1610 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



constrictus (Provancher). South. Calif. 



Anacrabro constrictus Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 22: 141. 9. 

 Pulverro serrano Pate, 1937. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 63: 114, fig. 9. S. 



Taxonomy: Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 413, fig. 6 (female serrano). 

 laevis (Provancher). Calif. (Los Angeles). 



Anacrabro laevis Provancher, 1895. Nat. Canad. 32: 142. 9. 

 mescalero Pate. Tex., N. Mex., Ariz.; n. and cent. Mexico. 



Ammoplanus mandibularis Ashmead, 1898. In Cockerell, Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci., Proc. 



7: 148. Norn. nud. 

 Pulverro mescalero Pate, 1937. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 63: 111. 9, S. 



Taxonomy: Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 411. 

 monticola Eighme. Calif, in North Coast Ranges. Ecology: Nests in sloping banks, constructs 

 several cells off side burrows, and provisions each with up to 21 thrips. Prey: 

 Frankliniella moultoni Hood, Aeolothrips fasciatus (L.); mostly adults and some larvae. 

 Pulverro monticola Eighme, 1968. Pan-Pacific Ent. 44: 263, figs. 1-7. 6,9. 



Taxonomy: Bohart and Grissell, 1972. Pan-Pacific Ent. 48: 148-149, figs. 1-4 (larva). 



Biology: Bohart and Grissell, 1972. Pan-Pacific Ent. 48: 145-148, fig. 5 (nest, prey, life cycle). 



Genus AMMOPLANOPS Gussakovskij 



Ammoplanops Gussakovskij, 1931. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., Bol. 31: 457. 

 Type-species: Ammoplanops carinatus Gussakovskij. Orig. desig. 



Nothing is known of the nesting habits or prey. The presence of a tarsal pecten and pygidium 

 in the female suggests that the species are ground-nesting. 



Revision: Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 392-411, figs. 3, 10-12, 17-23, 25. 

 ashmeadi Pate. Calif. (Palm Springs). 



Ammoplanops ashmeadi Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 397. 9, <J. 

 cockerelli (Ashmead). Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Utah, Ariz., Calif. 



Ammoplanus cockerelli Ashmead, 1903. Ent. News 14: 295. 9. 

 cressoni Pate. Ariz., Nev., Calif. 



Ammoplanops cressoni Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 395. 6 . 

 foxi Pate. Calif. (Clark Mt. in San Bernardino Co.). 



Ammoplanops foxi Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 409. 6. 



moenkopi Pate. N. Mex., Ariz., Utah. 



Ammoplanops moenkopi Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 402. 6. 



timberlakei Pate. Calif. (Andreas Canyon in Riverside Co.). 



Ammoplanops timberlakei Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 404. 6. 

 vierecki Pate. N. Mex. (Alamogordo). 



Ammoplanops vierecki Pate, 1939. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 406. 9, cJ. 



Genus AMMOPLANUS Giraud 



Ammoplanus Giraud, 1869. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. (4) 9: 469. 



Type-species: Ammoplanus Perrisi Giraud. Desig. by Pate, 1937. 

 Hoplocrabron De Stefani, 1886. Nat. Sicil. 6: 60. 



Type-species: Hoplocrabron Marathroicus De Stefani. Monotypic 

 Ammoplanus subg. Ceballosia Giner Mari, 1943. Eos 19: 293. Preocc. 



Type-species: Ammoplanus rjabovi Gussakovskij. Orig. desig. 



Nothing is known definitely as to the ethology of our species. In Europe and Africa species of 

 this genus nest in pre-existing cracks in stone, wood or soil and provision the cells with imma- 

 ture Thysanoptera. 



Revision: Pate, 1943 (1942). South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 41: 144-157, figs. 1, 5, 6, 8-12 (N. 

 Amer. spp.). 



