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 Philanthinae contains about 1100 species including the genus Cerceris with over 850 species. The Canadian fauna is southern with 45 species of which 12 species are found in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone. These wasps nest in the ground and prey usually consists of other aculeate Hymenoptera adults or Coleoptera adults.
166. Philanthus crabroniformis Smith
BISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan to Nebraska west to California (Bohart and Grissell 1975).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: D'Arcy; Armstrong; Chase; Chilcotin; Fort Steele; Kelowna; Keremeos; Lillooet, Seton Lake; Nicola; 100 Mile House; Oliver; Osoyoos; Peachland; Robson; Salmon Arm; Summerland; Vernon.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Hymenoptera.
167. Philanthus gibbosus (Fabricius)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario. Transcontinental, southern Canada to Central America (Bohart and Grissell 1975).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is not restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Crescent; Okanagan; Oliver; Robson; Salmon Arm; Summerland; Vernon.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Hymenoptera.
168. Philanthus inversus Patton
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Alberta to Kansas and western Iowa, west to British Columbia and California (Bohart and Grissell 1975).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Osoyoos.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Hymenoptera.
169. Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia. Western United States, 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: Kamloops; Keremeos; Nelson; Nicola; Oliver; Osoyoos; Robson; Salmon Arm; Summerland; Thompson River; Vernon.
170. Philanthus nitens (Banks)
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: Nicola; Oliver; Penticton.
171. Philanthus pacificus Cresson
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: Carbonate, Columbia River; Nicola; Osoyoos.
172. Philanthus pulcher Dalla Torre
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan. Manitoba to Kansas and New Mexico, west to British Columbia and California (Bohart and Grissell 1975).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from western Canada indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera in British Columbia.
BC: Osoyoos; Osoyoos Richter Pass; Osoyoos, Anarchist Mt.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Hymenoptera.
173. Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario. Transcontinental in 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: Kamloops; Osoyoos; Summerland; Vernon.
174. Philanthus ventralis (Mickel)
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: Kamloops.
175. Philanthus zebratus Cresson
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, 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 Mountain; Midday Valley, Merrit; Nicola Lake; Osoyoos.
176. Aphilanthops frigidus (Smith)
DISTRIBUTION: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. Transcontinental in southern Canada and United States (Bohart and Grissell 1975).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from British Columbia indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera Ecozone.
BC: Osoyoos.
BIOLOGY: predator. Host - Hymenoptera: Formicidae.
177. Aphilanthops subfrigidus Dunning
DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia. Transcontinental in United States (Bohart and Menke 1976).
MONTANE CORDILLERA ECOZONE: collection records from British Columbia indicate this species is restricted to the Montane Cordillera Ecozone.
BC: Creston; Kaslo; Lillooet, Salmon Arm; Seton Lake; Oliver; Osoyoos; Robson; Vernon: Westbank.
