Hemipepsis ustulata Dahlbom, 1843

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

Hemipepsis ustulata Dahlbom (Flamed tarantula-hawk wasp)

This common name is evidently in reference to the bright orange wings ( Fig. 8 ). “Flamed tarantula-hawk wasp” is a very misleading common name for this species as there are more than 100 species of tarantula hawk-wasps in the Americas from the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis with bright orange wings.

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.