Episyron
| Episyron | |
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| Episyron rufipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Tribe: | Episyronini |
| Genus: | Episyron Schioedte, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Sphex rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Episyron is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.
Features
Episyron wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomens.
Habits
These wasps occur in open sandy habitats where the females can burrow easily to create nests. They prey on spiders of the families Araneidae, Lycosidae and Tetragnathidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Episyron:
- Episyron albisquamis Priesner, 1966
- Episyron albonotatum Vander Linden, 1827
- Episyron anticus Haupt, 1962
- Episyron argillaceus Arnold, 1936
- Episyron arizonica Banks, 1933
- Episyron arnoldi Priesner, 1967
- Episyron arrogans Smith, 1873
- Episyron atrytone Banks, 1911
- Episyron bakeri Banks, 1934
- Episyron bequaerti Arnold, 1936
- Episyron bicinctus Bischoff, 1913
- Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798
- Episyron binghami Banks, 1934
- Episyron braunsii Arnold, 1936
- Episyron candiotum Wahis, 1966
- Episyron capiticrassum Ferton, 1901
- Episyron coccineipes Saunders, 1901
- Episyron conterminus Smith, 1885
- Episyron corsicus Priesner, 1966
- Episyron crassicornis Arnold, 1936
- Episyron dimissionis Priesner, 1967
- Episyron flaveolus Gussakovskij, 1928
- Episyron fraternus Banks, 1946
- Episyron froggati Turner, 1910
- Episyron fulvimaculatus Song & Li, 2025
- Episyron fuliginosum Wahis, 2006
- Episyron funerarium Tournier, 1889
- Episyron gallicum Tournier, 1889
- Episyron gryps Saussure
- Episyron histrio Lepeletier, 1845
- Episyron hopponis Matsumura, 1912
- Episyron immaculatus Song & Ma,2025
- Episyron insulanus Wolf, 1961
- Episyron kaplani Wolf, 1998
- Episyron kurilense Lelej, 1990
- Episyron laevis Banks
- Episyron latimarginatus Tsuneki, 1989
- Episyron levantinum Wahis, 1966
- Episyron maehleri Krombein, 1948
- Episyron maneei Banks
- Episyron novarae Kohl, 1885
- Episyron orbitalis Haupt, 1962
- Episyron ordinarius Priesner, 1966
- Episyron oregon Evans, 1960
- Episyron pedunculatus Arnold, 1936
- Episyron pilifrons Smith, 1859
- Episyron praestigiosum Wahis, 1978
- Episyron quinquenotatus (Say)
- Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
- Episyron rufotibialis Tsuneki, 1989
- Episyron saussurei Banks, 1934
- Episyron sardonius Priesner, 1966
- Episyron sardous Wolf, 1961
- Episyron snowi Banks, 1910
- Episyron solitaneum Kohl, 1906
- Episyron stantoni Ashmead, 1905
- Episyron trispinosus Gussakovskii, 1952
- Episyron tristis Priesner, 1955
- Episyron tropicalis Arnold, 1936
- Episyron turneri Arnold, 1936
- Episyron vagabundum Smith, 1858
- Episyron viduus Arnold, 1936
- Episyron vindex Smith, 1879
References
- ↑ V.S.L. Pate (1946). "The Generic Names of the Spider Wasps (Psammocharidae olim Pompilidae) and Their Type Species (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 72 (3): 65–137. JSTOR 25077544.
- 1 2 Bogdan Wiśniowski: Spider-hunting wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Poland. Ojców National Park, Ojców 2009, ISBN 83-60337-15-4
{{isbn}}: ignored ISBN errors (link). - ↑ "Global Names Index".
- ↑ "Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Pompilidae". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- 1 2 Song, Zhiyan; Dong, Lili; Ma, Li; Li, Qiang (2025-08-08). "Review and key of the Chinese species of the genus Episyron Schiødte (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), including descriptions of two new species". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 72 (2): 133–154. doi:10.3897/dez.72.138061. ISSN 1860-1324.
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