Strepsiptera
Creators: name: Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney
name: Taylor, Steven J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Strepsiptera

description: List of Strepsiptera from U.S.A. and Canada, with distribution and host records
There has been no comprehensive list of Strepsiptera from USA and Canada since Kinzelbach (1971), and one is provided here.
Family Corioxenidae Kinzelbach 1970
Genus: Floridoxenos Kathirithamby & Peck 1994: 128
Genotype: Floridoxenos monroensis Kathirithamby & Peck
F. monroensis Kathirithamby & Peck 1994: 128 ♂ Host: unknown
Distribution: USA: Florida
Genus Loania Kinzelbach 1970: 99
Genotype: Loania canadensis Kinzelbach 1970
L. canadensis Kinzelbach 1970: 99 ♂
Host: Kleidocerys Stephens (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) Distribution: Canada: Ontario
L. cryophila (Johnston 1976: 581) ♂ Host: unknown
Distribution: USA: Georgia, Kentucky
Subfamily Triozocerinae Kinzelbach 1970: 105
Genus Triozocera Pierce 1909
Genotype: Triozocera mexicana Pierce
T. mexicana Pierce 1909: 86 ♂
Triozocera taxana Pierce 1911: 491
Triozocera paulstana Kogan 1958:421
Trioxocera mexicana Khalaf 1968: 565
Triozocera mexicana Khalaf 1969: 565
Triozocera mexicana Shepard 1979: 217
Host: Pangaeus bilineatus (Say) (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) Johnson 1973, Smith & Pitts 1974
Distribution: USA: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas
T. vernalis Kifune and Brailovsky 1987: 132 ♂ Host: unknown
Distribution: USA: Georgia, South Carolina; Mexico
Family Halictophagidae Perkins 1905: 98
Subfamily Halictophagidae Perkins 1905: 98
Genus Halictophagus Dale (in Curtis 1832: 433)
Genotype: Halictophagus curtisi Dale
H. acutus Bohart 1943a: 352 ♂,Ψ, L1
Host: Draeculacephala mollipes Say, D. monerva (Ball) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Johnston & Morrison 1979
Distribution: USA: New Mexico, Georgia, Kentucky
H. americanus Perkins 1905: 105 Ψ
Agalliaphagus americanus Pierce 1908: 80
Agallipahgus uhleri Pierce 1918: 479
Host: Aceratagallia quadrinotata (Prov.), A. uhleri (Van Duzee), A. sanguinolenta (Prov.), A. helveola (Oman), A. accola Oman, A. vastitatus Oman, A. fuscohirtus Oman, A. californica (Bak.), A. curta Oman, Eutettix tenellus (Bak.) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Distribution: USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Utah
H. barberi (Pierce 1908: 84) ♂ Anthericomma barberi Pierce 1908: 84 Host: unknown
Distribution: USA: New Mexico
H. bidentatus Bohart 1941: 147 ♂
Host: Athysanella utahne Osborne, A. taxana Osborne, Deltocephalous affinis, G. & B., Eucelis frigidus, Flexamia flexulosa Ball, F. p icta Osborne, Graminella mohri Delong, Parabolocratus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae).
Distribution: USA: Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas; Canada
H. callosus Bohart 1943a: 350 Ψ, L1
Host: Idiocerus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Distribution: USA: Washington
H. forthoodiensis Kathirithamby & Taylor, sp. n. ♂ Host: unknown
Distribution: USA: Texas
H. insularum (Pierce 1908: 84) ♂, Ψ
Dioxocera insularium Pierce 1918: 466
Halictophagus insularium Bohart 1941: 148 Diozocera insularum vincenti Pierce 1941: 4 Diozocera argentinae Pierce 1941: 5
Diozocera comstocki Pierce 1941: 6
Diozocera comstocki elsegundinis Pierce 1941: 10
Host: Xerophloea viridis (Fabricius), X. vanduzeei Lawson, Dorycephalus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Distribution: USA: California, Utah
H. jordani (Pierce 1952: 5) ♂, Ψ, L1
Membracixenos jordani Pierce 1952: 5 Host: Spissistylus festinus (Say) (Hemiptera: Membracidae) Distribution: USA: Louisiana, Texas
H. mackayi (Bohart 1937a: 103) ♂, Ψ, L1
Host: Aconura sp., Athysanella acuticauda (Bak,), Deltocephalous affinis G&B, Endria inimical Say., Flexamia spp., Gramminella mohri Delong, Laevicephalaus uhleri Oman, Macrosteles fascifrons Stal, Messamia colouradensis (G&B) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Distribution: Canada: Saskatchewan; USA: Kansas
H. omani Bohart 1943a: 345 ♂, Ψ, L1
Host: Oncometopia lateralis (F.) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Distribution: USA: Arizona, California, Kansas,Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas
H. oncometopiae (Pierce 1918: 473) ♂
Dacyrtocara oncometopiae Pierce 1918: 473 Dacytrocara undata Pierce 1918: 474
Halictophagus omcometopiae Bohart 1941: 150 Host: Oncometopia undata (F.) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Distribution: USA: Georgia
