1660 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology: Miller and Kurczewski, 1972. Psyche 79: 64-69, figs. 1-4 (mating, nest, prey 

 transport, egg, cocoon). 

 texanus Cresson. Pa., Kans. to Tex., N. Mex.; Mexico (Tamaulipas). Prey: Diabrofka tricincfa 

 Say adult. 

 Entomognathus tejcanus Cresson, 1887. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans., Sup. Vol., p. 286. 9, S. 

 Anothyreus panurgoides Viereck, 1904. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 30: 239. 6 (9 misdet.). 



Biology: Cazier and Mortenson, 1965. Pan-Pacific Ent. 41: 33 (prey). 

 Genus LINDENIUS Lepeletier and Brullc 



Lindenius Lepeletier and Brulle, 1834. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. 3: 791. 



Type-species: Crabro albilabris Fabricius. Desig. by Westwood, 1839. 

 Lindenius subg. Chalcolamprus Wesmael, 1852. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belg., Bui. 19: 590. 



Type-species: Crabro albilabris of Vander Linden. Monotypic. 

 Crabro subg. Traclielosivtus Morawitz, 1866. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersburg, Bui. 9: 249. 



Type-species: Crabro armatiis Vander Linden. Monotypic. 



These small wasps nest in firmly packed sand or fine gravel, frequently in large aggregations, 

 and construct a vertical main burrow which usually leads to a short horizontal passage. The prey 

 consists of small adult Hymenoptera and Diptera, and both nymphal and adult Hemiptera; 

 specific differences as to the kinds of prey stored are found among the six species studied. 



Taxonomy: Pate, 1947. Notulae Nat. 185: 4-7 (key to subg. and syn. of N. Amer. spp.). 



Biology: Miller and Kurczewski, 1974 (1973). Ins. Sociaux 20: 365-378, 1 fig. (male-female 

 interactions in aggregations of several spp.). —Miller and Kurczewski, 1975. N. Y. Ent. 

 Soc, Jour. 83: 82-120, 12 figs, (comparative behavior of several Nearctic and Palaearctic 

 spp.). 

 armaticeps (Fox). South. Canada, U. S. northeast from Colo, and Tex. Ecology: Nests in sand 



cliffs or in flat hard-packed sand, makes 3-11 cells per nest, stores 3-15 prey per cell. 



Parasite: Phrosinella fulvicornis (Coq.), Senotaiyiia sp. ? Prey: Diplotoxa versicolor 



(Lw.), Meromyza sp. near pratorum Meig., Parectecepltala eucera (Lw.), P. 



sanguinolenta (Lw.), Thaumatomyia glabra (Meig.), T. sp., Cklorops sp.; all prey 



records are of Chloropidae. 

 Crabro ar7naticeps Fox, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 185. S. 

 Crabro flaviclypeus Fox, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 186. 9. 

 Crabro\Linde7iius) zellus Rohwer, 1909. Ent. News 20: 151. 9. 



Biology: Kurczewski, 1972. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 45: 399 (prey). —Miller and Kurczewski, 

 1974 (1973). Ins. Sociaux 20: 368, 372-378 (male-female intraspecific interaction, nest, 

 parasites). —Miller and Kurczewski, 1975. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 83: 90-96, figs. 1-5 (nest, 

 prey capture and transport, egg, cocoon, life cycle, parasite). 

 buccadentis Mickel. U. S. east from Wyo., north from Ark. Ecology: Nests in bare, level 



hard-packed roadbeds of coarse sand, makes up to 4 cells per completed nest, stores 

 22-77 prey per cell. Prey: Drapetis sp. near divergens Lw.; Agathis spp., Apanteles 

 paralechiae Mues., A. sp., Bracon sp., Diaeretus sp., Orgilus sp., Pauesia sp., 

 Phanerotoma sp., Rhaconotus cressoni Mues. and Walkl.; Acrolytina sp., Mesochorus 

 sp., Toxophoroides scitulus (Cr.); Achrysocharella silvia Gir., Chrysocharis sp., 

 Closterocerus tricinctus (Ashm.), Enderus sp., Exlophus anomocerus (Cwfd.), 

 Euplectrus sp., Hyssopus sp., Tetrastichns whitmani (Gir.), T. spp.; Perilampus 

 fulvicornis Ashm., P. robertsoni Cwfd.; Orinyriis brunneipes Prov.; Capellia sp., 

 Erythromalus sp., Gastrancistrus aphidis (Gir.), Pachyneuron siphonophorae (Ashm.), 

 Pteromalinae sp.; Bruchophagns sp., Endecatoma sp.; Spilochalcis sp.; Charips spp., 

 Cynipinae sp.; Apenesia parapolita Evans, Goniozus sp.; Monomorium minimum 

 (Buckl.), Tapinoma sessile (Say); preferred prey were species of Ichneumonoidea and 

 Chalcidoidea, and only one dipteran was stored. 

 Lindenius buccadentis Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 42: 427. 9, 6. 



Biology: Miller and Kurczewski, 1974 (1973). Ins. Sociaux 20: 368, 372-378 (male-female 

 intraspecific interaction). —Miller and Kurczewski, 1975. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 83: 96-101, 

 fig. 6 (nest, prey transport, egg, cocoon). 



