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

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 Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...

, Lycosidae and

Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, legs, and chelicerae, and build small orb webs with an open hub with few, wid ...

Species

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Episyron albisquamis ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Priesner, 1966 *''

Episyron albonotatum ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Vander Linden, 1827) *''

Episyron anticus ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Haupt 1962 *''

Episyron argillaceus ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...

'' Arnold, 1936 *''

Episyron arizonica ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Banks 1933 *''

Episyron arnoldi ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Priesner 1967 *''

Episyron arrogans ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Smith, 1873) *''

Episyron atrytone ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Banks 1911 *''

Episyron bakeri ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron bequaerti'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron bicinctus'' Bischoff, 1913 *'' Episyron biguttatus'' (Fabricius, 1798) Two Spotted Spider Wasp *'' 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 ''Episyron gallicum'' is a spider-eating wasp which, as its name suggests, has a distribution centred on France. Habits It hunts terrestrial spiders which hunt their prey such as Wolf spiders as opposed to web weaving spiders. The spider is par ...

'' (Tournier, 1889) *''

Episyron gryps ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Saussure *''

Episyron histrio ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Lepeletier, 1845 *''

Episyron hopponis ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Matsumura 1912) *''

Episyron insulanus ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Wolf, 1961 *'' *Episyron intermedius'' Haupt, 1930 *''

Episyron kaplani ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Wolf 1998 *'' Episyron kurilense'' Lelej 1990 *''

Episyron laevis ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...

'' Banks *''

Episyron latimarginatus ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Tsuneki 1989 *''

Episyron levantinum ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...

'' Wahis, 1966 *''

Episyron maehleri ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

Krombein 1948 *''

Episyron maneei ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Banks *''

Episyron novarae ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Kohl 1885) *''

Episyron orbitalis ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Haupt 1962 *'' Episyron ordinarius'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron oregon'' Evans 1960 *'' Episyron pedunculatus'' Arnold, 1936 *''

Episyron pilifrons ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Smith 1859) *'' Episyron praestigiosum'' Wahis 1978 *''

Episyron quinquenotatus ''Episyron quinquenotatus'', the white-trimmed black wasp, is a North American species of pompilid spider hunting wasp. Description The body length is approximately 10 mm. The body is mostly black with white markings: a thin line behind eac ...

'' ( Say) white-trimmed black wasp *''

Episyron rufipes ''Episyron rufipes'', the red-legged spider wasp, is a red and black or completely black spider-hunting wasp. Description 8–12.5 mm in length. Adults are mainly black with white spots on the abdomen with the two rear legs having the mid ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) red-legged spider wasp *'' Episyron rufotibialis'' Tsuneki 1989 *''

Episyron saussurei ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Banks 1934 *''

Episyron sardonius ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Priesner, 1966 *''

Episyron sardous ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Wolf, 1961 *'' Episyron snowi'' Banks, 1910 *''

Episyron solitaneum ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Kohl, 1906 *''

Episyron stantoni ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Ashmead 1905) *'' *Episyron tertius'' Blüthgen, 1944 *''

Episyron trispinosus ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...

'' Gussakovskii 1952 *''

Episyron tristis ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Priesner 1955 *''

Episyron tropicalis ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Arnold, 1936 *''

Episyron turneri ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...

'' Arnold, 1936 *''

Episyron vagabundum ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' (Smith 1858) *''

Episyron viduus ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Arnold 1936 *''

Episyron vindex ''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdome ...

'' Smith, 1879 Taxa marked with an asterisk (*) are of doubtful validity.

References

Hymenoptera of Europe Hymenoptera genera Pompilinae Taxa named by Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte {{apocrita-stub