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Arachnospila arctus (Cresson, 1865)

Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865:453, ♀. Holotype ♀, Colorado Territory, 1864 (leg. Mr. James Ridings); Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258, Type ♂ (A.N.S.P., no. 554); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398, Type ♂ (ANSP, no. 554). - Cresson, 1867Cresson, E.T. 1867. Notes on the Pompilidæ of North America, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 1 (1867/1868):85-150. (distribution), 92 (listed); Cresson, 1887Cresson, E.T. 1887. Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hymenoptera of America, North of Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society Supplementary Volume:1-350. (distribution), 270 (listed); Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution), 273 (listed); Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340. (distribution), 260 (biology); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442. (distribution); Kurczewski & Kurczewski, 1968Kurczewski, F.E. & E.J. Kurczewski 1968. Host records for some North American Pompilidae (Hymenoptera). First supplement. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 41 (3):367-382.:376 (hosts); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209. (distribution); Wasbauer & Kimsey, 1985Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.:79 (listed); Shimizu, 1994Shimizu, A. 1994. Phylogeny and Classification of the Family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera). Bull. Nat. Hist. Tokyio Metropol. Univ. 2:1-142.:45 (listed); Kurczewski, 1999Kurczewski, F.E. 1999. Comparison of spider wasp faunas from two ecologically distinct sites in Erie County, Pennsylvania (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 72 (4):339-360. (distribution), 355 (biology); Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2021Vanoye-Eligio, M., M. del C. Gómez-Camal, B. del R. Martín-Canché, M. Rosas-Mejía, J.V. HortaVega & V. Vanoye-Eligio 2021. Current knowledge of the family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) in Mexico: diversity and geographical distribution. Zootaxa 5071 (4):505-536. (distribution). - As Arachnospila arcta: - Shimizu, 1994Shimizu, A. 1994. Phylogeny and Classification of the Family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera). Bull. Nat. Hist. Tokyio Metropol. Univ. 2:1-142.:45 (comb. nov.); Evans, 1997Evans, H.E. 1997. Spider wasps of Colorado (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae): An annotated checklist. The Great Basin Naturalist 57 (3):189-197. (distribution); Kurczewski et al., 2024Kurczewski, F.E., R.C. West & C. Waichert 2024. New host records for Nearctic and Neotropical spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Insecta Mundi 1034:1-32. (distribution, hosts [Callobius severus Simon (Amaurobiidae), Eratigena duellica (Simon) (Agelenidae)]). - As Arachnospila arctus: - Horta Vega et al., 2009Horta Vega, J.V., M.E.García Gutiérrez, M.I. Benavides Martínez & A. Correa Sandoval 2009. Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) de algunos municipios del centro y sur de Tamaulipas, México. Acta Zool. Mex. (n.s.) 25 (1):71-82. (distribution). - As Arachnospila aretus: - Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2021Vanoye-Eligio, M., M. del C. Gómez-Camal, B. del R. Martín-Canché, M. Rosas-Mejía, J.V. HortaVega & V. Vanoye-Eligio 2021. Current knowledge of the family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) in Mexico: diversity and geographical distribution. Zootaxa 5071 (4):505-536. (distribution). - As Pycnopompilus arctus:
Psammochares anoplinus Banks, 1919:232, ♀.Alberta: Medicine Lake to Jasper, 4 July (leg. Bradley);Calif.: Lake Tahoe, 6,200 ft., 21 August (leg. Bradley);Oregon: Umatilla, 24 June; Paratype (M. C. Z., 10,396); Type (Cornell Univ. Coll); Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258, Type ♀ (C.U., no. 683); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398, Type ♀ (CU, no. 683). - Banks, 1919Banks, N. 1919. The Psammocharidae of western North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63:229-248. (distribution), 231 (key female), 232 (description female); Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1565 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Wasbauer & Kimsey, 1985Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.:79 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865). - As Pycnopompilus anoplinus:
Pycnopompilus siouxensis Dreisbach, 1950:592, ♂. Holotype ♂, Glen, Sioux Co., Neb., 4000', VIII-13-06 (Neb., leg. H.S. Smith); Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258, Type ♂ (Univ. Nebraska); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398, Type ♂ (Univ. Nebraska). Synonymized with Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865 by Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258. - Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1565 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Wasbauer & Kimsey, 1985Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.:79 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865).
Pycnopompilus sculleni Dreisbach, 1950:594, ♂. Holotype ♂, Cornucopia, Ore., 7100', VII-25-36 (MCZ, leg. H.A. Scullen); Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258, Type ♂ (M.C.Z., no. 28,382); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398, Type ♂ (MCZ, no. 28,382). Synonymized with Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865 by Evans, 1951Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.:258. - Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1565 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Wasbauer & Kimsey, 1985Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.:79 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865).
Pycnopompilus parvus Dreisbach, 1952:152, ♂. Holotype ♂, Kelton, Utah, VIII-24-49 (U.S.N.M., leg. G.F. Knowlton); Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398, Type ♂ (USNM, no. 66,587). - Evans, 1966Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.:398 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1565 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865); Wasbauer & Kimsey, 1985Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.:79 ( listed as synonym of Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865).

