1560 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology Evans, 1951. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 76: 303 (prey). -Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962. 

 Ent Soc Amer., Misc. Pub. 3: 81 (prey). -Evans, 1970. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 140: 482 

 (prey) -Wasbauer and Powell, 1962. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 35: 399 (prey). -Kurczewski 

 and Kurczewski, 1973. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 46: 70-72 (prey transport, nest). 



texanus (Dreisbach). La. and Tex. s. in Mexico to Morelos and Yucatan. 

 Pompilinus texanus Dreisbach, 1949. Ent. Amer. (n. s.) 29: 14. 6. 



townesi Evans. Alleghan. Fauna, N. H. w. to Man., Conn, to Fla. 



A7ioplius (Pompilinus) townesi Evans, 1951. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 76: 313, fig. 102. 3. 



Genus ANOPLIUS Subgenus ANOPLIUS Dufour 



Anoplius Dufour, 1834. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. 2: 483. 



Type-species: Sphex nigerrinius Scopoli. Desig. by Internatl. Comn. Zool. NomencL, 

 Op. 997, 1973. 

 Pompilioides Radoszkowski, 1887. Soc. Ent. Rossica, Horae 21: 94. 



Type-species: Pompilioides unicolor Radoszkowski. Desig. by Ashmead, 1902. 

 Aphiloctenus Ashmead, 1902. Canad. Ent. 34: 87. 



Type-species: Pompilus virginiensis Cresson. Orig. desig. 



Wasps of this subgenus nest in ready-made cavities of various kinds, and occupy a variety of 

 habitats. 



depressipes Banks. Carol, and Alleghanian Faunas, Tex., Ala. and Fla. to Wis. and Maine. 



Ecology: Nests in pre-existing cavities in wood and soil; occasionally stores more than 

 one cell per cavity, each cell separated by^ a partition of the substrate. Prey: Dolomedes 

 triton sexpunctatus Hentz, D. scriptus Hentz, D. striatiis Giebel, D. tenebrosus Hentz. 

 Anoplius depressipes Banks, 1919. Canad. Ent. 51: 81. 9. 



Biology: Evans, 1949. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc. 51: 206 (prey transport). —Evans and 

 Yoshimoto, 1962. Ent. Soc Amer., Misc. Pub. 3: 83-84 (prey transport, nest). —Kurczewski 

 and Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 22 (prey). 

 dreisbachi Evans. Ariz, and south. Calif, to Colo., Wyo. and B. C, chiefly in Transit. Zone. 

 Anoplius (Anoplius) dreisbachi Evans, 1966. Amer. Ent. Soc, Mem. 20: 353, fig. 49. S, 9. 



elongatus Dreisbach. Mich., Minn. 



Anoplitis elongatus Dreisbach, 1950. Amer. Midland Nat. 43: 576, figs. 11, 12. 6. 

 fulgidus (Cresson). Extreme southern U. S., Fla., Tex., Ariz., Utah, Calif.; Antilles, Mexico, 

 Central and South America to Peru and Brazil. Ecology: Nests in heavy loam along 

 stream. Prey: Pirata sedentarius Montg., Arctosa sp. near littoralis (Hentz). 



Pompilus fulgidus Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 131. 9. 



Pompilus aeneopurpureus Fox, 1891. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 18: 339. 9,6. 



Pompilus championi Cameron, 1893. Biol. Cent.- Amer. Hym., v. 2, p. 196. 9. 



Pompilus mundulus Fox, 1897. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 49: 243. 9. 



Anoplius amanis Banks, 1947. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 99: 416. 9 . 



Biology: Wasbauer, 1955. Pan-Pacific Ent. 31: 63-66 (prey transport). —Kurczewski and 

 Kurczewski, 1968. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 41: 22 (prey). 

 hispidulus Dreisbach. Ill, Mich., N. Y., Conn., Md. 



Anoplius hispidulus Dreisbach, 1950. Amer. Midland Nat. 43: 577, figs. 25, 26. 6. 

 illinoensis (Robertson). U. Austr. and Transit. Zones, Ga., Tex., Utah, and Colo, to Mont., 



Mich., and Que. Ecology: Nests in firm soil. Prey: Lycosa avida Walck., L. helluo Walck., 

 L. sp. 

 Pompilus illinoensis Robertson, 1901. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 27: 202. 9, d. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 52: 439, figs. 20-25, 47 (larva). 



Biology: Evans and Yoshimoto, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Misc. Pub. 3: 82-83 (prey transport, 

 nest). —Kurczewski and Kurczewski, 1973. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 46: 72 (prey). 

 imbellis Banks. Transcont. in U. Austr. and Transit. Zones south at higher altitudes to Costa 

 Rica. Ecology: Nests in soil near still water. Prey: Pardosa ramulosa McCook, P. 

 milvina (Hentz), P. disti7icta group, P. sp., Trochosa avara Keys., Arctosa sp. 

 Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944. Mus. Compar. Zool., Bui. 94: 169. 9,6. 



