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 Nyssoninae with about 1500 species is the second largest subfamily. There are 63 species found for the most part across southern Canada of which 26 species are known from the Montane Cordillera Ecozone. Most species prey on Homoptera but several species are cleptoparasitic on other Nyssoninae. All species are ground-nesters.
140. Alysson conicus Provancher
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec. North America (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species does not occur west of the Montane Cordillera in Alberta.
ALTA: Eisenhower Junction, Banff.
141. Alysson guignardi Provancher
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon. Transcontinental in 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.
ALTA: Banff Nat. Pk.
BC: Revelstoke.
142. Alysson oppositus Say
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec. North America east of Rocky Mountains (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species does not occur west of the Montane Cordillera in Alberta.
ALTA: Banff.
143. Alysson radiatus Fox
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec. 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.
ALTA: Banff Natl. Pk.; Kananaskis, Forest exp. Sta. Seebe.
BC: Osoyoos, Richter Pass.
144. Alysson triangulifer shawi Bradley
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Western 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: Carbonate, Columbia River; Robson.
145. Nysson rufiventris Cresson
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Bohart and Menke (1976) reported this species from the western United States.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Kaslo; Nelson.
146. Zanysson texanus (Cresson)
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. 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: Vernon.
147. Ochleroptera bipunctata (Say)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario. 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: Kaslo; Revelstoke.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Homoptera.
148. Gorytes atricornis Packard
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec. North America (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: kaslo; Vernon.
149. Gorytes simillimus Smith
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan. North America (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: Okanagan; Vernon.
150. Hoplisoides placidus nebulosus (Packard)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Eastern North America (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: Oliver; Salmon Arm; Vernon.
151. Stizoides (Tachystizus) renicinctus (Say)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan. North America (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: Oliver; Osoyoos; Vernon.
152. Bicyrtes ventralis (Say)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan. Southern Canada and 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: Okanagan Falls; Oliver; Osoyoos; Penticton; Robson; Shuswap Falls; Summerland; Thompson River; Vernon.
153. Microbembex californica R. Bohart
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. Western United States and 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: Lillooet; Okanagan Falls; Oliver; Osoyoos; Summerland.
154. Microbembex monodonta (Say)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan. North and Central America, east of Continental Divide.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Osoyoos.
155. Microbembex nigrifrons (Provancher)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Western United States and 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: Nicola; Oliver; Osoyoos.
156. Bembix
americana spinolae Lepeletier
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. Bohart and Menke (1976) report this subspecies throughout North America, except the Pacific coast.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Big Bar; Chilcotin; Crescent; Keremeos; Lillooet; Nicola; Oliver; Osoyoos; Penticton; Revelstoke; Robson. Saanich Disrtict; Saratoga Beach, near Oyster River V.I.; Shuswap; Sidney; Vancouver; Vernon; Victoria; Wasa.
157. Bembix americana comata J. Parker
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, Manitoba.Pacific coast 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: Big Bar; Fort Steele; Invermere; Lytton; Okanagan Falls; Oliver; Osoyoos; Penticton; Robson; Summerland; Vernon.
158. Bembix amoena Handlirsch
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Western north America.
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Alkali Lake; Big Bar; Chilcotin; Grand Forks; Jesmond; Kamloops; Lillooet, Seton Lake;
Nicola; Okanagan; Oliver; Osoyoos; Penticton.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Diptera.
159. Steniolia duplicata Provancher
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. Southwestern United States and 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: Okanagan Falls; Oliver; Summerland.
160. Steniolia obliqua (Cresson)
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. 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: Copper Mt.; Douglas Lake; Princeton.
161. Stictiella emarginata (Cresson)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan. Southern Canada and 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: Invermere.
165. Stictiella pulchella (Cresson)
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. Colorado to California (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: Vernon.
