Albert T. Finnamore. 1998. Aculeate Wasps in Smith, I.M., and G.G.E. Scudder, eds. Assessment of species diversity in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone. Burlington: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network, 1998.
ACULEATE WASPS
(Excluding Formicidae)
Albert T. Finnamore
APOIDEA
SPHECIDAE
The Pemphredoninae includes species that are among the smallest of the apoid wasps, some species average two mm in length. There are about 800 species known around the world; the Canadian fauna contains 49 species of which 32 species are found in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone. These wasps are either twig-nesting or sand- nesting. Prey consists of Homoptera, primarily Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) and aphids but some genera prey on Thysanoptera (thrips) or Collembola (springtails).
22. Mimesa cressonii Packard
DISTRIBUTION: Finnamore (1983) reported this species from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Arizona, California, Connecticut, D.C., Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Osoyoos, Richter Pass; White Lake, 9 mi nw Oliver.
23. Mimesa gregaria (Fox)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon. Finnamore (1983) reported this species over most of western and northern North America.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera.
ALTA: Eisenhower Junction, Banff National Park.
BC: Hazelton; Jesmond; Kamloops; Manning Park 4000'; Okanagan; Osoyoos; Osoyoos, Richter Pass; Terrace, 54 mi ne near Woodcock.
24. Mimesa lutaria (Fabricius)
DISTRIBUTION: Holarctic. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming (Finnamore 1983).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera.
ALTA: Eisenhower Lookout, Banff National Park.
BC: Osoyoos, Anarchist Mt.; Robson.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera: Cicadellidae.
25. Mimesa pauper Packard
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.c., Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming (Finnamore 1983).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Hazelton; Kaslo; Oliver, 7 mi n; Robson; Salmon Arm; Terrace, 54 mi e 1960.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera: Cicadellidae.
26. Mimesa sabina Gittins
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah (Finnamore 1983).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Vernon.
27. Mimesa unicincta Cresson
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (Finnamore 1983).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Eisenhower Junction, Banff National Park.
BC: Hazelton; Williams Lake.
28. Mimumesa clypeata (Fox)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon. This species has also been reported from Alaska and the western Uunited States (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Oliver; Osoyoos, 7 mi w Richter Pass.
29. Mimumesa mixta (Fox)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. North American Transition Zone (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Fernie; Kaslo; Oliver; Oliver, McIntyre Creek; Robson; Vernon.
30. Mimumesa nigra (Packard)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon; transition zone of North America (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Lumby.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera: Cicadellidae.
31. Mimumesa propinqua (Kincaid)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Oliver; Salmon Arm; Vernon.
32. Psenulus frontalis (Fox)
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, Ontario. Western United States (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Lillooet, Seton Lake; Robson.
33. Diodontus fraternus Rohwer
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Eighme (1989) reported this species from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Invermere.
34. Diodontus rugosus Fox
DISTRIBUTION: Eighme (1989) reported this species from Alberta, British Columbia, Alaska, California, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Invermere.
35. Pemphredon confertim Fox
DISTRIBUTION: Dollfuss (1995) reported this species from British Columbia, Alberta, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Kelowna; Robson.
36. Pemphredon gennelli (Rohwer)
DISTRIBUTION: Dollfuss (1995) reported this species from British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming..
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Kaslo; Robson; Vaseaux Lake near Oliver; Vernon.
37. Pemphredon inornata Say
DISTRIBUTION: Holarctic. Dollfuss (1995) reported this species in North America from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Soiuth Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Blairmore; Eisenhower Junction, Banff National Park; Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Whitehorn Lift, Lake Louise.
BC: Chilcotin; Clinton; Hazelton; Invermere; 100 Mile House; Oliver; Penticton; Robson; Vaseaux Lake near Oliver; Vernon; White Lake near Oliver; Williams Lake.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera: Aphididae.
38. Pemphredon lugubris (Fabricius)
DISTRIBUTION: Dollfuss (1995) reported this species to be Holarctic; in North America it is known from Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Alaska Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Kananaskis forest experiment Station, Seebe; Waterton.
BC: Hazelton; Kaslo; Mt Revelstoke; Robson.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera: Aphididae.
39. Pemphredon montana Dahlbom
DISTRIBUTION: Dollfuss (1995) reported this species to be Holarctic; in North America it is known from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Alaska Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming..
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Jasper National Park; Waterton; Waterton Lakes.
BC: Aspen Grove; Hazelton; Keremeos; Mt. Revelstoke; Orofino Mt. near Oliver; Robson; Salmon Arm.
40. Pemphredon nearctica Kohl
DISTRIBUTION: Dollfuss (1995) reported this species from Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park.
BC: Robson; Vernon.
41. Passaloecus cuspidatus Smith
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Banff; Eisenhower Junction, Banff National Park; Johnston Canyon, Banff Nat. Pk.; Lake Louise, Banff Nat. Pk.; Sunshine Lodge 6900', Banff; Waterton.
BC: Aspen Grove; Bear Lake; Canim Lake; Clinton; Hazelton; Kaslo; Keremeos; Mt Revelstoke; Oliver; Robson; Salmon Arm; Summerland; Vernon.
42. Passaloecus lineatus Vincent
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec. Transcontinental in North America.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Banff.
BC: Robson.
43. Passaloecus monilicornis Dahlbom
DISTRIBUTION: Holarctic, Alaska to California, New Mexico, Arizona in the west, across southern Canada, south to Pennsylvania in the east (Vincent 1978). Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Banff; Banff, Cascade Trail 5000'; Eisenhower Junction Banff Nat. Pk.; Eisenhower Lookout Banff Nat. Pk.; Johnston Canyon, Banff; Waterton.
BC: Aspen Grove; Clinton; Creston; Hixon; Kaslo; Lillooet, Seton Lake; Mt Revelstoke; Robson.
44. Passaloecus patagiates Vincent
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Western United States and Canada (Vincent 1978).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Eisenhower Junction, Banff Nat. Pk.
BC: Robson.
45. Passaloecus relativus Fox
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, Ontario. Vincent (1978) reported this species from mountains in central and southwestern United States.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Kamloops.
46. Stigmus americanus Packard
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, eastern North America, Washington.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Banff.
BC: Robson.
47. Stigmus aphidiperda Rohwer
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta. This species has been reported from Pennsylvania to North Carolina (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in Alberta.
ALBERTA: Jumping Pound Creek, Banff Nat. Pk.
48. Stigmus fraternus Say
DISTRIBUTION: transcontinental in Canada, in United States east of 100th meridian (Krombein et al. 1979). Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
ALTA: Banff; Jumping Pound Creek, Banff Nat Pk.
BC: Robson; Terrace, 54 mi e.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera: Aphididae.
49. Stigmus fulvipes Fox
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. Transcontinental in United States, south to Mexico (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Summerland.
50. Stigmus inordinatus inordinatus Fox
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. Western United States (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Robson; Summerland.
51. Pulverro columbianus (Kohl)
DISTRIBUTION: western United States, north to British Columbia and Alberta (Bohart and Menke 1976). Pate (1937) reported this species from southern British Columbia to Colorado.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Invermere; Robson.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Thysanoptera.
52. Ammoplanellus apache (Pate)
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. California, Arizona, New Mexico (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Osoyoos, Haynes Ecological Reserve.
53. Ammoplanellus lenape (Pate)
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, Quebec. Pennsylvania (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Osoyoos, Haynes Ecological Reserve.
