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tural lumber, in old mud-dauber nests, and sometimes in old Polistes cells. The prey in all known 

 cases consists of caterpillars. 



Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904. Gen. Ins., fasc. 19, p. 38. Proposed originally for Sect. II of 

 Div. Ill of Odynems subg. Leionotus Sauss.; validated by Op. 893, Internatl. Comn. 

 Zool. Nomencl., 1970 (1969). 



Type-species: Vespa dantici Rossi. Desig. by Bluethgen, 1938. 

 Euodynerus subg. Pareuodynerus Bluethgen, 1938 (1937). Konowia 16: 278. 



Type-species: Vespa notata Jurine. Orig. desig. 

 Euodynerus subg. Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 1940. Ent. Tidskr. 61: 43. 



Type-species: Odynerus (Lionotus) excellens Perez. Orig. desig. 

 Euodyyienis subg. Syyieuodynerus Bluethgen, 1951. Soc. Ent. Ital., Bol. 81: 75. 



Type-species: Odynerus egregius Herrich-Schaeffer. Orig. desig. 

 Euody7ierus subg. Xanthodynerus Bluethgen, 1954. Deut. Ent. Ztschr. 1: 265. 



Type-species: Odynerus {Rhynchiuni) octavns Giordani Soika. Orig. desig. 



Taxonomy: Bequaert, 1939. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 32: 61-65 (color forms of annectens 

 (Sauss.)). — Bohart, 1939. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 34: 245-251 (Boscii Group). — Bohart, 

 1942. Pan-Pacific Ent. 18: 145-152 (Congressus Group). —Bohart, 1948. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, 

 Bui. 43: 81-87 (subspp. of f cram inatus (Sauss.), /msms (Cr.), tempiferus (Vier.)). —van der 

 Vecht, 1967. Bui. Zool. Nomencl. 24: 29-30 (genotype). —Internatl. Comn. Zool. Nomencl., 

 1970. Bui. Zool. Nomencl. 26: 187-188 (validation of Euodynerus D. T., type-species Vespa 

 dantici Rossi). 

 alvarado alvarado (Saussure). Ariz., N. Mex.; Mexico. 



Odynerus (Odynerus) Alvarado Saussure, 1857. Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) 9: 276. 



Odynerus Alvaradi Saussure, 1875. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 254: 268. 3, 9. Emend. 



Odynerus (Pachodynerus) halmus Cameron, 1905. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 31: 389. S, 9. 



alvarado safranus (Bohart). Western Tex. 



Rygckium alvarado safranuyn Bohart, 1948. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 43: 86. S, 9. 

 annectens (Saussure). Va., Ga., Fla. Ecology: The only nest described was of coarse sandy clay 

 with 21 kidney-shaped cells surrounding a twig. 



Odynerus {Odynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870. Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) 22: 59. 9 . 



Odynerus tempiferus var. macio Bequaert, 1936. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 84: 81. 6, 9. 



Biology: Clark and Sandhouse, 1936. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 84: 89-95 (nest). 

 annulatus annulatus (Say). Ariz., Utah, Wyo. east to Tex., Kans., N. Dak., Alta.; north. 



Mexico. Ecology: Nests in ground and builds curved mud tube above entrance; the cells 

 diverge leaflike from the main burrow. Parasite: Pseudoxenos hookeri (Pierce). Prey: 

 Loxostege sticticalis (L.). 



Odynerus annulatus Say, 1824. In Keating, Narr. Long's 2nd Exped., v. 2, p. 348. d, 9. 



Odynerxis (Odynerus) Bairdi Saussure, 1858. Rev. Mag. Zool. (1) 10: 169. 6. 



Odynerus verus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 237. 6,9. 



Odynerus nificandis Cameron, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 328. 9. 



Pterockilus (!) maculifrons Cameron, 1908. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 34: 226. 9. 



Odynerus annulatus var. birkmanni Cameron, 1909. Pomona Col. Jour. Ent. 1: 124. d, 9. 



Odynerus annulatus var. oslari Cameron, 1909. Pomona Col. Jour. Ent. 1: 125. 



Odynerus sulciventris Cameron, 1909. Pomona Col. Jour. Ent. 1: 130. 9. 



Biology: Hungerford and Williams, 1912. Ent. News 23: 250-253, pi. 14, figs. 5, 6 (nest, prey). 



— Isely, 1914. Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. (2) 8: 277-281 (nest, prey). — Rau and Rau, 1918. Wasp 



Studies Afield, pp. 300-312 (nest, prey). 

 annulatus arvensis (Saussure). U. S. west to Tex., Okla., Kans., Nebr., S. Dak., N. Dak. 



Ecology: Makes vertical ground burrows with one to six cells topped by a thick-walled 

 erect or bent chimney about 1 inch long. Parasite: Pseudoxenos hookeri (Pierce). Prey: 

 Loxostege sticticalis (L.), Elasmopalpus furfurelius Hist., Pyralididae spp.; Noctuidae 

 sp. Predator: Sole7iopsis sp. 



Odynerus (Odynems) arvensis Saussure, 1870. Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) 22: 59. S, 9. 



Odynerus cultus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 236. 6. 



Odynerus finn us Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 239. 6,9. 



Odynerus geminus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 240. 9. 



