Howard Ensign Evans

Howard Ensign Evans (1919–2002), U.S. entomologist.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

29 taxon names authored by Howard Ensign Evans

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1955

Evans, H.E. 1955. An ethological study of the digger wasp Bembecinus neglectus, with a review of the ethology of the genus. Behaviour 7: 287–303, pl. 2.
Evans, H.E. 1955. Philanthus sanbornii Cresson as a predator on honeybees. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 50: 47. PDF

1957

Evans, H.E. 1957. Notes on a Stictia new to the United States (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Bembicini). Entomological News 68: 76–77. BHL
Evans, H.E. 1957. Studies on the larvae of digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Part III: Philanthinae, Trypoxyloninae, and Crabroninae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 83: 79–117, pls. IX-XX. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1957. Studies on the comparative ethology of digger wasps of the genus Bembix. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, New York. vii + 248 pp.

1958

Evans, H.E. 1958. Studies on the nesting behavior of digger wasps of the tribe Sphecini. Part I: Genus Priononyx Dahlbom. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 51: 177–186. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1958. Ethological studies on digger wasps of the genus Astata (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 65: 159–185. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1958. Studies on the larvae of digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Part IV: Astatinae, Larrinae, and Pemphredoninae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 84: 109–139, pls. II-VIII. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1958. Observations on the nesting behavior of Larropsis distincta (Smith) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Entomological News 69: 197–200. BHL
Evans, H.E. 1958. The evolution of social life in wasps. Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress of Entomology 2: 449–457. PDF

1959

Evans, H.E. 1959. The larvae of the Ampulicidae (Hymenoptera). Entomological News 70: 57–61. BHL
Evans, H.E. 1959. Studies on the larvae of digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Part V: Conclusion. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 85: 137–191, pls. XVIII-XXIV. PDF Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1959. Adaptation of a sand wasp. Natural History. The Magazine of the American Museum of Natural History 68: 380–383. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1959. Observations on the nesting behavior of digger wasps of the genus Ammophila. The American Midland Naturalist 62: 449–473. PDF

1960

Evans, H.E. 1960. Observations on the nesting behavior of three species of the genus Crabro (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 68: 123–134. PDF

1961

Evans, H.E. 1961. A study of Bembix u-scripta, a crepuscular digger wasp. Psyche 67: 45–61. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1961. Notes on the nesting behavior of Plenoculus davisi Fox (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Entomological News 72: 225–228. BHL

1962

Gillaspy, J.E., Evans, H.E. & Lin, C.S. 1962. Observations on the behavior of digger wasps of the genus Stictiella (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) with a partition of the genus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 55: 559–566. Access Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1962. Further notes on the ethology of Astata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 70: 30–32. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1962. A review of nesting behavior of digger wasps of the genus Aphilanthops, with special attention to the mechanics of prey carriage. Behaviour 19: 239–260. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1962. The geyser-loving digger wasps of Yellowstone. Explorer 4, No. 4:6–11. [June-August issue]. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1962. The evolution of prey-carrying mechanism in wasps. Evolution 16: 468–483. [December issue]. PDF

1963

Evans, H.E. 1963a. A revision of the Apenesia in the Americas (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 163: 249–359. Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1963. Predatory wasps. Scientific American 208: 145–154, color plate. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1963. Notes on the prey and nesting behavior of some solitary wasps of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Entomological News 74: 233–239. BHL
Evans, H.E. 1963. Wasp Farm. Natural History Press, Garden City, New York. viii + 178 pp.

