Nesting and predatory behavior of some Tachysphex from the western United States (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Authors

Nancy B. Elliott, Siena College, Loundonville, New York
Frank E. Kurczewski, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York

Abstract

The first published observations on the nesting and predatory behavior of Tachysphex antennatus Fox, T. occidentalis Pulawski, T. williamsi Bohart, T. yolo Pulawski, T. alpestris Rohwer, T. clarconis Viereck, T. apricus Pulawski, and T. cockerellae Rohwer are presented herein. Also included are host and behavioral data on T. tarsatus (Say), T. apicalis fusus Fox, T. similis Rohwer, T. ashmeadii Fox, and T. mundus exsectus Fox.

Recommended Citation

Elliott, Nancy B. and Kurczewski, Frank E. (1985) "Nesting and predatory behavior of some Tachysphex from the western United States (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 45: No. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol45/iss2/10