Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1697 



Taxonomy: Bohart, 1968. Biol. See. Wash., Proc. 81: 431-438, 17 figs, (synopsis of New World 

 taxa). 

 gracilis arapaho (Pate). Colo., Kans., Tex. 



Harpactostigiiia (Arcesilas) arapaho Pate, 1938. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 67. 9. 

 Harpactostigma (Arcesilas) nitiliim Pate, 1938. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 64: 69. S. 

 gracilis gracilis (Patton). U. S. in U. and L. Austr. Zones, east of 100th meridian. 



Hoplisus gracilis Patton, 1879. Canad. Ent. 11: 210. 9,6. 

 laminiferus (Fox). Calif., Wash., Idaho, Utah. Ecology: Nests in vertical clay bank, stores at 

 least 5 prey per cell. Prey: Scolops hesperius Uhl. ?, nymphs and adults. 

 Gorytes ruficoniis Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 273. 9,6. 



Preocc. 

 Gorytes laminiferus Fox, 1896 (1895). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 45: 532. 6. 

 Hypomellinus flavicomis Baker, 1907. Invertebrata Pacifica 1: 162. 6. 

 Gorytes (Hoplisiis) rufulicornis Maidl and Klima, 1939. Hym. Cat., Pars 8, Sphecidae, v. 1, 

 p. 102. N. name. 



Biology: Gittins, 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 142 (nest, prey). 

 mirandus (Fox). Nev., Calif., Wash. 



Gorytes mirandus Fox, 1892. Canad. Ent. 24: 152. 6. 



Hoplisoides mirandas{\) Ashmead, 1899. Canad. Ent. 81: 328. 

 umbonatus (Baker). Calif. 



Hoplisoides umbonatus Baker, 1907. Invertebrata Pacifica 1: 163. 6. 



Gorytes (Hoplisoides) femoratus Bradley, 1920. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 46: 119. 6. 

 yumae Bohart. South. Ariz. 



Oryttus yumae Bohart, 1968. Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc 81: 436, figs. 4, 9, 13, 17. 6, 9. 



Genus PSAMMALETES Pate 



Hoplisoides subg. Psammaletes Pate, 1936. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 62: 49. 

 Type-species: Gorytes bigeloviae Cockerell and Fox. Orig. desig. 



This small genus occurs only in the Nearctic Region. 



Revision: Pate, 1936. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 62: 49-56. 

 bigeloviae (Cockerell). N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico. 



Gorytes bigeloviae Cockerell, 1897. In Cockerell and Fox, Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 49: 

 139. 6. 

 crucis (Cockerell). Iowa, Nebr., N. Mex.; north. Mexico. 



Gorytes crucis Cockerell, 1897. In Cockerell and Fox, Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 49: 140. 



9. 

 Hypomellinus venustus Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 403. 6. 

 Hypomellinus tricinctus Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 404. 9. 

 mexicanus (Cameron). N. Y., N. J., Md., D. C, Va., N. C, Ga., La., Ind.; Mexico (Yucatan). 

 Prey: Onnenoides venusta (Melichar). 

 Gorytes jnexicanus Cameron, 1890. Biol. Cent.- Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 76, pi. 5, fig. 15. 9. 

 Psammaletes pechumani Pate, 1936. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 62: 53. 9. 



Biology: Pate, 1946. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 41: 99 (prey). 



Genus SPHECIUS Dahlbom 

 Taxonomy: Pate, 1936. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 31: 198-200 (key to subg.). 

 Genus SPHECIUS Subgenus SPHECIUS Dahlbom 



Sphecius Dahlbom, 1843. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 154. 



Type-species: Sphecius speciosus Dahlbom. Monotypic 

 Hogardia Lepeletier, 1845. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., v. 3, p. 288. 



Type-species: Hogardia rufescens Lepeletier. Type by tautonymy (=Stizus hogardii 

 Latreille). 