H. philaroniae Bohart 1946: 202 ♂, Ψ
Host: Philaronia bilineata (Say) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) Distribution: USA: Nebraska
H. uhleri Pierce 1909: 169 Ψ
Host: Pentagramma vittifrons Uhler (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), Paraphlepsius irroratus (Say) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)
Distribution: USA: Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Family Elenchidae Perkins 1905: 98
Subfamily Elenchinae Perkins 1905: 106
Genus Elenchus Curtis 1831: 385
Genotype: Stylops walkeri Curtis (= Elenchus tenuicornis (Kirby))
E. koebelei Pierce 1908: 81 ♂
Elenchus tenuicornis Baumert 1959: 400
Elenchinus heidemanni Pierce 1918: 481
Host: Liburnia sp., Prokelisia marginata (Van Duzee), Prokelisia dolus Wilson, Sogatella kolophon (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
Distribution: USA: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina
Family Myrmecolacidae Saunders 1872: 20
Genus: Caenocholax Pierce 1909: 88
Genotype: Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce 1909
C. fenyesi texensis Kathirithamby & Johnston 2004: S 6 ♂ Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce 1909: 89
Caenocholax fenyesi Khalaf 1968: 567
Caenocholax fenyesi Khalaf 1969
Caenocholax fenyesi Kathirithamby & Johnston 1992
Host: Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Distribution: USA: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas; Mexico
Family Stylopidae Kirby 1813: 100
Subfamily Stylopinae Kirby: 1813: 100
Genus Crawfordia Pierce 1908: 60
Genotype: Crawfordia pulvinipes Pierce C. californica Pierce 1918: 460 ♂
Host: Panurginus californicus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California
C. cockerelli Pierce 1909: 155 Ψ
Host: Panurginus ornatipes Cresson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: New Mexico
C. labrosiformidis Pierce 1918: 460 ♂
Host: Panurginus labrosiformidis Robertson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois
Genus Halictoxenos Pierce 1908: 82 Genotype: Halictoxenos jonesi Pierce
H. crawfordi Pierce 1909: 148 Ψ, L1
Halixenos graenicheri Pierce 1909: 148
Halixenos zephyri Pierce 1909: 148
Halixenos versati Pierce 1909: 148
Halixenos sparsi Pierce 1909: 148
Host: Halictus bruneri Crawford, H. albipennis Robt., H. versatus Robt., H. zephyrus Robt., H. incompletes Crawford, H. punctaroventris Crawford aff. H. nevadensis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Distribution: USA: Alabama, California, Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
H. jonesi Pierce 1908 ♂
Host: Dialictus imitatus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: Louisiana, Texas
H. nymphaeri Pierce 1911: 496 Ψ
Host: Halictus nymphaerum Robt. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois
H. schwarzi (Pierce 1908: 83) ♂
Apractelytra schwarzi Pierce 1909: 83
Host: Halictus geminus Sandhouse (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: District of Columbia
H. viridulae Pierce 1911: 496 Ψ Host: Augochlora viridula Smith (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois
Genus Hylecthrus Saunders 1850: 57 Genotype: Hylecthrus rubi Saunders
H. californicus Bohart 1941: 140 ♂, Ψ, L1
Host: Hylaeus sp. (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) Distribution: USA: Arizona, California Colorado,
Genus Eurostylops Bohart 1943a: 12 Pseudostylops Bohart 1943b: 134
Genotype: Eurostylops desertorum Bohart
E. desertorum (Bohart 1941: 134) Ψ, L1
Host: Halictoides boregoensis Michener (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: California
E. conanthalicti Kinzelbach 1971: 165 Ψ, L1
Host: Conanthalictus retito Ger., Conathalictus sp. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: California
E. sierrensis Bohart 1978: 101 Ψ
Host: Dufourea trochantera Bohart (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: California
E. tetonensis Bohart 1943b: 13 Ψ
Host: Halictodes maurus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Distribution: USA: Wyoming
Genus Stylops Kirby 1802: 112 Genotype: Stylops melitte Kirby
S. apicalis Bohart 1937a: 54 Ψ, L1
Host: Andrean saccata Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California, Oregon
S. bipunctatae Pierce 1909: 98 Ψ
Host: Andrena bipunctata Cresson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin
S. bisalicidis Pierce 1918: 446 Ψ
Host: Andrena bisalicis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Alabama, North Dakota
S. bruneri Pierce 1909: 98 Ψ
Stylops hartfordensis Pierce 1909: 103
Stylops nasoni Pierce 1909: 104
