1598 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Revision: Krombein, 1950. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 52: 277-287 (N. Amer. spp.). —van Lith, 

 1975. Tijdschr. v. Ent. 118: 15-39, figs. 16-37 (New World spp.). 

 longiventris kohlii (Fox). N. Y. south to Ga., W. Va., Ala., Ind., Kans. 

 Psen Kohlii Fox, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 9. 9 (cJ misdet.). 

 Psew (Pseiieo) fulvipes Malloch, 1933. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 82 (26): 11, fig. 3. 9. 

 Pse7i (Pseneo) angulatus Malloch, 1933. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 82 (26): 12. 6. 



Morphology: Snodgrass, 1941. Smithsn. Inst., Misc. Collect. 99 (14): pi. 22, figs. E-J (male 

 genitalia). 

 longiventris longiventris (Cameron). N. Mex., Ariz, south to Colombia and Surinam. 



Mimesa longiventris Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 137, pi. 8, fig. 18. "9" 



= <J. 

 Mimesa montezuma Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 138. 9. 

 Psen (Pseneo) spicatus Malloch, 1933. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 82 (26): 12. 6. 

 punctatus Carolina (Rohwer). Va. to north. Fla., Ala., Miss., Ark. Ecology: Nests in soil in 

 flowerpot. Prey: Homalodisca triquetra (F.), Graphocephala coccinea (Foerster). 

 Psen (Mimesa) punctata var. Carolina Rohwer, 1910. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 12: 103. 9. 



Biology: Krombein, 1950. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 52: 283 (nest, prey). 

 punctatus ferrugineus (Viereck). South. Fla. 



Mimesa ferrnginea Viereck, 1901. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 27: 341. 3. 

 punctatus punctatus (Fox). S. Dak., Nebr., Colo.; Mexico (Morelos). 



Psen pimctatiis Fox, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 9. 9. 

 simplicicornis (Fox). Que., N. J. and Pa. south to N. C. Ecology: Nests in decaying wood; 

 cocoons of reared series bear fragments of wood pulp. Prey: Graphocephala sp., 

 Cicadellinae sp. 

 Psen simplicicor)iis Fox, 1898. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 25: 10. 9 (d misdet.). 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 142 (larva). 



Biology: Krombein, 1950. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 52: 286 (nest). —Krombein, 1951. U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Agr. Monog. 2: 959 (prey). 



Genus PSEN Latreille 



Psen Latreille, 1796. Precis Caract. Gen. Ins., p. 122. No species. 



Type-species: Sphex atra Fabricius. First included species. 

 Psenia Stephens, 1829. System. Cat. Brit. Ins., p. 361. 



Type-species: Sphex atra Fabricius. Desig. by Pate, 1937. 

 Dahlbomia Wissman, 1849. Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 10: 9. 



Type-species: Sphex atra Fabricius. Monotypic 

 Mesopora Wesmael, 1852. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belg., Bui. 19: 279. 



Type-species: Sphex atra Fabricius. Monotypic. 

 Caenopsen Cameron, 1899. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4: 55. 



Type-species: Caenopsen fuscinervis Cameron. Monotypic. 

 Punctipsen van Lith, 1968. Tijdschr. Ent. Ill: 125. 



Type-species: Mimesa exarata Eversmann. Orig. desig. 



The North American barthi Vier. nests in dead wood and preys upon Membracidae, and 

 erythropoda Roh. preys upon Cercopidae. Extralimital species have been reported as nesting in 

 dead wood or in sandy or clay soil, and as preying upon Cicadellidae, Cercopidae and Mem- 

 bracidae. 



Revision: van Lith, 1975. Tijdschr. v. Ent. 118: 2-15, figs. 1-15 (New World spp.). 

 barthi Viereck. Que., Conn., Pa., Md., Ga., Wis. Ecology: Nests in wood. Prey: Cyrtolobus 



fenestratus (Fitch); Atymna inoniata (Say); Micrutalis calva (Say); cocoons from which 

 type series of myersiana was reared bear attached fragments of Membracidae, perhaps 

 Enchenopa binotata (Say). 

 Psen {Mimesa) barthi Viereck, 1907. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, Bui. 5: 251. 9. 

 Mimesa myersiana Rohwer, 1909. Ent. News 20: 324. 9,5. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 85: 142-143, fig. 20 (larva). 



