1638 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology: Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 389-391, fig. 3 (nest, prey hunt and 

 transport). 

 timberlakei Williams. Calif. 



Solierella timberlakei Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 380. 9. 



vandykei Williams. Calif. (Tahoe). 



Solierella vandykei Williams, 1950. Calif. Acad. Sci., Proc. (4) 26: 371. 9. 



vierecki (Rohwer). Colo., Ariz., Calif. 



Niteliopsis vierecki Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 112. 9,6. 



Niteiiopsis parvus Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 113. 6. 

 weberi Williams. Calif. (Riverside). 



Solierella weberi Williams, 1955. Pan-Pacific Ent. 31: 85, 1 fig. 6. 



Genus MISCOPHUS Jurine 



The shallow nests of these wasps are dug in loose sandy soil and contain one or several cells. 

 The prey consists of small, usually immature spiders and the number stored per cell ranges from 

 2 to 30. 



Biology: Kurczewski, 1969. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 42: 470-509, 13 figs, (comparative behavior). 

 Genus MISCOPHUS Subgenus MISCOPHUS Jurine 



Miscophus Jurine, 1807. Nouv. Meth. Class. Hym. Dipt., p. 206. 

 Type-species: Miscophus bicolor Jurine. Monotypic 

 americanus Fo.x. N. Y. to Fla. west to Colo., Kans. and Tex., N. W. T. Ecology: Makes a 



1-celled nest in loose to well-packed sand and provides 5-11 small spiders per cell. Prey: 

 Theridion australe Bks., T. differens Em., T. murarium Em. 

 Miscophus americanus Fox, 1890 Ent. News 1: 138. 9. 



Biology: Kurczewski, 1969. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 42: 472-479, figs. 1, 3-5, 13 (nest, prey 

 transport, egg). 



Genus MISCOPHUS Subgenus NITELOPTERUS Ashmead 



Nitelopterus Ashmead, 1896. hi Kohl, K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 11: 497. 



Type-species: Nitelopterus slossonae Ashmead. Monotypic. 

 Miscophus subg. Hypomiscophus Cockerell, 1898. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 2: 321. 



Type-species: Miscophus {Hypomiscophus) areyiarum Cockerell. Monotypic. 

 Miscophinus Ashmead, 1898. Ent. News 9: 187. 



Type-species: Miscophinus laticeps Ashmead. Grig, desig. 



Biology: Powell, 1967. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 40: 331-346, 1 fig. (comparative behavior of some 

 N. Amer. spp.). 

 aenescens (Bridwell). Greg. (Mt. Jefferson). 



Hypomiscophus aenescens Bridwell, 1920. Hawaii. Ent. Soc. Proc. 4: 394. S. 

 arenarum Cockerell. N. Mex. (Mesilla Park). 



Miscophus {Hypomiscophus) arenarum Cockerell, 1898. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 2: 

 321. 9. 

 californicus (Ashmead). Calif., Ariz. 



Miscophinus californicus Ashmead, 1898. Ent. News 9: 188. 6. 

 cyanurus (Rohwer). Colo. (Boulder). 



Miscophinus cyanurus Rohwer. 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 125. 9, 6. 

 evansi (Krombein). Wyo., Wash. Ecology: Nests in sand, constructs up to 6 cells per nest and 

 stores 10-20 small spiders per cell. Parasite: Senotainia sp. in trilineata (Wulp) complex 

 ? Prey: Dictyna sp. juveniles. 

 Nitelopterus evansi Krombein, 1963. Ent. News 74: 61. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 283, figs. 88-92 (larva). 



Biology: Evans, 1963. Ent. News 74: 234-236, figs. 1-2 (nest, prey, parasite). —Evans, 1970. 

 Mas. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 489 (nest, prey, parasite). 



