1578 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



A. trifa^ciata (Forsk.), Cyclosa conica (Pall.); TIteridion frondeum Uentz, Asagena 



americana Em. 

 Chalybion zimmermanni Dahlbom, 1843. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 22. 9, 6. 

 Pelopoeus texanus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 210. 9, d. 



Biology: Ward, 1970. Ind. Acad. Sci., Proc. 79: 231-233 (nest, prey). -Ward, 1971. Ind. Acad. 

 Sci., Proc. 80: 264-266, 1 fig. (nests). -Ward, 1973. Ind. Acad. Sci., Proc. 82: 231-233 

 (growth in captivity). -Ward, 1973. Ind. Acad. Sci., Proc. 82: 233-234 (parasite). 



Genus SCELIPHRON Klug 



Genus SCELIPHRON Subgenus SCELIPHRON Klug 



Sceliphron Klug, 1801. Neue Schr. Gesell. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 561. 



Type-species: Sphex spirifex Linnaeus. Desig. by Bingham, 1897. 

 Pelopoeus Latreille, 1803 (1802). Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins., v. 3, p. 334. 



Type-species: Sphex spiiifex Linnaeus. Desig. by Latreille, 1810. 

 Pelopaeus Latreille, 1804. Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., v. 24, p. 180. Emend, or error. 

 Sceliphruvi Schulz, 1906. Spolia Hym., p. 192. Emend. 



Only the typical subgenus occurs in North America. Most species are tropical. 

 These are the common black and yellow mud-daubers which build mud cells in sheltered situa- 

 tions. Each cell is stored with a number of small, paralyzed spiders. 



Revision: Kohl, 1918. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 32: 1-171 (world spp.). —Porter, 1926. 

 U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 70 (1): 1-22 (N. Amer. spp.). —van der Vecht and van Breugel, 1968. 

 Tijdschr. Ent. Ill: 185-255 (world spp.). 

 assimile (Dahlbom). Tex.; Mexico south to Panama, Cuba. Parasite: Acroricnus cubensis (Cr.). 

 Prey: Epeira oaxacensis Keys., E . fuscovittata Keys.; Misumena sp.; Scytodes sp.; 

 Phidippus sp. 

 Pelopoeus assimilis Dahlbom, 1843. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 23. 9, 6. 

 Sceliphron caementarium var. nicaraguanum Kohl, 1918. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 

 32: 118. 9. 



Biology: Dow, 1932. Psyche 39: 10-12 (nest, prey, parasite). 

 caementarium (Drury). South. Canada and entire U. S. south to Central America, West 



Indies; adventive in Bermuda, Peru, Japan, Mariana Is., Marshall Is., Hawaii, Australia, 

 New (ialedonia, Fiji, Samoa, Society Is., Marquesas Is., Gambler Is., France, Germany, 

 Madeira Is. Parasite: Anthrax limatulus fur (0. S.), A. I. artemisia Marst.; Amobia 

 floridensis (Tns.); Acroricnus s. stylator (Thunb.), A. s. edwardsii (Cr.), A. s. junceus 

 (Cr.); Chrysis fuscipennis Br.; Sphaeropthahna (Photopsioides) sp., S. (S.) a. auripilis 

 (Bl.), S. (S.) p. pensylvanica (Lep.), S. (S.) p. scaeva (Bl.). Prey: Neoscona arabesca 

 (Walck.), A^. benjamina (Walck.), N. sp., Acanthepeira stellata (Walck.), Argiope 

 trifasciata (Forsk.), A. aurantia Luc, Epeira foliata (Fourcr.), E. displicata Hentz, E. 

 sp., Arayiea nivea Hentz, A. yniniata (Walck.), A. comuta CI., A. sp., Metepeira 

 labyrinthea (Hentz), Eustala anastera (Walck.), Mangora gibberosa (Hentz.); 

 Philodromus pemix Blackw., Misumenops asperatus (Hentz), Misumena calycina (L.), 

 M. sp., Misumenoides aleatorius (Hentz), Misumeninae sp., Thomisidae sp.; Phidippus 

 niystaceus Hentz, P. clarus Keys., P. sp., Xysticus ferox (Hentz), Marpissa undata 

 (DeG.), Salticidae sp.; Schizocosa crassipes (Walck.), Lycosidae sp.; Dolomedes sp.; 

 Anyphaenidae sp.; Oxyopes scalaris Hentz, 0. salticus Hentz, Oxyopidae sp.; 

 Clubionidae sp. Predator: Lecontella cancellata (LeC). 



Sphex caementaria Drury, 1773. Illus. Nat. Hist., v. 2, index. 



Sphex flavomaculata DeGeer, 1773. Mem. Hist. Ins., v. 3, p. 588. 



Sphex iunata Fabricius, 1775. Systema Ent. p. 347. 



Sphex flavipes Fabricius, 1781. Species Ins., p. 444. 



Sphex flavipunctata Christ, 1791. Naturgesch. Class. Nomencl., p. 301. 



Sphex affinis Fabricius, 1793. Ent. System., v. 2, p. 203. 



Pelopoeus architectus Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym., v. 3, p. 313. 9. 



Pelopoeus servillei Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym., v. 3, p. 313. 9. 



Pelopoeus solieri Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym., v. 3, p. 318. 9. 



