''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family

Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...

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 Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...

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, wide-se ...

Species

*'' Episyron albisquamis'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron albonotatum'' (Vander Linden, 1827) *'' Episyron anticus'' Haupt 1962 *'' Episyron argillaceus'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron arizonica'' Banks 1933 *'' Episyron arnoldi'' Priesner 1967 *'' Episyron arrogans'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Episyron atrytone'' Banks 1911 *'' Episyron bakeri'' Banks 1934 *''

Episyron bequaerti ''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 bicinctus ''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 ...

'' Bischoff, 1913 *''

Episyron biguttatus ''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 ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) Two Spotted Spider Wasp *''

Episyron binghami ''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 1934 *''

Episyron braunsii ''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 candiotum ''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 capiticrassum ''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 ...

'' (Ferton, 1901) *''

Episyron coccineipes ''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 ...

'' (Saunders, 1901) *''

Episyron conterminus ''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 ...

'' Smith 1885 *''

Episyron corsicus ''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 ...

'' Priesner, 1966 *''

Episyron crassicornis ''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 dimissionis ''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 ...

'' Priesner 1967 *''

Episyron flaveolus ''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 ...

'' Gussakovskij 1928 *''

Episyron fraternus ''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 1946 *''

Episyron froggati ''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 ...

'' Turner 1910 *''

Episyron fuliginosum ''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 2006 *''

Episyron funerarium ''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 ...

'' (Tournier, 1889) *'' Episyron gallicum'' (Tournier, 1889) *'' Episyron gryps'' Saussure *'' Episyron histrio'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Episyron hopponis'' (Matsumura 1912) *'' Episyron insulanus'' Wolf, 1961 *'' *Episyron intermedius'' Haupt, 1930 *'' Episyron kaplani'' Wolf 1998 *''

Episyron kurilense ''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 ...

'' Lelej 1990 *'' Episyron laevis'' Banks *'' Episyron latimarginatus'' Tsuneki 1989 *'' Episyron levantinum'' Wahis, 1966 *'' Episyron maehleri Krombein 1948 *'' Episyron maneei'' Banks *'' Episyron novarae'' (Kohl 1885) *'' Episyron orbitalis'' Haupt 1962 *''

Episyron ordinarius ''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 ...

'' Priesner, 1966 *''

Episyron oregon ''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 ...

'' Evans 1960 *'' Episyron pedunculatus'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron pilifrons'' (Smith 1859) *''

Episyron praestigiosum ''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 1978 *'' Episyron quinquenotatus'' (

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) white-trimmed black wasp *'' Episyron rufipes'' (Linnaeus, 1758) red-legged spider wasp *''

Episyron rufotibialis ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki 1989 *'' Episyron saussurei'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron sardonius'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron sardous'' Wolf, 1961 *''

Episyron snowi ''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, 1910 *'' Episyron solitaneum'' Kohl, 1906 *'' Episyron stantoni'' (Ashmead 1905) *'' *Episyron tertius'' Blüthgen, 1944 *'' Episyron trispinosus'' Gussakovskii 1952 *'' Episyron tristis'' Priesner 1955 *'' Episyron tropicalis'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron turneri'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron vagabundum'' (Smith 1858) *'' Episyron viduus'' Arnold 1936 *'' Episyron vindex'' 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