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emerged from the cocoons. Perhaps the phenomenon of partheno- 

 genesis may prove to be more or less common among the mutillids 

 (s. str.). 



HOSTS OF THE M0TILLIDAB 



The information concerning the hosts of the Mutillidae is scattered 

 through the literature in the form of short notes and is more or less 

 inaccessible. On this account the usual statement of authors regard- 

 ing the matter is that the Mutillidae are parasites of other wasps and 

 bees. This is, in general, correct, but not universally true and it is 

 believed that a tabulation of the hosts of this family will serve as a 

 basis for further investigation, as well as throw some light on the 

 possible taxonomic relationships existing between various groups 

 of the family, and between the Mutillidae and their near relatives. 



In the following table the name of the host is given, together with 

 the name of the species of Mutillid concerned, and the authority 

 responsible for the statement. In cases where the relationship 

 between the Mutillid and the host was considered doubtful by the 

 authority, the latter 's name is followed by a question mark. 



Name of host 



Name of Mutillid 



Authority 



COLEOPTERA 

 Cicindelid larva 



Clythra tristigma Lacordaire.. 



Clythra sp. (taken in nest of Cre- 

 mastogaster peringueyi Emery). 



DIPTERA 



Glossina morsitans West wood 



Glossina morsitans Westwood 



Olossina morsitans Westwood 



HYMENOPTERA 



Tiphia lucida Ashmead 



Elis quinquecincta Fabricius 



Elis quinquecincta Fabricius 



Leptochilus mauritanicus (Lepeletier) 



Eumenes esuriens Fabricius 



Eumenes conica Fabricius 



Eumenes arbustornm Panzer.. 



Eumenes sp 



Eumenes sp 



Eumenes sp 



Polistessp 



Polistes sp 



Evageihes laboriosus Ferton. 



Bembix pruinosa Fox 



Microbembex monodonta (Say) 



Oxybelus uniglumis Linnaeus 



Crabro (Solenius) Tubicola 



Methoca ichneumonides Latreille 



Mutilla clyihrae Rosenhauer. 



Mutilla thy one Peringuey.. 



Mutilla glossinac Turner 



Mutilla benefactrix Turner 



Mutilla auxiliaris Turner 



Mutilla sp 



Dasymutilla quadriguttata (Say) 



Dasymutilla permista Mickel.. 



Stenomutilla argentata (Villers) 



Mutilla regia Smith 



Mutilla regia Smith 



Dasylabris maura Linnaeus (cited 



as Mutilla austriaca (Panzer). 



Mutilla yerburghi Cameron 



Mutilla metallica Cameron 



Mutilla poonaensis Cameron 



Pycnotilla barbara var. brutia (Petag- 



na). 



Tropidotilla littoralis (Petagna) 



Smicromyrme rufipes (Fabricius) 



Dasymutilla bioculata (Cresson) 



Dasymutilla bioculata (Cresson) 



Myrmosa melanocephala Fabricius... 

 Cystomutilla ruficeps (Smith) (cited 



as M. erythrocephala Fabricius) . 



Adlerz (1906). 

 Bouwman (1909). 

 Pagden (1926). 

 Rosenhauer (1856). 

 Peringuey (1898) . 



Eminson (1915). 

 Turner (1916 6). 

 Turner (1920). 



Williams (1919). 

 Hayes (1924). 

 Hayes (1924). 

 Radoszkowski (1869). 

 Cameron (1902 d) . 

 Dutt (1912). 

 Chretien (1896). 



Dutt (1912). 

 Dutt (1912). 

 Dutt (1912). 

 DeStefani Perez. (1882). 



DeStefani Perez. (1882). 

 Andre (1899-1903). 

 Mickel (1924). 

 Mickel (1924). 

 Andrg (1899-1903). 

 Borries (1892). 



