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Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)

Planiceps planatus Fox, 1892:171, ♀. 2 ♀♀, San Diego, Cal. (leg. Dr. F. E. Blaisdell); 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.:103, Type ♀ (ANSP). - Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749.:311 (listed); Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51 (listed); 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.:13 (listed). - As Pedinaspis planatus: - Viereck, 1902Viereck, H.L. 1902. Hymenoptera from Southern California and New Mexico, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 54:728-743. (distribution). - As Pompilus planatus: - Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution), 311 (comb. nov.); Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51 (listed). - As Psorthaspis planata: - Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157. (distribution), 37 (key female), 40 (key male), 51 (listed), 52 (description female), 53 (description male); Evans, 1954Evans, H.E. 1954. The genus Psorthaspis on the Mexican Central Plateau (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). American Museum Novitates 1662:1-18. (distribution); Evans, 1958Evans, H.E. 1958. Some previously undescribed males and new sex associations in the Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Entomologiocal News 69:147-153. (distribution); 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); 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.:13 (listed); Kurczewski et al., 2020Kurczewski, F.E., R.C. West, C. Waichert, K.C. Kissane, D. Ubick & J.P. Pitts 2020. New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zootaxa 4891 (1):1-112. (distribution), 42 (prey); 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); Kurczewski & West, 2022Kurczewski, F.E. & R.C. West 2022. Host selection and nesting behavior of Nearctic trapdoor spider-hunting spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pepsinae, Pompilinae). Insecta Mundi 0959:1-24. (distribution), 6 (hosts). - As Psorthaspis planatus: - Banks, 1919Banks, N. 1919. The Psammocharidae of western North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63:229-248. (distribution), 241 (listed); Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51 (listed). - As Psorthaspis planatus: - Banks, 1919Banks, N. 1919. The Psammocharidae of western North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63:229-248. (distribution), 241 (listed); Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51 (listed).
Pompilus æquus Fox, 1894:99, ♀. ♀, El Taste, 3,400 feet; 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.:103, Type ♀ (CAS). Synonymized with Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892) by Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51. - Dalla Torre, 1897Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749. (distribution), 270 (listed); 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.:103 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:1545 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)). - As Planiceps aequus: - 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.:13 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)).
Sophropompilus tumifrons Banks, 1917:103, ♂. Holotype ♂, Calif.: San Diego Co., 14 June (M. C. Z., 10,016, leg. E. P. Van Duzee); 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.:104, Type ♂ (MCZ, no. 10, 016). - Banks, 1919Banks, N. 1919. The Psammocharidae of western North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63:229-248. (distribution), 237 (key female), 238 (key male, listed); Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:104 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:1545 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:13 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)).
Pedinaspis bucephala Malloch, 1928 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.:104, Type ♂ (USNM, no. 27,431). Synonymized with Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892) by Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:51. - 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.:104 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:1545 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)).
Pedinaspis albocaudata Malloch, 1928 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.:104, Type ♂ (USNM, no. 27,432). Synonymized with Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892) by Evans, 1958Evans, H.E. 1958. Some previously undescribed males and new sex associations in the Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Entomologiocal News 69:147-153.:148. - Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:152 (listed), 79 (listed); 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.:104 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:1545 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:13 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)). - As Allocyphonyx albocaudatus: - Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:152 (comb. nov. [I have not seen a specimen of this species, but Mr. Banks, who has seen the type, advises me that it is a valid species of Allocyphonyx, and he should be accredited as authority for the transfer.]).
Psorthaspis morosa Bradley, 1944:42, ♀. Holotype ♀, Utah (U. S. Nat. Mus.); 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.:104, Type ♀ (USNM, no. 57,923). Synonymized with Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892) by Evans, 1954Evans, H.E. 1954. The genus Psorthaspis on the Mexican Central Plateau (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). American Museum Novitates 1662:1-18.:12. - Bradley, 1944Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.:37 (key female); 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.:104 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:1545 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)); 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.:13 ( listed as synonym of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)).

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Area distribution map

map of Psorthaspis planata (Fox, 1892)

Distribution

MEXMexico
 (Fox, 1894 [as Pompilus aequus Fox, 1894]; Bradley, 1944; Evans, 1954; Krombein et al., 1979)
MEX-BaCMexico - Baja California
 (Evans, 1966; Evans, 1966 [as Pompilus aequus Fox, 1894]; Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2021)
USA-AZUnited States - Arizona
 (Evans, 1958; Evans, 1966; Evans, 1966 [as Pedinaspis albocaudata Malloch, 1928]; Krombein et al., 1979)
USA-CAUnited States - California
 (Fox, 1892; Dalla Torre, 1897 [as Pompilus aequus Fox, 1894]; Dalla Torre, 1897; Viereck, 1902; Banks, 1919 [as Sophropompilus tumifrons Banks, 1917]; Banks, 1919; Bradley, 1944; Evans, 1966; Evans, 1966 [as Sophropompilus tumifrons Banks, 1917]; Evans, 1966; Evans, 1966 [as Pedinaspis bucephala Malloch, 1928]; Krombein et al., 1979; Kurczewski et al., 2020; Kurczewski & West, 2022)
USA-UTUnited States - Utah
 (Evans, 1966; Evans, 1966 [as Psorthaspis morosa Bradley, 1944]; Krombein et al., 1979)

Literature

  • Banks, N. 1917. New fossorial Hymenoptera. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 61:97-116.
  • Banks, N. 1919. The Psammocharidae of western North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63:229-248.
  • Bradley, J.C. 1944. A preliminary revision of the Pompilinae (exclusive of the tribe Pompilini) of the Americas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 70:23-157.
  • Dalla Torre, C.G. 1897. Catalogus hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Volumen VIII: Fossores (Sphegidae). Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. 1-749.
  • Evans, H.E. 1954. The genus Psorthaspis on the Mexican Central Plateau (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). American Museum Novitates 1662:1-18.
  • Evans, H.E. 1958. Some previously undescribed males and new sex associations in the Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Entomologiocal News 69:147-153.
  • 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.
  • Fox, W. 1892. Description of four new species of fossorial Hymenoptera from California. Entomological News 3:170-172.
  • Fox, W.J. 1894. Second report on some Hymenoptera from Lower California, Mexico. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.2 v. 3 (1893-1894):92-121.
  • 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. & R.C. West 2022. Host selection and nesting behavior of Nearctic trapdoor spider-hunting spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pepsinae, Pompilinae). Insecta Mundi 0959:1-24.
  • Kurczewski, F.E., R.C. West, C. Waichert, K.C. Kissane, D. Ubick & J.P. Pitts 2020. New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zootaxa 4891 (1):1-112.
  • 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.
  • Viereck, H.L. 1902. Hymenoptera from Southern California and New Mexico, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 54:728-743.
  • Wasbauer M.S. & L.S. Kimsey 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Bul. Calif. Ins. Surv. 26:1-130.