Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966

Waichert, Cecilia, Rodriguez, Juanita, Von Dohlen, Carol D. & Pitts, James P., 2012, Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic, Zootaxa 3353 (1), pp. 1-47 : 26-27

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scientific name	Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966
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Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 View in CoL

Anoplius (Pompilinus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 View in CoL , Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, vol. 20, p. 324–325 [Holotype: ♂, HAITI, Port Au Prince (MCZC)].

Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the third antennal segment is more than 2.0 × as long as wide; the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M; and the fore wing has a Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell and three radial sectors ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ). Additionally, the female ( Fig. 6G) has black integument except on metasomal terga 1–3 and all but the apical margin of metasomal tergum 4, which are bright orange-brown; a tarsal comb with short spines; and the pronotum with the collar differentiated from the disc. The male ( Fig. 6H) has the integument black; the posterior margin of the pronotum sometimes has a whitish stripe; and the metasoma is orange-brown on the second and third segments.

Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido , (18–12–24N, 71–30–54W), 1807 m, 24–25.III.2004, J. E. Rawlins et al. ecotonal Pinus grassland, sample 41165, 1 ♂ CMNH – 371,232, 1 ♀ CMNH – 370,286, broadleaf dense Pinus dense woodland, hand collected, 1 ♀ CMNH –367,355; Pedernales, Sierra de Bahoruco, Aceitillar , 25.4 km ENE Pedernales, (18–05–27N, 71–31–08W), 1270 m, 14.VI.2003, E. Young et al. 5 ♂ CMNH – 370,480/ 371,188/ 366,757/ 371,281/ 370,105 3 ♀ CMNH – 363,476/ 371,078 (dense broadleaf forest, pine, yellow pan trap, sample 42262), 1 ♀ CMNH – 370,913 (dense broadleaf seasonal forest, pine, malaise trap, sample 42382), 2 ♀ CMNH –366,853/ 370,153 (open pine forest with grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 42162); 2 ♂, 8 ♀, Pedernales, La Abeja , 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, 15.VII.1987, J. Rawlins, R. Davidson ( CMNH), 1 ♀ CMNH –370,283; Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Parque Paseo de los Indios , (18–26–53N, 69–56–39W), 60 m, 1–10.XI.2002, urban park near ocean, hand collected, sample 50449, A. Walter, 1 ♂ CMNH – 286,811, 1 ♀ CMNH –369,972; Pedernales, 37 km N Cabo Rojo , (18–09N, 71–35W), 1500 m, 11.VII.1987, ( CMNH), 2 ♂ CMNH – 370.077/ 364,586, 2 ♀ CMNH –370,090/ 366,796; La Vega, Cordillera Central , 4.1 km SW El Convento, (18–50–37N, 70–42–48W), 1730 m, 31.V.2003, dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, yellow pan trap, sample 22262, J. Rawlins et al. 3 ♂ CMNH – 370,279/ 370,430/ 370,398, 4 ♀ CMNH –369,661/ 371,067/ 370,244/ 371,048/ 369,992/ 370,669; 1 ♀, Barahona, Eastern Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote , 12 km NE Paraiso, (18–05–54N, 71–11–21W), 1230 m, 21–23.III.2004, cloud forest with tree ferns, yellow pan trap, sample 44263, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH –369,992; 1 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central, Reserva Valle Nuevo, La Nevera , 15.1 km SE Valle Nuevo, 18–41–47N, 70–35–30W, 2252 m, 3.VI.2003, montane meadow in cloud forest, pine, yellow pan trap, sample 24462, CMNH –370,664; 1 ♀, Pedernales, El Aceitillar, 7.XII.1978, Col. Vargas., MHND – 00374; 2 ♂, Altagracia Prov. [ince], Punta Cana , 13–14.IX.2008, Sand Mill, M [alaise] T[rap] ( EMUS) .

Distribution. Hispaniola and Puerto Rico ( Snelling & Torres 2004)

Host. Unkown.

Remarks. This species bears a strong resemblance to A. (Arachnophroctonus) americanus ambiguus in coloration and general morphology as discussed previously. Evans (1966) mentioned the lack of a whitish stripe on the pronotum in A. hispaniolae , but most males from the material studied here possess this band. The most reliable character to distinguish them is the wing venation. In A. hispaniolae the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ), while in A. americanus ambiguus the transverse median vein of the fore wing meets the median at the origin of the basal vein ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ).