Episyron

Episyron is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.^[2]

Episyron
Episyron rufipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pompilidae
Tribe:	Episyronini
Genus:	Episyron Schioedte, 1837
Type species
Sphex rufipes Linnaeus, 1758[1]

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.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Episyron:^[3][4]

• 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 fuliginosum Wahis, 2006
• Episyron funerarium Tournier, 1889
• Episyron gallicum Tournier, 1889
• Episyron gryps Saussure
• Episyron histrio Lepeletier, 1845
• Episyron hopponis Matsumura, 1912
• 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