Episyron conterminus Smith

Kurczewski, Frank E., West, Rick C. & Waichert, Cecilia, 2024, New host records for Nearctic and Neotropical spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Insecta Mundi 2024 (34), pp. 1-32 : 17

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10793331
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:853E1294-B73D-43B8-8D82-AFD2E0B00352
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA37986C-FF91-F75F-FF14-06DC9FEAFD0E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Episyron conterminus Smith
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Episyron conterminus Smith View in CoL

PERU: Huánuco Region, Puerto Inca Province, Panguana Conservation Area; 21 September 2022, 1624–1700 PM; D. Schulten. Host: Alpaida bicornuta (Taczanowski) ( Araneidae ), adult female, ~ 8–9 mm. The wasp grasped the immobilized spider by the base of its first or second right leg with her mandibles and, holding it in a perpendicular position, dragged it backwards across the ground, eventually releasing it dorsal side upward in the entrance ( Schulten 2022).

Episyron conterminus View in CoL is family-specific on orb-weaving Araneidae View in CoL in the genera Acacesia View in CoL , Araneus View in CoL , Argiope View in CoL , Eriophora View in CoL , Eustala View in CoL , Gea View in CoL , Larinia View in CoL , Neoscona View in CoL and Neosconella ( Kurczewski and Edwards 2012; Kurczewski et al. 2013, 2017, 2020). Alpaida bicornuta View in CoL is a new host genus and species for Episyron conterminus View in CoL .