Superfamily SPHECOIDEA 1733 



echo atrata Scullen. Maine, Mass., N. Y., N. J., Va., N. C, Ga., Wis., 111., Kans. Ecology: Makes 

 multicellular nest in flat, fine-grained sand, stores up to 30 prey per cell. Prey: Olibnis 

 neglectus Casey, 0. sp., Phalacrus sp. 

 Cerceris echo atrata Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 377, fig. 16. 9. 



Biology: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 509, figs. 6-7 (nest, prey). 

 echo echo Mickel. Iowa, N. Dak. to Tex., west to Idaho, north. Calif, and Ariz.; Mexico 



(Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes). Ecology: Nests in open sand. 

 Prey: Phalacrus sp. 

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



Biology: Evans, 1971. Kans. Ent. Soc, Jour. 44: 509-510 (nest, prey). 

 femurrubrum Viereck and Cockerell. Colo, and west. Tex. to south. Calif.; Mexico (Baja 

 California and Coahuila south to Puebla). Ecology: Nests in moist sand. Prey: 

 Eurymetopon rufipes Esch., Steriphayius sp. 

 Cerceris fern ur-rubrum Viereck and Cockerell, 1904. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 12: 135. 3. 

 Cerceris thione Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 18. 6. 

 Cerceris athene Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 20. 9. 

 Cerceris fern urrubra rossi Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 56, fig. 50. 9, 6. 



Biology: Wasbauer, 1957. Pan-Pacific Ent. 33: 131 (prey transport). — Alcock, 1974. Jour. Nat. 

 Hist. 8: 650-651 (nest, prey). 

 finitima Cresson. Sask., transcont. in U. S., N. Y. to Fla. west to N. Dak., Wye, Utah and 



Calif, south to Guatemala. Parasite: Dasymutilla scaevola (Bl.)? Prey: Chaetocnema 



pulicaria Melsh. 

 Cerceris finitima Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc Phila., Proc 5: 122. 9. 

 Cerceris finitima var. nigroris Banks, 1912. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 5: 27. 6. 

 Cerceris {Apiratrix(!)) vierecki Banks, 1947. Psyche 54: 30. 9. 



Cerceris finitima citrina Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 116: 380, fig. 18. 9, 6. 

 Cerceris finitima morelos Scullen, 1972. Smithsn. Contrib. Zool. 110: 25, fig. 13. 9, 6. 



Biology: Strandtmann, 1945. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 38: 312, fig. 10 (nest, prey). 

 flavofasciata flavofasciata Smith. N. J. to N. C, 111., Minn, and S. Dak. to Okla. Ecology: 



Nests in vertical sand banks. Parasite: Dasymutilla nigripes (P.). Prey: Chlamisns sp. 

 probably piicata (P.), Cryptocephalus ynutabilis Melsh., C. yiotatns F., C . fulvipennis 

 Hald., C. guttiilatus Oliv., C. sp. probably quadrimaculatus Say, Bassareus clatliratus 

 Melsh., B. sp. probably sellatus Suffr. 

 Cerceris flavofasciata Smith, 1908. Nebr. Univ. Studies 8: 364. 9. 

 Cerceris natallenus Brimley, 1927. Ent. News 38: 238. 9. 



Biology: Krombein, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 61: 197-198 (nest, prey, cocoon, parasite). 

 — Scullen, 1965. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc 116: 422 (prey). 



flavofasciata floridensis Banks. N. C. to Fla., Ala. Ecology: Nests in vertical face of sand pit, 

 makes more than 2 cells per nest, stores 9-11 prey per cell. Prey: Cryptocephalus bivius 

 Newm., C. binominis Newm., C. guttulatus Suffr., Chlamistis sp. probably nodulosa 

 Blatch., Coscinoptera dominicana (F.). 

 Cerceris floridensis Banks, 1915. Canad. Ent. 47: 403. S. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 276, figs. 68-70 (larva). 



Biology: Krombein, 1964. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2201: 20-22 (nest, prey, life cycle). 

 frontata Say. 111. and Iowa west to Calif., south to Tex. and Ariz.; Mexico (Baja California, 

 Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango). Ecology: Nests in flat, hard-packed sometimes stony 

 soil, makes 3 or more cells per nest, stores 6 prey per cell. Parasite: Parametopia sp.?; 

 Exoprosopa fasciata Macq.; Hedychrum violaceum Br.? Prey: Cleonus pulvereus (LeC), 

 Eupagoderes sp., Lixus concavus Say, L. mucidus LeC, Thecestemus humeralis (Say). 



Cercens frontata Say, 1823. West. Quart. Rptr. 2: 80. 9. 



Cerceis Texensis Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 89. 9. 



Cerceris occidentalis Saussure, 1867. Reise d. Novara, Zool., v. 2, Hym., p. 100. 9. 



Cerceris raui Rohwer, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 57: 230. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Evans, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 90: 277-278 (larva). 



