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Species Argogorytes nigrifrons
A revision of the bembicine wasps of America North of Mexico By Parker J.B. Proc. USNM 52: 1-155, 1917
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California Bembicine Sand Wasps By R. M. Bohart and D. S. Horning, Jr. Bull. Calif. Insect Survey, Vol. 13, 49 pp. -- University of California Press, 1971
Full Text (PDF).
This is a useful resource for California and beyond as it has a keys to:
1) the genera of Bembicini of North America;
2) the species of Bembix in California;
3) the 10 species of Bicyrtes in North America;
4) the 7 species of Microbembex in the continental US.
Note: This reference does not cover subtribe Stictiellina (i.e. genera Glenostictia, Microstictia, Steniolia, Stictiella, and Xerostictia)...which are covered in the later companion volume Bohart & Gillaspy (1)(1985).
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A generic revision of the fossorial wasps of the tribes Stizini and Bembicini with notes and descriptions of new species By Parker J.B. Proc. USNM 75: 1-203, 1929
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The Sand Wasps: Natural History and Behavior By Howard Ensign Evans & Kevin M. O'Neill Harvard University Press, 2007
This book can be previewed here. I have only browsed it a bit, but it looks like yet another excellent work from Howard Ensign Evans and his collaborators.
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Sphecid wasps of the world: a generic revision By Richard Mitchell Bohart, Arnold S. Menke University of California Press, 1976
This is an excellent reference work!! The entire masterly obra magnum (675+ pages!) can be accessed beginning at the link below:
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FExMjuRhjpIC/page/n1
...provided courtesy of the " Internet Archive".
Thanks to Jeff for pointing to this link, which provides access to the entire work...unlike the incomplete coverage available at the Google Books link I had originally posted here.
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Trap-nesting wasps and bees: life histories, nests, and associates By Krombein K.V. Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC. vi+570 pp., 1967
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Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants By Heather N. Holm Pollination Press LLC; First edition, 2021
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The Sting of the Wild: The Story of the Man Who Got Stung for Science By Justin O. Schmidt John Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD, 2016
This book is useful in dispelling myths about broad groups (particularly the oft-maligned Mutillidae). The Appendix contains the rankings for 83 species and includes all ranked species. It's also worth noting that this does mean that the majority of species are unranked, so caution should be taken in creating sweeping claims (as often done on rather erroneous Internet memes).
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