Stylops andrenoides Pierce 1911: 493
Stylops salictariae Pierce 1918: 449
Host: Andrean salictaria Robt., A. ililnoiensis Robt., A. nasoni Robt., A. andrenoides Cresson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
Distribution: USA: Alabama, Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin
S. californicus Pierce 1909: 99 Ψ
Host: Andrena subtilis Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) Distribution: USA: California
S. claytoniae Pierce 1909: 99 Ψ
Stylops imitatrix Pierce 1909: 104
Stylops vierecki Pierce 1909: 110
Host: Andrena imitatrix Cresson, A. claytonae Robt. (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas
S. cornii Pierce 1909: 100 Ψ, L1
Stylops graenicheri Pierce 1909: 103
Host: Andrena commoda Smith, A. nivailis Smith (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Wisconsin
S. crawfordi Pierce 1909: 100 ♂, Ψ
Host: Andrena crawfordi Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Texas
S. cressoni Pierce 1909: 102 Ψ, L1
Host: Andrena cressoni Robt. (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Maine
S. cuneiformis Bohart 1936: 16 ♂
Host: Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California
S. elongata Bohart 1937a: 53 Ψ, L1
Host: Andrena oenothera Timberlake, A. blaisdelli Cockerell Distribution: USA: California
S. heterocingulata Bohart 1937a: 55 Ψ, L1
Host: Andrena pensilis Timberlake, A. angustitarsata huardi Viereck, A. opaciventris Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
Distribution: USA: California, Oregon
S. hippotes Pierce 1909: 103 Ψ
Host: Andrena hippotes Robt. (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Ohio
S. medionitans Pierce 1918: 450 Ψ
Host: Andrena medionitans, Cockerell, A. scurra Viereck, Andrena sp. (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California, Oregon, Colorado
S. moestae Pierce 1918: 443 Ψ
Host: Andrena moesta Smith (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Washington
S. multiplicatae Pierce 1909: 104 Ψ
Host: Andrena multiplicata Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Wisconsin
S. neonanae Pierce 1918: 454 Ψ
Host: Andrena nernana Vierbeck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Georgia
S. nubeculae Pierce 1909: 105 Ψ
Host: Andrena nubecula Smith (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Colorado
S. nudae Pierce 1911: 495 Ψ
Host: Andrena nuda Robt. (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois
S. oklahomae Pierce 1909: 110 Ψ
Host: Andrena flavoclypeata miserabilis Cresson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Oklahoma
S. packardi Pierce 1909: 105 ♂
Host: Andrena placida Smith (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
S. pacificus Bohart 1936: 15 ♂, Ψ, L1
Host: Andrena complexa Viereck, A. suavis Timberlake, A. cuneilabris Viereck, Panurginus melanocephalus (Cochrell) (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
Distribution: USA: California, Oregon
S. salicifloris Pierce 1909: 106 Ψ
Stylops centroclarus Bohart 1937a: 50
Host: Andrena salicifloris Cockerell, A. quintilormis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California, Washington
S. shannoni Pierce 1918: 457 ♂
Stylops shannoni Kenner 2002: 160 ♂, Ψ, L1 Host: Andrena hippotes Robertson (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Maryland; Canada
S. solidulae Pierce 1909: 107 ♂, Ψ
Host: Andrena solidula Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Washington
S. sparsipilosae Pierce 1909: 108 Ψ
Host: Andrena sparsipilosa Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Maine
S. subcandidae Pierce 1909: 108 Ψ, L1
Host: Andrena subcanidida (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California
S. swenki Pierce 1909: 108 Ψ, L1
Stylops asteridis Pierce 1911: 494
Host: Andrena asteris Robertson, A. aff. lincolnella Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania
S. timberlakei Bohart 1936: 14 ♂, Ψ
Host: Andrena macrocephala Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California
S. vandykei Bohart 1936: 11 ♂, Ψ, L1
Host: Andrena perimelas Cockerell, A. carliniformis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) Distribution: USA: California, Oregon
Subfamily Xeninae Saunders 1872: 20
Genus Pseudoxenos Saunders 1872: 44 Gentotype: Pseudoxenos schaumi Saunders
P. arvensidis Pierce 1911: 499 Ψ
Host: Odynerus (Rygchium) arvensis Saussure, O. (Rygchium) sulphurous Saussure (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Distribution: USA: Illinois, California
P. bishoppi (Pierce 1909: 139) Ψ, L1
