''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of

pollen wasp Pollen wasps, the Masarinae, are unusual wasps that are typically treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but have in the past sometimes been recognized as a separate family, "Masaridae", which also included the subfamilies Euparagiinae and Gayelli ...

s of the family

Vespidae The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as '' Polistes fuscatus'', '' Vespa orientalis'', and ''Vespula germanica'') and many solitary wasps. Eac ...

, found in arid regions of western

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

. They feed their larvae on the

pollen Pollen is a powdery substance produced by most types of flowers of seed plants for the purpose of sexual reproduction. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced Gametophyte#Heterospory, microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm ...

and

nectar Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by Plant, plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollination, pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to an ...

of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''

Phacelia ''Phacelia'' (phacelia, scorpionweed, Heliotropium, heliotrope) is a genus of about 200 species of annual plant, annual or perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plant, plants in the borage family, native to North Ameri ...

''. They are colored black with yellow or white markings that, in a few species, resemble the coloration of

yellowjacket Yellowjacket or yellowjacket is the common name in North America for predatory social wasps of the genus, genera ''Vespula'' and ''Dolichovespula''. Members of these genera are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking countries. Most of ...

Species

''Pseudomasaris'' contains 15 species: *'' Pseudomasaris basirufus'' Rohwer, 1912 *''

Pseudomasaris cazieri ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' Bohart, 1963 *''

Pseudomasaris coquilletti ''Pseudomasaris coquilletti'' is a species of pollen wasp in the family Vespidae. This species can be found in Oregon, California, Utah, and Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region o ...

'' Rohwer, 1911 *''

Pseudomasaris edwardsii ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' (Cresson, 1872) *''

Pseudomasaris macneilli ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' Bohart, 1963 *''

Pseudomasaris macswaini ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' Bohart, 1963 *''

Pseudomasaris maculifrons ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' (Fox, 1894) *''

Pseudomasaris marginalis ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' (Cresson, 1864) *''

Pseudomasaris micheneri ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' Bohart, 1963 *''

Pseudomasaris occidentalis ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' (Cresson, 1871) *''

Pseudomasaris phaceliae ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' Rohwer, 1912 *''

Pseudomasaris texanus ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' (Cresson, 1871) *'' Pseudomasaris vespoides'' (Cresson, 1863) *''

Pseudomasaris wheeleri ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phacel ...

'' Bequard, 1929 *''

Pseudomasaris zonalis ''Pseudomasaris'' is a genus of pollen wasps of the family Vespidae, found in arid regions of western North America. They feed their larvae on the pollen and nectar of a variety of plants, though many species prefer flowers in the genus ''Phaceli ...

'' (Cresson, 1864)

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