2. Zatypota anomala (Holmgren, 1860)

Polysphincta anomala Holmgren 1860: 34 [♀ (NHRS), Sweden].

Synonyms: Polysphincta dictynae Howard, 1888 (Townes & Townes 1960: 261). Polysphincta minuta Davis, 1898 (? Townes & Townes 1960: 261). Sinarachna minor Kolarov, 1982 (Zwakhals 2006: 35). Zatypota anomala meridionator Aubert, 1960 (Carlson 1979: 338).

References. Howard 1888: 107 [ Polysphincta dictynae (description); USA (Massachusetts); host]. Howard 1892: 291 [ Polysphincta dictynae; host]. Davis 1898: 369 [ Polysphincta minuta (description); USA (Michigan)]. Cushman 1920: 30 [ Polysphincta (Zatypota) dictynae; description; USA (Arizona, Colorado); host], 45 [host]. Townes & Townes 1960: 261 [ Sinarachna (comb.); lectotype ♀ (NHRS) designated; Sweden, Stockholm; Polysphincta dictynae (syn.), P. minuta (?syn.); description; Canada, USA, Mexico (Morelos); host]. Šedivý 1963: 258 [description; host]. Townes & Townes 1966: 20 [catalogue; Sinarachna; Mexico]. Carlson 1979: 338 [catalogue; Sinarachna]. Vincent 1979 [ Sinarachna; USA (California); host]. Zwakhals 2006: 35 [ Zatypota (comb.)]. Korenko et al. 2022 [Europe; host, biology].

Material examined. MEXICO. Tamaulipas: 1 ♀ (UAT) 17 km N of Palmillas, Ejido Magdaleno Aguilar, 23°26.995’N, 99°33.440’W, 1450 m, pine forest + juniper, Malaise trap, 26.iv–9.v.2012, coll. S. Mireles C. & E. Ruíz-Cancino .

Distribution. Widespread Holarctic species; transcontinental in Palaearctic region, occurs from the Arctic to the subtropics in North America. Canada, USA (almost everywhere, including Alaska), Mexico (Tamaulipas, Morelos).

Biology. Recorded as parasitoid of spiders of the family Dictynidae: Dictyna foliacea (Hentz) ( = volupis Keyserling) in Massachusetts, USA (Howard 1888, 1892), Mallos pallidus (Banks) in California, USA (Vincent 1979), and several Dictyna Sundevall and Nigma Lehtinen species in Europe (Šedivý 1963; Korenko et al. 2022).