Pepsis petitii Guérin, 1831

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 : 4-6

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10793331

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:853E1294-B73D-43B8-8D82-AFD2E0B00352

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10793174

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA37986C-FF86-F74A-FF14-01AB9F06FE92

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scientific name

Pepsis petitii Guérin
status

 

Pepsis petitii Guérin View in CoL

PERU: Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque Department, Chaparri Ecological Reserve; 22 October 2013; C. Díaz. Host: Tmesiphantes sp. ( Theraphosidae ), adult male. The wasp examined the paralyzed tarantula with her antennae as it laid on the ground, dorsal side upward ( Díaz 2013).

Tmesiphantes Simon is a new host genus for Pepsis petitii . The only previous host record for this pompilid species is for the genus Linothele Karsch ( Dipluridae ) ( Kurczewski et al. 2022b).

Diaz C. 2013. Avispa caza tarantulas. Available at https: // www. facebook. com / yochaparri / photos / pb. 100063526244690. - 2207520000. / 1474632032753359 /? type = 3. (Last accessed 25 March 2023.)

Kurczewski FE, West RC, Waichert C, Pitts JP. 2022 b. Additional new and unusual host records for Western Hemisphere spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Insecta Mundi 0928: 1 - 32.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Pompilidae

Genus

Pepsis