pi. V. fig. 1, and pi. XI, fig. 18. 



Type-species: Pompilus navus Cresson. Desig. by Ashmead, 1902 (= Ccropalcs 

 interrupta Say). 

 Batozonus Howard, 1901. Insect Book, pi. XI, fig. 24. 



Type-species: Pompilus algidiis Smith. Monotypic 

 Batazonus (!) Banks, 1912 (1911). N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 19: 221, 224. 

 Eubatozonus Haupt, 1950. Explor. Pare Nat. Albert, Mission de Witte, fasc. 69, p. 52. 



Type-species: Eubatozonus pulcher Haupt. Orig. desig. 



Wasps of this genus, as in the closely related Episyron, prey exclusively upon Araneidae, and 

 nest in sandy places; they are also frequent visitors on flowers. 