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Area distribution map

map of Arachnospila arctus (Cresson, 1865)

Distribution

CAN-AlbCanada - Alberta
 (Banks, 1919 [as Psammochares anoplinus Banks, 1919]; Evans, 1951 [as Psammochares anoplinus Banks, 1919]; Evans, 1966 [as Psammochares anoplinus Banks, 1919])
CAN-BrCCanada - British Columbia
 (Evans, 1951)
CAN-NoSCanada - Nova Scotia
 (Evans, 1951)
CAN-NoTCanada - Northwest Territories
 (Evans, 1951)
CAN-QuéCanada - Québec
 (Evans, 1951)
CAN-YukCanada - Yukon Territory
 (Evans, 1951; Evans, 1966)
MEXMexico
 (Krombein et al., 1979)
MEX-HidMexico - Hidalgo
 (Evans, 1966; Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2021)
MEX-MéxMexico - México
 (Evans, 1966)
MEX-TamMexico - Tamaulipas
 (Horta Vega et al., 2009; Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2021)
USAUnited States
 (Krombein et al., 1979)
USA-AZUnited States - Arizona
 (Evans, 1951)
USA-CAUnited States - California
 (Banks, 1919 [as Psammochares anoplinus Banks, 1919]; Evans, 1951)
USA-COUnited States - Colorado
 (Cresson, 1865; Cresson, 1867; Cresson, 1887; Dalla Torre, 1897; Evans, 1951; Evans, 1966; Evans, 1997)
USA-DCUnited States - Washington D.C.
 (Evans, 1951)
USA-IAUnited States - Iowa
 (Evans, 1951)
USA-NEUnited States - Nebraska
 (Dreisbach, 1950 [as Pycnopompilus siouxensis Dreisbach, 1950]; Evans, 1951; Evans, 1966 [as Pycnopompilus siouxensis Dreisbach, 1950])
USA-NMUnited States - New Mexico
 (Evans, 1951)
USA-OHUnited States - Ohio
 (Evans, 1951)
USA-ORUnited States - Oregon
 (Banks, 1919 [as Psammochares anoplinus Banks, 1919]; Dreisbach, 1950 [as Pycnopompilus sculleni Dreisbach, 1950]; Evans, 1966 [as Pycnopompilus sculleni Dreisbach, 1950]; Kurczewski et al., 2024)
USA-PAUnited States - Pennsylvania
 (Kurczewski, 1999)
USA-UTUnited States - Utah
 (Dreisbach, 1952 [as Pycnopompilus parvus Dreisbach, 1952]; Evans, 1966 [as Pycnopompilus parvus Dreisbach, 1952])
USA-VAUnited States - Virginia
 (Evans, 1966)
USA-WVUnited States - West Virginia
 (Evans, 1951)

Literature

  • Banks, N. 1919. The Psammocharidae of western North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63:229-248.
  • Cresson, E.T. 1865. Catalogue of Hymenoptera in the collection of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, from Colorado Territory (Continued from page 313). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 4:426-488.
  • Cresson, E.T. 1867. Notes on the Pompilidæ of North America, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 1 (1867/1868):85-150.
  • Cresson, E.T. 1887. Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hymenoptera of America, North of Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society Supplementary Volume:1-350.
  • Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749.
  • Dreisbach, R.R. 1950. New species in the genera Anoplius, Pycnopompilus and Streptosella, n. gen. with keys and microphoto graphs of the genitalia of the males of these genera and Agenioideus for North America and the Antilles. The American Midland Naturalist 43 (3):570-599.
  • Dreisbach, R.R. 1952. Additional new species in the genera Anopompilinus, Anoplius, Pompilinus, and Pycnopompilus (Hymenoptera: Psammocharidae) and corrections of previous papers. The American Midland Naturalist 48 (1):145-160.
  • Evans, H.E. 1951. A taxonomic study of the Nearctic spider wasps belonging to the tribe Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part III. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 77:203-340.
  • Evans, H.E. 1966. A revision of the Mexican and central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society :1-442.
  • Evans, H.E. 1997. Spider wasps of Colorado (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae): An annotated checklist. The Great Basin Naturalist 57 (3):189-197.
  • Horta Vega, J.V., M.E.García Gutiérrez, M.I. Benavides Martínez & A. Correa Sandoval 2009. Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) de algunos municipios del centro y sur de Tamaulipas, México. Acta Zool. Mex. (n.s.) 25 (1):71-82.
  • Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.
  • Kurczewski, F.E. 1999. Comparison of spider wasp faunas from two ecologically distinct sites in Erie County, Pennsylvania (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 72 (4):339-360.
  • Kurczewski, F.E. & E.J. Kurczewski 1968. Host records for some North American Pompilidae (Hymenoptera). First supplement. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 41 (3):367-382.
  • Kurczewski, F.E., R.C. West & C. Waichert 2024. New host records for Nearctic and Neotropical spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Insecta Mundi 1034:1-32.
  • Shimizu, A. 1994. Phylogeny and Classification of the Family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera). Bull. Nat. Hist. Tokyio Metropol. Univ. 2:1-142.
  • Vanoye-Eligio, M., M. del C. Gómez-Camal, B. del R. Martín-Canché, M. Rosas-Mejía, J.V. HortaVega & V. Vanoye-Eligio 2021. Current knowledge of the family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) in Mexico: diversity and geographical distribution. Zootaxa 5071 (4):505-536.
  • Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.