Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1615 



trilineata Wulp, Hilarella hilarella Zett. ? Prey: Chlorochroa uhleri Stal ?, Thyanta sp., 

 prob. casta Stal or pallidovirens Stal, Pentatomidae sp. Predator: Philanthus zebratus 

 nitens (Bks.), P- crabroniformis Sm. 



Astata nubecula Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 466. 6. 



Astata nigropilosa Cresson, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 9: Proc. p. iv. S, 9. 



Biology: Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 649 (nest, prey). —Evans, 1970. Mus. 



Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 487-488 (male territoriality, nest, prey, parasites). 

 occidentalis Cresson. South. Canada, U. S.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Baja California, Guanajuato, 

 Morelos, Michoacan, Puebla). Ecology: Nests in hard-packed clay devoid of vegetation, 

 makes up to 14 cells per nest, and stores 3-9 usually adult prey per cell. Parasite: 

 Senotainia trilmeata Wulp; Diptera sp. Prey: Hymenarcys nervosa Say, Thyanta 

 calceata (Say), T. p. pallidovirens Stal, T. p. accerra McAtee, T. brevis Van D., T. 

 custator P., T. punctiventris Van D., Euschistus variolarius (Beauv.), Holcostethus 

 limbolaritis (Stal), Banasa calva (Say), Perillus bioculatus (P.), Trichopepla sp. 



Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 9: Proc. p. iii. 6. 



Astata apicipennis Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.- Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 66., pi. 5, fig. 1. 9. 



Astata tinctipennis Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.- Amer., Hym. v. 2, p. 67. 6. 



Astatus sayi Fox, 1894 (1893). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 45: 542. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 110-111, figs. 1-8 (larva). —Parker, 1964. 

 Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 57: 559 (synonymy). 



Biology: Evans, 1958 (1957). N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 65: 168-176, figs. 3-8 (nest, prey transport, 

 parasite). —Powell and Burdick, 1960. Pan-Pacific Ent. 36: 25-30 (nest, prey transport, 

 parasite). 

 unicolor Say. Southern Canada, U. S.; Mexico to El Salvador, Cuba, Jamaica. Ecology: Nests 



usually beneath overhanging vegetation in hard-packed sand or heavier soil containing 



gravel, makes 12-14 cells in a complete nest, and stores 2-4 nymphal prey per cell. 



Parasite: Chrysis sp. Prey: Podisus modestus F., P. maculiventris (Say), Etischistus 



tristigmus Say, E. euschistoides (VoU.) ? 

 Astata unicolor Say, 1824. In Keating, Narr. Long's 2nd Exped. v. 2, p. 337. 9. 

 Astata insularis Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 140. 9. 

 Astata rufiventris Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 218. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 111-112, figs. 46-48 (larva). 



Biology: Peckham and Peckham, 1898. Wis. Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Bui. 2: 88-92, pis. 9, 11, 

 12 (nest, prey, parasite). —Peckham and Peckham, 1905. Wasps Social and Solitary, pp. 

 289-290 (orientation flight). —Evans, 1958 (1957). N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 65: 160-168, figs. 1, 

 2 (nest, prey hunting and transport, male behavior, life cycle). 



Morphology: Snodgrass, 1941. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 99 (14): pi. 20, figs. L, M (male 

 genitalia). 

 williamsi Parker. Oreg., Idaho, Utah, Nev., Calif. 



Astata williamsi Parker, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 653, figs. 14, 29, 35, 36. cJ, 9. 



Genus DRYUDELLA Spinola 



Dryudella Spinola, 1843. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. (2) 1: 135. 



Type-species: Dryudella ghilianii Spinola. Desig. by Verhoeff, 1951. 



Members of this genus have a wider prey range than other genera of the subfamily. In addi- 

 tion to Pentatomidae and Lygaeidae, they have been reported to prey upon Scutelleridae, Redu- 

 viidae, Cydnidae, Alydidae and Rhopalidae; both nymphs and adults are preyed upon. 



Revision: Parker, 1969. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 62: 963-976, 67 figs. (New World spp.). 

 bella (Cresson). Idaho, Nev., Calif., Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico. 



Astata bella Cresson, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 9: Proc. p. vi. 6. 

 caerulea (Cresson). Wash., Idaho, Colo., Nev., Calif., Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico south to Puebla. 

 Ecology: Nests in sand under vegetation, 3 cells per nest, with 4-6 prey per cell. Prey: 

 Hyalmenus tarsatus (F.) nymphs; Euschistus conspersus Uhl. nymphs. 

 Astata caerulea Cresson, 1881. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 9: Proc. p. iv. 6. 



