1674 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 104, figs. 95-96 (larva). —Evans, 1959. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 164, figs. 47, 48 (larva). 



Biology: Patten, 1897. Canad. Ent. 29: 248 (nest, prey). — Krombein, 1951. U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Monog. 2: 1017 (prey). —Krombein, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 60: 53 (prey). —Evans, 

 1960. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 68: 123-127, fig. 1 (nest, prey transport, egg, larval life). 

 -Kurczewski and Acciavatti, 1968. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 76: 200-209, figs. 1-11 (nest, prey 

 transport, egg). —Kurczewski, Burdick and Gaumer, 1969. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 77: 

 152-170, figs. 1-8 (nest, prey transport, egg). 



bruneri (Mickel). Nebr., Oreg. 



Thyreopus (Synotliyreopus) bruneri Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 422. 9,6. 



florissantensis Rohwer. Colo, and Wyo. to Oreg. and Wash. Predator: Philanthus pulcker D. 

 T. 

 Crabro (Synothyreopus) florissantensis Rohwer, 1909. Ent. News 20: 149. 6. 



henrici Krombein. N. J., Va. 



Thyreopus (Syiiothyreopus) vierecki Rohwer, 1910. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc 12: 50. 6. 

 Preocc 



Crabro (Synothyreopus) henrici Krombein, 1951. U. S. Dept. Agr., Monog. 2: 1016. N. 

 name. 

 hispidus Fox. Oreg., Wash., B. C. 



Crabro hispidus Fox, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 192. 9. 

 vernalis (Packard). Transcont. in N. Amer. in Transit. Zone including Alaska. 



Thyreopus vernalis Packard, 1867. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc 6: 369. 9. 



Crabro (Thyreopus) brachycarpae Rohwer, 1908. Ent. News 19: 252. 6. 



Crabro (Paranothyreus) gillettei Rohwer, 1908. Ent. News 19: 418. 9. 

 virgatus Fox. Calif., Nev., Oreg., Idaho, Alta. 



Crabro virgatus Fox, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 174. 6. 



Crabro veles Carter, 1925. Canad. Ent. 57: 134. 6. 



Species Group Thyreophorus 



This is Synothyreopus Ashm., in part. 



thyreophorus Kohl. Nev., Calif., Oreg. 



Crabro (Thyreopus) thyreophorus Kohl, 1888. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 3: 585, pi. 14. 



9,6. 



Species Group Cribrarius 



This is Crabro F., sens, str., and Norumbega Pate. 



argusinus Bohart. Transcont. in south. Canada and U. S. Ecology: Nests in sand, makes 1-4 or 

 more cells per nest, stores 10-19 flies per cell. Parasite: Senotainia sp. near trilineata 

 (Wulp), Phrosinella fumosa Allen ? Prey: Dolichopus coercens Wlkr., D. gladins Van D., 

 D. sp., Rhaphium vanduzeei Curr., Argyra albicans Lw., ^4. calceata Lw., Hercostomus 

 barbatulus Lw., H. crassicauda Lw., H.frequens Lw., H. omatus Van D., Liancalns 

 genualis Lw., Plastoneurus vagans Lw.; Parydra bituberculata Lw., P. borealis Cr., P. 

 breviceps Lw.; Lispe albitarsis Stein, L. 7ia.'ioni Stein; Dolichopodidae are the preferred 

 prey, but some Ephydridae and a few Muscidae are also used. 



Crabro argus Harris, 1835. In Hitchcock, Rpt. Geol. Mineral. Bot. Zool. Mass., p. 68. Norn, 

 nud. 



Thyreopus argus Packard, 1867. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 6: 359. 6. Preocc. 



Crabro argusinus Bohart, 1976. In Bohart and Menke, Sphecid wasps of world, p. 407. N. 

 name. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 164, figs. 49, 50 (larva). 



Biology: Hartman, 1905. Tex. Acad. Sci., Trans. 7: 44 (prey, nest). —Dow, 1930. Psyche 37: 

 181 (prey). —Evans, 1960. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 68: 129-132, fig. 1 (nest, prey, parasites). 



conspicuus Cresson. Colo., Nev., Calif., Wash., Alta. 



Crabro conspicuus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 480. 9. 

 Crabro medius Fox, 1895. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 22: 167. 6. 



