Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1639 



galei (Rohwer). Colo. 



Miscophiniis galei Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 124. "9" = 6. 

 kansensis (Slansky). Kans. (Lawrence). Ecology: Makes a 1-celled nest in sand, usually stores 

 13-16 small spiders per cell, although as few as 7 or as many as 29 prey may be placed 

 in a single completed cell. Prey: Theridion rabuni Chamb. and Ivie, T. glaucescens 

 Beck., Eitryopis tejcana Bks.; Tevvesseelluvi formica (Em.); Grammonota sclerata Ivie 

 and Barr.; Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz; Oxyopes salticus Hentz; Dictyna btcomis Em., 

 D. sp.; mostly immatures are stored although adults are used occasionally. 

 Nitelopterns ka7iseHsis Slansky, 1969. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 42: 467, 3 figs. (5,9. 



Biology: Kurczewski, 1969. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 42: 483-492, figs. 2, 6-8, 13 (nest, prey 

 transport, egg). 

 laticeps (Ashmead). Calif., Ariz. Ecology: Makes 1-celled nest in sand, stores 4-8 prey per 

 completed cell. Prey: Psilochorus rockefelleri Gertsch adults; Oecobius sp. juvenile; 

 Sitticus sp., Pellenes sp., both juveniles; Pardosa sp. juvenile. 

 Miscophinus laticeps Ashmead, 1898. Ent. News 9: 188. 9. 



Biology: Cazier and Mortenson, 1965. Pan-Pacific Ent. 41: 21-26, 1 fig. (nest, prey, egg). 

 —Powell, 1967. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 40: 332-345 (nest, prey transport, egg, life cycle; 

 misdet. as californicus). 

 maurus (Rohwer). Colo. 



Miscophinus maurus Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 126. 9, S. 

 nigrescens (Rohwer). Colo. (Rifle). 



Miscophi^ius nigrescens Rohwer, 1909. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 35: 125. 9. 

 nigriceps (Rohwer). Calif. (Santa Monica). 



Miscophinus nigriceps Rohwer, 1911. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 40: 587. 9. 

 slossonae barberi (Krombein). Fla. Ecology: Makes a 1-celled nest in sand and provides up to 

 3 prey per cell. Prey: M eioneta formica (Em.); Pellenes sp.; Lycosa sp., Geolycosa sp.; 

 all prey were immatures. 

 Nitelopterns slossonae barberi Krombein, 1954. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 80: 12, fig. 8. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 283-284 (larva). 



Biology: Krombein and Kurczewski, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 76: 140-143 (nest, prey hunt 

 and transport). —Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 14-15 (nest, prey, life cycle). 

 slossonae slossonae (Ashmead). Fla. Ecology: Makes a 1-celled nest in sand and provides up 

 to 11 small spiders in a completed cell. Prey: Habrocestum pulex (Hentz), 

 Metaphidippus sp.; M eioneta formica (Em.); Dictyna altamira Gertsch and Davis; 

 Arctosa sp., Lycosa spp., Pardosa sp.; Steatoda ergo7iiformis (Camb.); Tetragnatha 

 laboriosa Hentz; most prey were juveniles but occasionally adults were used. 

 Nitelopterns slossonae Ashmead, 1896. In Kohl, K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus., Ann. 11: 497. S. 



Biology: Krombein and Evans, 1954. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 56: 232 (prey transport). 



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



— Krombein and Kurczewski, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 76: 14()-143 (nest, prey 

 transport). —Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 13-14 (prey transport). 



— Kurczewski, 1969. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 42: 494-500, figs. 9-12 (nest, prey transport, 

 egg)- 



texanus (Ashmead). Tex., Ariz. Ecology: Nests in loose sand. Prey: Steatoda fulva Keys, 

 subadult, Latrodectns mactans F. juvenile. 

 Miscophinus texanus Ashmead, 1898. Ent. News 9: 189. 9. 



Biology: Cazier and Mortenson, 1965. Pan-Pacific Ent. 41: 26-28 (nest, prey transport; the 

 wasp was provisionally identified as texanus). 

 timberlakei (Bridwell). Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto). 



Hypomiscophus timberlakei Bridwell, 1920. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 4: 394. 9. 



