Philanthus Lepidus
''Philanthus lepidus'' is a species of wasp in the family Philanthidae. It is found in North America. It creates false burrows in its nests, and preys upon Halictidae bees. References

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Ezra Townsend Cresson
Ezra Townsend Cresson, also Ezra Townsend senior (18 June 1838, in Byberry – 19 April 1926, in Swarthmore) was an American entomologist who specialised in the Hymenoptera order of insects. He wrote ''Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hymenoptera of America, north of Mexico'' Philadelphia: Paul C. Stockhausen, Entomological printer (1887) and many other works. His son Ezra Townsend, Jr. (1876–1948) was also an entomologist but a specialist in Diptera. Cresson also documented many new species including ''Nomada texana ''Nomada texana'' is a species of bee native to the southern and western United States and other parts of North America (including Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sover ...''. References * Essig, E. O. 1931 ''A History of Entomology''. -New York, Macmillan Company. *Mallis, A. 1971 ''American Entomologists''. Rutgers Univ. Press New Brunswick 343-348, Portr. *Osborn, H. 1937 ...
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