1964

Evans, H.E. 1964. A synopsis of the American Bethylidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 132(1): 1–222. BHL Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1964. Observations on the nesting behavior of Moniacera asperata (Fox) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Crabroninae) with comments on communal nesting in solitary wasps. Insectes Sociaux 11: 71–78. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1964. Further studies on the larvae of digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 90: 235–299, pls. 8–19. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1964. Notes on the nesting behavior of Philanthus lepidus Cresson (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Psyche 71: 142–149. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1964. Notes on the prey and nesting behavior of some solitary wasps of Mexico and southwestern United States (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae and Pompilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 37: 302–307. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1964. The classification and evolution of digger wasps as suggested by larval characters (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea). Entomological News 75: 225–237. BHL

1965

Evans, H.E. 1965. A revision of the genus Rhabdepyris in the Americas. (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 133(2): 67--150. Full article (BHL). Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1965a. Further studies on Neotropical Epyrini (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Psyche 72(4): 265–278. Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1965. Simultaneous care of more than one nest by Ammophila azteca Cameron (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Psyche 72: 8–23. PDF

1966

Evans, H.E. 1966a. Further studies on Neotropical Epyrini (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Psyche 72(4): 265–278. Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1966. The behavior patterns of solitary wasps. Annual Review of Entomology 11: 123–154. [before 24 Jan., CAS accession stamp]. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1966. The accessory burrows of digger wasps. Science 152: 465–471. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1966. Nests and prey of two species of Philanthus in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). The Great Basin Naturalist 26: 35–40. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1966. The comparative ethology and evolution of the sand wasps. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. xvi + 526 pp. PDF

1968

Evans, H.E. 1968. Notes on some digger wasps that prey upon leafhoppers. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 61: 1343–1344. PDF

1969

Evans, H.E. 1969. Notes on the nesting behavior of Pisonopsis clypeata and Belomicrus forbesii (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 42: 117–125. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1969b. A revision of the genus Epyris in the Americas (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 95(2): 181–352. Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1969. Three new Cretaceous aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera). Psyche 76: 251–261. PDF Reference page.

1970

Evans, H.E. 1970. Ecological-behavioral studies on the wasps of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 140: 451–511. BHL

1971

Evans, H.E. 1971. Observations on the nesting behavior of wasps of the tribe Cercerini. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 44: 500–523. PDF

1972

Evans, H.E. 1972. The larva of Heliocausus larroides (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Psyche 78: 166–168. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1972. Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica: aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Scolioidea, Vespoidea, Pompiloidea, Sphecoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 115:1–19. PDF

1973

Evans, H.E. 1973. Notes on the nesting behavior of Steniolia elegans (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The Great Basin Naturalist 33: 29–30. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1973. Burrow sharing and nest transfer in the digger wasp Philanthus gibbosus (Fabricius). Animal Behaviour 21: 302–308. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1973. Further studies on the wasps of Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). The Great Basin Naturalist 33: 147–155. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1973. Cretaceous aculeate wasps from Taimyr, Siberia (Hymenoptera). Psyche 80: 166–178. PDF Reference page.
Evans, H.E. 1973. Observations on the nests and prey of Sphodrotes nemoralis sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 311–314. PDF

1974

Evans, H.E. 1974. The larva of Tachysphex plicosus Costa (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 44: 719–722. PDF

1975

Evans, H.E. 1975. Digger wasps as colonizers of new habitats (Hymenoptera: Aculeata). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 82: 259–267. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1975. The nest and larva of Diploplectron brunneipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The Great Basin Naturalist 35: 123–125. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1975. Comment on the proposed suppression of Euplilis Risso, 1826 in favor of Rhopalum Stephens, 1829. Z. N. (S.) 2056. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 32: 98. Available through:http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12225709 andhttp://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/Entomology_Resources/Hymenoptera/sphecidae/copies/Evans_1975c_Euplilis_Rhopalum.pdf PDF]
Evans, H.E. 1975. Nesting behavior of Philanthus albopilosus with comparisons between two widely separated populations. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 68: 888–892. PDF

1976

Evans, H.E. 1976. Nesting behavior of Trichogorytes cockerelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Nyssoninae). Entomological News 87: 33–37. BHL
Evans, H.E. 1976. Nesting behavior of Microbembex hirsuta Parker, with notes on related species (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 78(2): 185–189. BHL
Krombein K.V. & Evans, H.E. 1976. Three new neotropical Pterombrus with description of the diapausing larva (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 78(3): 361–368. BHL Reference page.
Mockford, E.L. & Evans, H.A. 1976. Descriptions and records of some Philotarsidae from Trinidad, West Indies (Psocoptera). Florida entomologist 59(2): 171–181. JSTOR Reference page.