Monobiaphila bishoppi Pierce 1909: 139 Host: Monobia quadridens (L) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Texas
P. erynnidis Pierce 1911: 499 Ψ
Host: Pachodynerus erynnys (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Florida
P. foraminati Pierce 1911: 499 Ψ
Host: Rygchium foraminatum (Saussure) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: New Jersey
P. hookeri (Pierce 1909: 139) Ψ, L1
Leionotoxenos hookeri Pierce 1909: 139
Host: Rygchium annulatum annulatum (Say) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: California, Illinois, Texas
P. j o n e s i (Pierce 1909: 138) Ψ
Leionotoxenos joensi Pierce 1909: 138
Host: Stenodynerus fulvipes (Saussure) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Lousiana, North Carolina, Texas,
P. louisianae (Pierce 1909: 138) Ψ, L1
Leinontoxenos louisianae Pierce 1909: 138 Pseudoxenos histrionis Pierce 1911: 500
Pseudoxenos pedestridis Pierce 1911: 500
Host: Stenodynerus histrio (Lepeletier), S. pedestris (Sassure), S. vagus (Sassure) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Distribution: USA: Nebraska
P. neomexicanaus Pierce 1918: 463 ♂
Host: Stenodynerus taos (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: New Mexico
P. ro b e r s o n i Pierce 1911: 501 Ψ
Host: Stenodynerus annonia histrionalis (Robertson) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois
P. tigridis Pierce 1911: 501 Ψ
Host: Odynerus tigris Saussure (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Illinois
Genus Xenos Rossi 1793: 49
Genotype: Xenos vesparum Rossius
X. hunteri (Pierce 1909: 130) ♂, Ψ
Acroschismus hunteri Pierce 1911a: 130 Host: Polistes sp. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Texas
X. kifunei Cook & Mathison 1997: 256 ♂
Host: Polistes comanchus navajoe (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Arizona
X. pallidus Brues 1903: 246 ♂, Ψ
Acroschismus hubbardi Pierce 1908: 84
Acroschismus pallidus texensis Pierce 1909: 127
Host: Polistes sp., Polistes canadensis annularis (Linneaus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Alabama, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas
X. pecki Kirby 1813: 100 ♂
Xenos wheeleri Pierce 1908: 80
Xenos bruesi Pierce 1909: 124
Acroschismus pecosensis Pierce 1909: 128 Acroschismus bowditchi Pierce 1909: 130 Acroschismus texani Pierce 1909: 132
Acroschismus maximus Pierce 1909: 132 Xenos auriferi Pierce 1911: 498
Xenos californicus Pierce 1918: 489
Host: Polistes fuscatus (F.), Polistes metricus Say (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, South Carolina
X. rubiginosi (Pierce 1909: 132) Ψ
Acroschismus rubiginosi Pierce 1909: 132 Host: Polistes rubiginosus Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Distribution: USA: Lousiana
Subfamily Paraxeninae Kinzelbach 1971: 162
Genus Paraxenos Saunders 1872: 45
Genotype: Paraxenos erberi Saunders
P. auripedis (Pierce 1911: 503) Ψ
Ophthalmochlus auripedis Pierce 1911: 503 Host: Isodontia auripes (Fernald) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Distribution: USA: Pennsylvania, Maryland
P. duryi (Pierce 1908: 83) ♂
Ophthalmochlus duryi Pierce 1908: 83 Host: Prionyx atratus (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Distribution: USA: Ohio, Louisiana
P. luctusae (Pierce 1911: 502) Ψ
Eupathocera luctusae Pierce 1911: 502
Host: Podalonia argentiforns (Cresson), P. violaceipennis (Lepeletier), P.v. luctusae (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
Distribution: USA: Maryland
P. lugubris (Pierce 1908: 83) ♂
Eupathocera lugubris Pierce 1908: 83 Eupathocera pruinosae Pierce 1909: 143 Eupathocera pictipennidis Pierce 1911: 502 Eupathocera vulgardis Pierce 1911: 503
Host: Sphex sp. (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Distribution: USA: Colorado, Illinois, Ohio
P. westwoodi (Templeton 1841: 51) ♂
Xenos westwoodi Templeton 1841
Xenos smithii Heyden 1867: 398
Paraxenos westwoodi Saunders 1872
Hamilops westwoodi Pierce 1908
Hamilops bishoppi Pierce 1909: 146
Hamilops ashmeadi Pierce 1909: 146
Host: Sphex ichneumoneus (Linneaus) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Distribution: USA: California, Gerogia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas
description: Published as part of Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney & Taylor, Steven J., 2005, A new species of Halictophagus (Insecta: Strepsiptera: Halictophagidae) from Texas, and a checklist of Strepsiptera from the United States and Canada, pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 1056 on pages 5-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170109