1716 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Biology: Mickel, 1924. Ent. News 35: 236-242 (parasite). —Evans, 1957. Studies on compar. 

 ethology Bembix, pp. 142-167, figs. 38-46 (hopping dance, mating, nest, prey, egg, life 

 cycle, parasites). —Evans, 1966. Compar. ethology and evolution of sand wasps, pp. 

 345-349 (hopping dance, nest, prey capture, parasites). 



Genus STICTIELLA Parker 



Stictiella Parker, 1917. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 52: 21. 



Type-species: Monedula formosa Cresson. Orig. desig. 

 Microstictia Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. News 74: 196. 



Type-species: Monedula femorata Fox. Orig. desig. 



The genus is restricted to the Nearctic Region and all but one species occur in America north 

 of Mexico. The species whose biology is known use adult Lepidoptera as prey and usually prac- 

 tice mass provisioning, although there is one record suggestive of progressive provisioning in 

 serrata, a species also known to practice mass provisioning. 



Taxonomy: Gillaspy, 1959. Pan-Pacific Ent. 35: 193 (species groups). —Gillaspy, Evans and 

 Lin, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 559-566, 1 fig. (partition into Stictiella and Xerostictia 

 on morph. characters). 



Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 559-563, fig. 1 (ethology). 

 callista Parker. Ariz., N. Mex. Ecology: Nests in sand. Prey: Melipotis indoviita (Wlkr.); 

 Strymon vielinus pudica Edw.; Hesperiidae sp. 

 Stictiella callista Parker, 1917. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 52: 34. 6, 9. 



Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 562 (prey). — Alcock and 

 Gamboa, 1975. Ariz. Acad. Sci., Jour. 10: 160 (nest, prey). 

 corniculata Mickel. Wyo. to Calif. 



Stictiella corniculata Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 332. S. 



Taxonomy: Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. News 74: 251-252. 



divergens Parker. Kans. 



Stictiella divergens Parker, 1917. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 52: 55. S. 

 emarginata (Cresson). Generally distributed throughout the U. S. and south. Canada. Prey: 

 Euxoa quinquelinea incallida (Sm.). 

 Monedula emarginata Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 468. 6,9. 

 Monedula maviillata Handlirsch, 1890. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. KL, Sitzber. 99: 146. 

 3, 9. 



Biology: Bradley, 1908. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 1: 129 (sleeping aggregation). —Gillaspy, 

 Evans and Lin, 1962. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 55: 562 (prey). 



exigua (Fox). Mont. 



Monedula exigua Fox, 1895. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 47: 370. 9. 



femorata (Fox). Fla., Tex. 



Monedula femorata Fox, 1895. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 47: 368. 6. 

 formosa (Cresson). Kans., Okla., Tex. Ecology: Nests in sand, makes 5-17 cells per nest, stores 

 6-11 butterflies per cell, practices mass provisioning. Parasite: Acarina sp.; Diptera sp. 

 Prey: Polites sp., Hylephila phyleus Dru., Atalopedes campestris Boisd., Pyrgus 

 coynmunis Grt., Thanaos zarucco Luc; Pliyciodes phaon Edw., Libythea lai-vata Streck., 

 L. sp.; Strymon melinus Hbn. 

 Monedula formosa Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 221. 6,9. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 260, figs. 37-41 (larva). 



Biology: Gillaspy, Evans and Lin, 1962. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 55: 559-561 (nest, prey, 

 parasite). 



minutula (Handlirsch). Tex. 



Monedula minutula Handlirsch, 1890. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. Kl., Sitzber. 99: 148. 

 9. 

 nubilosa Gillaspy. Calif. (Los Angeles). 



Stictiella nubilosa Gillaspy, 1963. Ent. News 74: 252. 9. 