1977

Evans, H.E. 1977. Bembecini of Baja California Sur: notes on nests, prey, and distribution (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 52: 314–320. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1977. Aphilanthops hispidus as a predator on bees (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 53: 123. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1977. Prey specificity in Clypeadon (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 53: 144. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1977. Comparative ethology of solitary waps. University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report 1: 24–29. [male and female behavior of Philanthus crabroniformis, P. pulchellus, and P. zebratus]. PDF

1978

Evans, H.E. 1978. Mating strategies of Philanthinae digger wasps. University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center. Annual Report 2: 31–34. PDF

1979

Evans, H.E. 1979. A solitary wasp that preys upon lacewings (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae; Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Psyche 85: 81–84. [Bembix stenebdoma Parker]. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1979. A comparative study of mating strategies in two species of Philanthus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center. Annual Report 3: 33–38. PDF

1981

Evans, H.E. 1981. Biosystematics of ground-nesting species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Trypoxylini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 83: 421–427. BHL

1982

Evans, H.E. 1982. The genus Cerceris in eastern Australia (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 107: 299–380. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1982. Two new species of Australian Bembix sand wasps, with notes on other species of the genus (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 9: 7–12. PDF
Evans, H.E. 1982. Nesting and territorial behavior of Philanthus barbatus Smith (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 55: 571–576. PDF

1983

Evans, H.E. 1983. Nests and prey of two little-known species of Cerceris (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Entomological News 94: 45–46. [March & April issue]. Available through: ttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2691569 and http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/Entomology_Resources/Hymenoptera/sphecidae/copies/Evans_1983a_Cerceris.pdf PDF]
Evans, H.E. 1983. The larva of Ammatomus icarioides (Turner) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae, Nyssoninae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 59: 52–54. PDF

1987

Evans, H.E. 1987. Observations on the prey and nests of Podalonia occidentalis Murray (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 63: 130–134. PDF

1988

Evans, H.E. 1988. Further studies on the systematics and nesting behavior of Eastern Australian Cerceris wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 114: 1–13. PDF

1989

Evans, H.E. 1989. The mating and predatory behavior of Mellinus rufinodus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 65: 414–417. PDF

1990

Evans, H.E. 1990. New Australian species and records of the promontorii group of the genus Bembix F. (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Nyssoninae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 29: 27–30. PDF

1992

Evans, H.E. 1992. The nest and prey of Cerceris lutzi Scullen (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 65: 91–92. PDF

1993

Evans, H.E. 1993. Observations on aggregations of males of two species of beewolves (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Philanthinae). Psyche 100: 25–33. PDF

1996

Evans, H.E. 1996. Prey records and nest structure of six species of Astatinae and Philanthinae from Colorado (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 17: 68–71. PDF

1999

Evans, H.E. 1999. Appendix. Description of the larva of Krombeinictus nordenae Leclercq, p. 32 in K.V Krombein, B.B. Norden, M. M. Rickson, and F.R. Rickson. 1999. Biodiversity of domatia occupants (ants, wasps, bees, and others) of the Sri Lankan myrmecophyte Humboldtia laurifolia Vahl (Fabacaeae). Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology 603: i-iv, 1–34. PDF

2001

Evans, H.E. 2001. Observations on the biology of Cerceris mimica Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Philanthinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 73: 220–224. PDF

2002

Evans, H.E. 2002. A review of prey choice in bembicine sand wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Neotropical Entomology 31: 1–11. PDF
Evans, H.E. 2002. A new species of Cerceris from southern Utah (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae, Philanthinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 110: 91–94. PDF