Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus (Say)

Kurczewski, Frank E. & West, Rick C., 2023, Evaluation of North American spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) common names, Insecta Mundi 2023 (989), pp. 1-8 : 5

Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus (Say) (Eastern tawny-horned spider wasp)

Five words is a long and cumbersome common name! Entypus fulvicornis is another “tawny-horned spider wasp” restricted to the eastern U. S., thereby introducing some geographical name confusion! As in E. fulvicornis , the antennae of E. u. unifasciatus are not “horns” and they are not “tawny” in color. They are similar to those of E. fulvicornis in being yellow to yellowish-orange in live individuals ( Fig. 7 ). This taxon is a rather large, attractive, common species that inhabits the United States east of the 98 th meridian ( Townes 1957).

Figures

Figures 7–12. Habitus photos of North American Pompilidae. 7) Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus female, Rock Creek, Washington, DC, USA. Photograph © Landrum Beard. 8) Hemipepsis ustalata female, Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra La Laguna, Baja California Sur State, Mexico. Photograph © Steven Mlodinow. 9) Poecilopompilus algidus algidus female, Warsaw, Hancock County, IL, USA. Photograph © Angella Moorehouse. 10) Psorthaspis mariae female, Buffalo National River, Centerpoint Trail, Newton County, AR, USA, Photograph © Edward Trammel. 11) Tachypompilus unicolor unicolor female, Rocks National Reserve, Cassia County, ID, USA. Photograph © Steven Mlodinow. 12) Tachypompilus analis female, Twun Tong District, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Photograph © Keith Chan.