Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1739 



elegans elegans Cresson. Nev., Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). 



Eucerceris elegants Cresson, 1879. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 7: Proc, p. xxiii. 6. Preocc. in 



Cerceris. 

 Cerceris nevadensis Dalla Torre, 1890. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 9: 200. N. name. 

 elegans ferruginosa Scullen. South. Calif. 



E ucerceris ferruginosa Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 45. 9. 

 Eucerceris mojavensis Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 44, figs. 26, 80a-c. i. 

 elegans monoensis Scullen. East, centr. Calif. 



Eucerceris elegans monoensis Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 28, figs. 14, 69a-f. 

 9, (J. 

 flavocincta Cresson. Man. to B. C. south to N. Mex. and Calif. Ecology: Nests in hard stony 

 soil, provides up to 7 cells per nest, stores 6-7 prey per cell. Parasite: Hedijchrum 

 nigropilosum Mocs.? Prey: Dyslobus lecontei Casey, D. segnis (LeC), D. sp., Panscopus 

 aequalis (Horn), Peritaxia nigricollis Horn. 

 Eucerceris flavocinctus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 109. 9. 

 Eucerceris cingnlatus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 110. 6. 

 Eucerceris striareata Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 85. 9. 

 Eucerceris chapynanae Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 86. i. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1957. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 83: 88, figs. 32-35 (larva). 



Biology: Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 12-14 (nest, prey, cocoon, male 

 behavior). — Bohart and Powell, 1956. Pan-Pacific Ent. 32 143-144 (nest, prey, parasite ?). 

 — Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. ZooL, Bui. 140: 502 (nest, prey). 

 fulvipes Cresson. Alta., Mont., S. Dak. to Wyo., south to Tex., Ariz, and south. Calif. Ecology: 



Nests in hard stony soil, makes more than 5 cells per nest, stores 12-18 prey per cell. 



Parasite: Taxigramnia heteroneura (Meig.)?; Hedychrum parvum Aar.? Prey: 



Brachyrhinus ovatus L., Ceutorhynchus punctiger Gyll., Hyperodes sp. Predator: 



Philanthus zebraius Cr. 

 Eucerceris fulvipes Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: HI. 9, 6- Preocc in Cerceris. 

 Cerceris cressoni Schletterer, 1887. Zool. Jahrb., Ztschr. f. System. 2: 489. N. name. 

 Eucerceris flavipesd) Ashmead, 1899. Canad. Ent. 31: 295. 9. 

 Eucerceris simulatrix Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 87. 6 . 



Biology: Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 502 (nest, prey transport, parasites ?). 

 insignis Provancher. Nev., Calif.; Mexico (Baja California). 



Eucerceris insig7iis Provancher, 1889. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 418. 6. 



Preocc. in Cerceris. 

 Cerceris provanchen Dalla Torre, 1890. Wien. Ent. Ztg. 9: 204. N. name. 

 lacunosa lacunosa Scullen. South. Ariz, to southwest. Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango). 

 Eucerceris lacunosa Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 19. 6. 

 Eucerceris arizonensis Scullen, 1939. Oreg. State Monog., Studies in Ent. 1: 20. 9. 

 lacunosa sabinasae Scullen. South. Ariz.; Mexico (Coahuila). 



Eucerceris lacunosa sabinasae Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 36, fig. 20. 6, 9. 

 melanovittata Scullen. South. Ariz., N. Mex., west. Tex.; Mexico (Nuevo Leon). 



Eucerceris melanovittata Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 164. 6. 

 mellea Scullen. Southwest. Tex., N. Mex.; Mexico (Chihuahua). 



Eucerceris mellea Scullen, 1948. Pan-Pacific Ent. 24: 165. 9,6. 

 montana Cresson. Mont., Utah to Kans., south to Ariz, and west. Tex., south in Mexico to 

 Jalisco and San Luis Potosi. 

 Eucerceris montanus Cresson, 1882. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 10: Proc, p. viii. 9, S. 

 Cerceris sonorejisis Cameron, 1891. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Hym., v. 2, p. 129, pi. 8, fig. 10. i. 

 morula albarenae Scullen. South. N. Mex., southwest. Tex. 



Eucerceris morula albarenae Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 46, fig. 29. 9, 6. 

 morula morula Scullen. South. N. Mex., southwest. Tex.; Mexico (San Luis Potosi, 

 Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Hidalgo). 

 Eucerceris morula morula Scullen, 1968. U. S. Natl. Mus., Bui. 268: 49, figs. 30, 82a-f. 9, 

 6. 



