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Cerceris insolita albida Scullen

Cerceris insolita albida Scullen, 1965a:349, 354, 447–448, fig. 59.

TYPES.—The type female and allotype male, from Las Cruces, N. Mex., 3880 feet elevation, 18 June 1942 (H. A. Scullen), are at the National Museum of Natural History (USNM 66168).

DISTRIBUTION.—Only one male recorded from Mexico: ♂, 25 mi W Acayucan, Veracruz, 18 August 1959 (Manke and Stange).

PREY RECORD.—None.

PLANT RECORD.—None.
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Scullen, Herman Austin. 1972. "Review of the genus Cerceris Latreille in Mexico and Central America (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-121. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.110

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Cerceris insolita atrafemori Scullen

Cerceris insolita atrafemori Scullen, 1965a:349, 354, 448–449, figs. 60, 143a, b, c.

TYPES.—The type female, taken from Phoenix, Ariz., 1100 feet elevation, 10 August 1946 (H. A. Scullen), is at the National Museum of Natural History (USNM 66169).

The males of the subspecies C. i. atrafemori Scullen are difficult to distinguish from closely related forms.

DISTRIBUTION.—Known south of the border from the following two females and one male taken in western Mexico:

MEXICO: NAYARIT: ♀, 39 mi SE Tepic, 2750 ft, 18 June 1963 (S and B); SINALOA: ♀, ♂, Villa Union, 17 August 1962 (HEE).

PREY RECORD.—-None.

PLANT RECORD.—None.
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bibliographic citation
Scullen, Herman Austin. 1972. "Review of the genus Cerceris Latreille in Mexico and Central America (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-121. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.110