Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1729 



Type-species: Nectanebus Fischeri Spinola. Orig. desig. 

 Diamma Dahlbom, 1844. Hym. Europaea. v. 1, p. 225. Preocc. 



Type-species: Diavtma Spinolae Dahlbom. Monotypic (=Cerceris binodis Spinola). 

 Didesvuis Dahlbom, 1845. Hym. Europaea, v. 1, p. 502. N. name. 

 Apiraptrix Shestakov, 1923. Sbornik Jaroslav Gosudarst. Universitet., p. 101. 



Type-species: Spliex rybyensis Linnaeus. Orig. desig. 

 Paracerceris Brethes, 1913. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires, An. 24: 127. 



Type-species: Paracerceris tridentifera Brethes. Monotypic. 

 Bucerceris Minkiewicz, 1934. Polski Pismo Ent. 12: 253. 



Type-species: Cerceris bupresticida Dufour. Monotypic. 

 Stercobata Gussakovskij, 1935. Acad. Sci. U. R. S. S., Tadjikistan, Trav. 5: 445. 



Type-species: Cerceris bupresticida Dufour. Monotypic. 

 Apicerceris Pate, 1937. Amer. Ent. Soc, Mem. 9: 8. 



Type-species: Sphex rybyensis Linnaeus. Orig. desig. 



Revision: Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 333-548, 182 figs. (spp. of America north 

 of Mexico). —Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 1-121, 173 figs. (Mexican and 

 Central American spp.). 



Taxonomy: Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 5: 122-132 (spp. of N. Amer. north of 

 Mexico). —Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 11-30 (spp. of east. N. Amer.). —Banks, 

 1947. Psyche 54: 1-35 (West Coast spp.). 

 acanthophila Cockerell. Southwest. U. S.; Mexico (Baja California to Nuevo Leon, south to 

 Hidalgo). 

 Cerceris acanthophila Cockerell, 1897. Entomologist 30: 135. i. 

 Cerceris cockerelli Viereck, 1903 (1902). Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 54: 731. 6. 

 Cerceris {Apiratrixi!)) huachitca Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 29. 6. 

 aequalis aequalis Provancher. Principally Calif, and Oreg., but scattered records in Wash., 

 Wyo., Utah, Ariz., N. Mex., Tex. 

 Cerceris aequalis Provancher, 1888. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 417. 9. 

 Cerceris vicinoides Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 140. "6" = 9. 

 Cerceris psamathe Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 21. 9. 

 aequalis bolingeri Scullen. Oreg., Nev. 



Cerceris aequalis bolingeri Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 453, figs. 64, 146a, b, 

 c. 9. 

 aequalis idahoensis Scullen. B. C. to Oreg., Idaho, Wyo., Colo. Predator: Philanthus zebratus 

 Cr. 

 Cerceris aequalis idahoensis Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 454, figs. 65, 147a, 

 b, c. 9 . 

 alceste Mickel. Nebr. (Mitchell). 



Cerceris alceste Mickel, 1918 (1917). Nebr. Univ. Studies 17: 333. 9. 

 argia Mickel. La., Tex. north to Kans. and Colo., west to Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo 

 Leon, Jalisco). 

 Cerceris argia Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 412. 9. 



Taxonomy: Scullen, 1968. Ent. News 79: 158, figs. 5, 6. S. 

 arizonella Banks. Ariz. (Tempe). 



Cerceris'arizo7iella Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 32. 6. 

 astarte Banks. N. H. to N. C. west to Wis., HI. and northeast. Tex. 



Cerceris astarte Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 32: 424. 9. 

 atramontensis Banks. Que. to N. C. west to N. Dak. and centr. Tex. Ecology: Nests in woods 

 in stony soil. Prey: C onotrachelus anaglypticus Say, C. naso LeC, C. nenuphar Hbst., 

 C. posticatus Boh., Hyperodes sparsus Say. 

 Cerceris atramontensis Banks, 1913. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., BuL 32: 425. 9. 

 Cerceris arbuscula Mickel, 1916. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 42: 410. 9. 



Biology: Krombein, 1956. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, Bui. 51: 43 (nest, prey). —Evans, 1971. Kans. 

 Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 512-513 (nest, prey). 



