Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1631 



Melanoplus sp., Chortopliaga sp., Oxya sp. ?, Tryxalinae sp.; only nymphs are used so 



far as recorded. 

 Tachysphex fusns Fox, 1894 (1893). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 45: 519. 9,6. 

 Tachysphex foxii Rohwer, 1908. Ent. News 19: 222. 9. 



Biology: Williams, 1914 (1913). Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 201 (prey, nest). — Rau and Rau, 1918. 

 Wasp Studies Afield, pp. 149-150 (nest). — Kurczewski and Snyder, 1968. Conservationist 

 23 (2): 30-31 (nest, prey). 

 clarconis Viereck. Western States north to B. C, Wash, and Wyo., south to Calif, and N. Mex. 

 Tachysphex clarconis Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 211. 9. 

 Tachysphex plesia Rohwer, 1917. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 53: 245. 9. N. syn. (W. J. 

 Pulawski). 

 linsleyi Bohart. Western States north to Idaho and Wyo., eastwards to Colo, and Tex., south 

 to Calif.; Mexico. Prey: Acrididae sp. nymph. 

 Tachysphex linsleyi Bohart, 1962. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 75: 35, figs. 7-9. 6,9. 



Biology: Krombein, 1967. U. S. Dept. Agr., Monog. 2, Sup. 2, p. 393 (prey). 

 similis Rohwer. North to N. B. and Sask., west to Alta., Utah, N. Mex.; Mexico. Ecology: 

 Nests in open sand, makes multicellular nest, stores 4-10 prey per cell. Parasite: 

 Hedychridium fletcheri Bod. Prey: Radinotatum sp., Atenopedes sp., Schistocerca sp., 

 Melanoplus sp.; only nymphs have been recorded as prey. 

 Tachysphex similis Rohwer, 1910. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 12: 51. 9, 6. 

 Tachysphex similans Rohwer, 1910. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 12: 52. 9. 



Taxonomy: Elliott and Kurczewski, 1974. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 67: 725-727, 2 figs, (character 

 displacement). 



Biology: Krombein and Evans, 1955. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 57: 231 (prey transport). 

 —Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 15-17, fig. 1 (nest, prey transport, egg). 



— Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 436-453, fig. 4 (nest, male behavior). 



— Kurczewski, 1967. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 40: 278-284 (parasite). 



terminatus (Smith). Transcont. except Fla. and Pacific States, north to P. E. I., Que., Ont., 

 Man., Sask., N. W. T., south to Colombia and north, brazil. Parasite: Anthrax a. 

 albofasciatus Macq.; Phrosinella fulvicomis (Coq.), Senotainia trilineata (Wulp). Prey: 

 Phaneroptera spp.; Chortophaga viridifasciata DeG., Chloealtis conspersa Harr., 

 Chorthippus curtipennis (Harr.), Dissosteira Carolina (L.), Pardalophora apiculata 

 Harr. ?, Melanoplus biviitatus (Say), M . femun-ubrum (DeG.), M. keeleri luridus 

 (Dodge), M. spp., Tryxalus spp., Tryxalinae sp., Syrbula admirabilis Uhl, 

 Dichromorpha viridis Scudd.; all recorded prey were nymphs. 



Larrada terminata Smith, 1856. Cat. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 4, p. 291. 6. 



Larra minor Provancher, 1887. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 268. 9, cJ. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 118, figs. 21-28 (larva). —Elliott and 

 Kurczewski, 1974. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 67: 725-727, 2 figs, (character displacement). 



Biology: Ashmead, 1894. Psyche 7: 63 (prey). -Williams, 1914 (1913). Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 

 201 (prey). —Rau and Rau, 1918. Wasp Studies Afield, pp. 144-149 (nest, prey transport). 



— Rau, 1927. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 25: 188-190 (nest, prey, life cycle). —Rau, 1946. 

 Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 41: 10. — Strandtmann, 1953. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 26: 49-51, fig. 2 

 (nest, prey transport, life cycle). —Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 317-322, 1 

 fig. (nest, prey transport). —Kurczewski, 1966. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 39: 436-453, figs. 1, 

 6a, 7 (nest, male behavior, mating). —Kurczewski and Harris, 1968. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 

 76: 81-83 (parasites, nest). —Kurczewski and Snyder, 1968. Conservationist 23 (2): 28-31, 5 

 figs, (nest, prey, life cycle, parasite). —Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 491 

 (nest, prey). 



Species Group Undatus 



ashmeadii Fox. Oreg. to Calif., east to centr. Tex., Kans. and Wyo. in deserts. Ecology: Nests 

 in sand. Prey: Metator sp. nymph, Cordillacris crenulata (Brun.) adult, Trachyrhachys 

 kiowa (Thom.) adult, Opeia sp. nymph, Phlibostroma sp. adult. 

 Tachysphex ashmeadii Fox, 1894 (1893). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 45: 509. 9. 



