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