1654 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



(prey). -Kurczewski and Harris, 1968. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 76: 81-83 (nest, parasites). 



— Peckham, Kurczewski and Peckham, 1973. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 66: 647-651, figs. 1, 3-7 



(nest, prey transport, egg, mating, parasites). 

 californicus Bohart and Sciilinger. West. U. S. and north. Mexico. 



Oxijbelus californicum Bohart and Schlinger, 1956. Pan-Pacific Ent. 32: 147. 6, 9. 

 canalis Bohart and Schlinger. Southwest. U. S., north to Utah; north. Mexico. 



Oxybelus canalis Bohart and Schlinger, 1956. Pan-Pacific Ent. 32: 149. <S , 9 . 

 cochise Pate. Calif., Ariz., N. Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Baja California). 



Oxybelus cochise Pate, 1943. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 38: 93. 6. 



cocopa Pate. Calif. 



Oxybelus cocopa Pate, 1943. Pan-Pacific Ent. 19: 121. 6. 

 cornutus Robertson. U. S. west of 100 degrees W., Montana south to Mexico (Guadalajara). 



Oxybelus coniutus Robertson, 1889. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 16: 80. 6. 



Oxybelus quadricolor Cockerell and Baker, 1896. Psyche 7 (sup.): 21. 9. 



Oxybelus polygoni Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 116. 9. 

 crandalli Bohart and Schlinger. Ariz., Ark. 



Oxybelus crandalli Bohart and Schlinger, 1956. Pan-Pacific Ent. 32: 154. 9. 

 cressonii Robertson. Centr. U. S., Utah, and Tex., east to Va., north to Mich. Ecology: Makes 

 unicellular nest in sand, stores 10-15 prey per cell. Prey: Neopachygaster maculicomis 

 (Hine); Thaumatomyia bisiriata (Wlkr.); Coelotanypus scapularis (Lw.). 



Oxybelus Cressonii Robertson, 1889. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 16: 83. 9. 



Biology: Krombein, 1948. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 50: 67 (prey). —Kurczewski, 1972. Kans. Ent. 



Soc, Jour. 45: 398-400, fig. la, b (nest, prey transport). 

 decorosus (Mickel). U. S. east of 100 degrees W., Vt. and Minn., south to Fla. 



Notoglossa decorosa Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 430. 9. 

 emarginatus Say. U. S. and south. Canada, Mexico south nearly to Mexico City. Ecology: 



Usually makes unicellular nest in sand, occasionally a 2-celled nest, stores 4-38 prey per 

 cell. Parasite: Diptera spp., Miltogrammini sp. ? Prey: Anarete buscki (Felt), Lestremia 

 sp.; Chironomus sp.; Chaoborus punctipennis Say; Cuiicoides stellifer (Coq.); Simulium 

 sp. in jenningsi Mall, group; Microchrysa polita (L.); Syneches simplex Wlkr.; 

 Clirysotiis obliquus Lw., C. pomeroyi Parent, C. spp., Condylostylus caudatus (Wied.), 

 C.flavipes (Aid.), C. nigrofemoratus (Wlkr.), C. patibulatus (Say), Diaphorus gibbosus 

 Van D., D. similis Van D., Gymnoptenius exilis Lw., G. spp., Medetera veles Lw., M. 

 vittata Van D., M. sp., Neurigona lateralis (Say); Pipunciiius sp.; Mesograpta 

 marginata (Say), Toxomerus geminatus (Say); Euxesta notata (Wied.); Amphicnephes 

 pullns (Wied.), Rivellia variabilis Lw., R. winifredae Namba, R. sp.; Euaresta bella 

 (Lw.); Sepsis punctum (F.); Caniptoprosopella borealis Shew., Lyciella annulata (Mel), 

 L. sp., Minettia lupulina (¥.); Leptocera ferruginata (Sten.), L. Pararoralis Duda, L. sp.; 

 Desmometopa sordida (Fall.), D. tarsalis Lw., Leptometopa latipes (Meig.), Madiza 

 glabra Fall., P. indecora (Lw.); Notiphila sp.; Drosophila busckii Coq., D. robusta Sturt., 

 D. sp., Scaptomyza pallida (Zett.); Conioscinella minor (Adams), Diplotoxa versicolor 

 (Lw.), Ectecephala sulcata Sabr., Gaurax sp., Hippelates particeps (Beck.), H. spp., 

 Oscinella frit (L.), 0. luteiceps Sabr., 0. soror (Macq.), O. umbrosa (Lw.), 0. sp., 

 Thaumatomyia glabra (Meig.); Agromyza sp., Cerodontha sp., Melanagromyza sp., 

 Ophiomyia nasuta (Mel.), 0. sp.; Mumetopia terminalis (Lw.); Hylemya florilega 

 (Zett.), H. platura (Meig.), H. sp.; Coenosia sp., Atherigona orientalis Schin., Fannia sp., 

 Schoenomyza dorsalis (Lw.); Medina barbata (Coq.); usual prey are Brachycera and 

 Cyclorrhapha, rarely Nematocera. Predator: Ants. 



Oxybelus emarginatus Say, 1837. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1: 375. 6 . 



Oxybelus dilutus Baker, 1896. Ent. News 7: 159. 9. 



Oxybelus trifidus Cockerell and Baker, 1896. Psyche 7 (sup): 23. 6. 



Notoglossa americana Robertson, 1901. Amer. Ent. soc. Trans. 27: 204. 6,9. 



Notoglossa pacifica Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 119. 6. 



Notoglossa minor Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 428. 6. 



