1700 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



confertus (Fox). Western North America. 



Gorytes confertus Fox, 1896 (1895). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 47: 525. 9,6. 

 Gorytes (Hoplisoides) imperialensis Bradley, 1920. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 46: 117. 6. 

 costalis costalis (Cresson). Alaska, U. S. east of 100th meridian. Ecology: Nests in sand, 1-2 

 cells per nest, 3-9 prey per cell. Parasite: Amobia aurifrons (Tns.); Nysson hoplisivora 

 Roh.; Notozus viridicyaueus (Nort.). Prey: Arcliasia galeata (F.), Cerena bubalus F., C. 

 palmeri Van D., Thelia bimaculata F., T. sp., Telamona monticola F., T. trisfis Fitch, T. 

 unicolor Fitch, G(osso7iota crafaegi Fitch, Cyrtolobus arcnatiis Emm.?, Vandiizea 

 arcuata (Say), Platycotis vittata F., Campylenclna latipes Say, Stictocephala borealis 

 (Fairm.); only adults are used as prey. 

 Gorytes costalis Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 225. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 151, figs. 39, 62 (larva). 



Biology: Rau, 1922. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, Trans. 24: 19 (nest, prey). — Reinhard, 1925. Wash. 

 Acad. Sci., Jour. 15: 172-177 (nest, prey transport, egg, life cycle, cocoon, parasite (misdet. 

 as Pachyophthahniis signatus Meig.)). —Reinhard, 1929. The witchery of wasps, pp. 

 235-260, 3 figs, (nest, prey transport, life cycle, cocoon, parasite (misdet. as 

 Pachyoplttlialmus sig^iatits (Meig.)). — Krombein, 1953 (1952). Wasmann Jour. Biol. 10: 286 

 (nest, prey). —Krombein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 61: 196 (nest, prey, egg, life cycle). 

 —Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 49-53, fig. 37 (nest, 

 prey). 

 costalis pygidialis (Fox). Western U. S. in U. and L. Sonor. Zones; Mexico. Prey: Ceresa sp. 

 Gorytes pygidialis Fox, 1896 (1895). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 47: 528. 9,6. 



Biology: Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 36 (prey). 

 dentatus (Fox). N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. 



Gorytes dentatus Fox, 1893. Canad. Ent. 25: 116. 6. 

 denticulatus denticulatus (Packard). Widely distributed in North America including Mexico. 

 Ecology: Nests in sand. Prey: Deltocephalinae sp. nymph. Another subsp. occurs in 

 Central and South America. 

 Gorytes denticulatus Packard, 1867. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 6: 430. 9. 

 Gorytes barbatulus Handlirsch, 1888. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. Kl., Sitzber. 97: 408. 6. 



Biology: Krombein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 61: 196 (prey, nest). 

 diversus (Fox). Calif. 



Gorytes diversus Fox, 1896 (1895). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 47: 527. 9,6. 



floridicus Bohart. Fla. 



Hoplisoides floridicus Bohart, 1968. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc 70: 289. cJ, 9. 

 glabratus Bohart. Ariz., N. Mex., Colo., Tex. Ecology: Nests in sandy soil, stores as many as 98 

 prey per cell. Prey: Aceratagallia uhleri (Van D.), mostly nymphs and a few adults. 



Hoplisoides glabratus Bohart, 1968. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc 70: 291. 6,9. 



Biology: Bohart and Menke, 1976. Sphecid wasps of world, p. 520 (nest, prey, egg). 

 hamatus (Handlirsch). Western North America. Ecology: Nests, sometimes gregariously, in 

 soil varying from heavy clay-loam, to sandy clay to sand, makes 1 cell per nest, stores 

 7-14 prey per cell. Parasite: Senotainia trilineata (Wulp)?, S. rubriventris Macq.?; 

 Nysson rusticus Cr.?, Epinysson moestus (Cr.), E. pumilis (Cr.)? Prey: Stictocephala^ 

 sp., Ceresini sp. probably Stictocephala sp., Telamonini sp., Membracidae sp.; preys upon 

 nymphs only. 



Gorytes hamatus Handlirsch, 1888. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. KL, Sitzber. 97: 403. 6. 



Gorytes spilographus Handlirsch, 1895. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. Kl., Sitzber. 104: 895. 

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Hoplisoides arizonensis Baker, 1907. Invertebrata Pacifica 1: 164. 9. 



Gorytes (Hoplisoides) adoniata Bradley, 1920. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 46: 115. 9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 151-152, fig. 40 (larva). 



Biology: Powell and Chemsak, 1959. Pan-Pacific Ent. 35: 195-201 (nest, prey transport, egg, 

 parasites ?). —Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 46-49 (nest. 



