1636 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



HedychrkUum solierellae Boh. and Brum.; Lomachaeta variegata Mick. Prey: Nysius 

 raphanus How., N. teiiellus Barber, N. erkae minutus Uhl., N. sp.; nymphs. 

 Silaon blaisdelii Bridwell, 1920. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 4: 401. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1958. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 84: 123, fig. 42 (larva). —Evans, 1964. Amer. 

 Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 285 (larva). 



Biology: Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 394 (prey). —Parker and Bohart, 1966. 

 Pan-Pacific Ent. 42: 95 (nest, parasite). — Krombein, 1967. Trap-nesting wasps and bees, 

 pp. 177-178 (nest, prey, parasite, life cycle). — Carrillo, 1967. Pan-Pacific Ent. 43: 201-203 

 (larval instars). —Parker and Bohart, 1968. Pan-Pacific Ent. 44: 3 (nest, parasites). 

 —Carrillo and Caltagirone, 1970. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 63: 676-677 (nest, prey, parasites, 

 life cycle). 



boharti Williams. Calif. 



Solierella boharti Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc (4) 26: 366. 9. 

 Solierella lasseni Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 366. 9, d. 



Taxonomy: Williams, 1953. Pan-Pacific Ent. 29: 157 (synonymy). 

 boregensis Williams. Calif. (San Diego Co.). 



Solierella boregensis Williams, 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 208, fig. 2. 9 , 6 . 



bridwelli Williams. Calif. 



Solierella bridwelli Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc (4) 26: 384. 9, 6. 

 californica Williams. Calif. (Los Angeles). 



Solierella californica Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 387. 9, 6. 



clypeata Williams. Calif. 



Solierella clypeata Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 376. 9. 

 corizi Williams. Calif., Tex. Ecology: Nests in burrows of other insects in soil, makes 2-3 cells 

 per nest and stores 3-4 prey per cell. Prey: Corizus hyalinus (F.) adult and nymphs; 

 Perilabus abbreviatiis (Uhl.) nymph. 

 Solierella corizi Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 372. 9, cJ. 



Biology: Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 392-394 (nest, prey transport). 

 fossor (Rohwer). Colo., N. Mex., Ariz. Prey: Oedipodinae sp. nymph. 



Nitelioptiisfoxii Viereck, 1906. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 32: 207. 9. Preocc 

 Niteliopsis fossor Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 116 9, 6. 



Biology: Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 116 (prey). 



foxii (Viereck). N. J. (North Woodbury). 



Plenoculus foxii Viereck, 1902. Ent. News 13: 73. 9, i. 

 inertnis (Cresson). N. C, Fla., 111. to Tex. west to Idaho and Colo. Ecology: Nests in abandoned 

 burrows of other arthropods in sand or clay. Prey: Thyanta pallidovirens (Stal); 

 Harmostes reflexulus (Say), Liorhyssus hyalinatns (F.),; Chariestems antennator (F.); 

 Rhynocoris ventralis (Say)?; Miridae sp.; all prey stored were nymphs. 

 Nysso7i^ inei-me Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 224. 9. 



Biology: Williams, 1914 (1913). Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 208-209, pi. 30, fig. 119 (nest, prey). 

 — Kurczewski, 1967. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 40: 203-208, 1 fig. (nest, prey, egg). 



kansensis (Williams). Kans. 



Niteliopsis kansensis Williams, 1914 (1913). Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui. 8: 178. 9. 

 levis Williams. Calif. 



Solierella levis Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 383. 9. 



lucida (Rohwer). Colo. (Boulder). 



Niteliopsis lucidns Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 109. 6. 

 major (Rohwer). Wash., Calif. 



Silaon major Rohwer, 1917. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 53: 247. 9. 

 masoni Williams. Calif. (Thousand Palms). 



Solierella ntasoni Williams, 1959. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 61: 74, 5 figs. 9,6. 

 mirifica Pate. Ariz. (Pima Co.). 



Solierella (Silaon) mirificus Pate, 1934. Ent. News 45: 243. 6. 



