Amblygnathus evansi Ball and Maddison, 1987

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Amblygnathus evansi Ball and Maddison, 1987

Amblygnathus evansi Ball and Maddison, 1987: 214. Type locality: "Mazatlan, State of Sinaloa, México» (original citation). Holotype (♂) in USNM. Etymology. The specific name was proposed in honor of Howard Ensign Evans [1919-2002], an internationally recognized authority on the systematics and behavior of Hymenoptera , especially the Sphecidae , Pompilidae , and Bethylidae . During his academic career, Evans worked at the Kansas State University (1949-1952), Cornell University (1952-1960), the Museum of Comparative Zoology (1960-1973), and the Colorado State University (1973-1986). He described one new wasp family ( Scolebythidae ), 31 new genera, and almost 800 new species of wasps.

Distribution.

This species ranges from southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, south along the Pacific Coast to El Salvador [see Ball and Maddison 1987: Fig. 29].

Records.

USA: AZ, CA - El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico