Pepsis
Creators: name: Kurczewski, Frank E.
name: West, Rick C.
name: Waichert, Cecilia
name: Kissane, Kelly C.
name: Ubick, Darrell
name: Pitts, James P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Pepsis

description: Pepsis spp. (unidentified)
BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz Department, Santa Cruz de la Sierra; 8 February 2014; M. A. Jiménez. Host: Unidentified species (Nemesiidae), adult or subadult female. The wasp grasped the paralyzed tube trapdoor spider by the base of its 3 rd or 4 th right leg with her mandibles and, holding it ventral side upward, pulled it backwards on the ground (Jiménez 2014).
BOLIVIA (eastern): Yungas Forest, mountain jungle; 2 April 2011 (published 14 December 2016); P. Moellmann. Host: Phoneutria reidyi, adult female. The wasp stung and immobilized the wandering spider, then left it in an upright position among rocks. The spider’s appendages moved infrequently. The wasp reconnoitered ahead, then turned and backtracked to the paralyzed spider which was still moving its appendages and examined it with her antennae for>1 minute. She then grasped the spider with her mandibles by its left pedipalp or chelicera and pulled it backwards on the ground (Moellmann 2016).
BRAZIL: State of Pará, vicinity of Santarem; 24 May 2017; Videos do Whatsapp. Host: Acanthoscurria geniculata (C. L. Koch) (Brazilian whiteknee tarantula) (Theraphosidae), adult or subadult female. The wasp, with white leg segments, dragged the paralyzed tarantula backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its foreleg with her mandibles (Videos do Whatsapp 2017).
BRAZIL: State of Rondônia, Ouro Preto do Oeste; 23 March 2013; J. R. P. Medeiros. Host: Acanthoscurria cf theraphosoides (Doleschall) (Theraphosidae), adult or subadult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula through cut grass to a clearing, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its right forecoxa with her mandibles, before a chicken approached and stole the tarantula from the wasp (Mederios 2013).
BRAZIL: State of Tocantins, Gurupi, Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus; posted 12 August 2011; Markkel25. Host: Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt) (Brazilian black and white tarantula) (Theraphosidae), adult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed tarantula through low vegetation, dorsal side upward, grasping a right forecoxa with her mandibles (Markkel25 2011).
COLOMBIA: Antioquia Department, near Medellín; posted 7 November 2017; K. Rios. Host: Unidentified species (Theraphosidae), adult or subadult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, before releasing it to look for a suitable nesting site (Rios 2017).
COLOMBIA: Magdalena Department, Santa Marta District, Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; 17 December 2014; C. Downing. Host: Kankuamo marquezi, adult male. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula across the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its left forecoxa with her mandibles (Downing 2014).
ECUADOR: Imbabura Province, Cotachi, Los Cedros; 12 February 2013; A. Kay. Host:? Pamphobeteus sp. (Theraphosidae), juvenile or immature. The wasp examined the paralyzed tarantula with her antennae and mouthparts as it laid dorsal side upward on the ground (Kay 2013a).
FRENCH GUIANA: Roura Commune, Kaw Mountains; 27 August 2014; guyanimaux.overblog.com. Host: Pseudoclamoris gigas (Caporiacco) (Orange tree tarantula) (Theraphosidae), adult female. The wasp approached, stung and paralyzed the tarantula (Guyanimaux.overblog.com 2014).
GUYANA: Rupununi Region, Berbice River Camp; 24 Sptember 2014; A. Snyder. Host: Acanthoscurria cf simoensi Vol (Theraphosidae), adult or subadult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula across the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its left pedipalp or forecoxa with her mandibles (Snyder 2014).
MEXICO: Hidalgo State, Zacualtipan; 23 May 2013; Cheche. Host:? Hemirrhagus sp. (Theraphosidae). The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula backwards, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its left foreleg with her mandibles (Cheche 2013).
MEXICO: Morelos State, Sierra de Huautla Bioshpere Reserve; 7 September 2013; J. C. Martinez. Host: Bonnetina papalutlensis Mendoza (Theraphosidae), adult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula across a small rock, dorsal side upward, by its right forecoxa with her mandibles (Martinez 2013).
MEXICO: Oaxaca State, about 4 km E of Santa Inés; 8 October 2016; A. M. Pozos (a_monter). Host: Hemirrhagus eros Pérez-Miles and Locht (Theraphosidae), adult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of a foreleg with her mandibles (Pozos 2016).
MEXICO: Oaxaca State, Tehuantepec Isthmus; 1 January 2001; R. Hoyer. Host: Davus pentaloris (Simon) (Guatemalan tigerrump tarantula) (Theraphosidae), adult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed tarantula on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its chelicera or pedipalp with her mandibles (Hoyer 2001).
MEXICO: Quintana Roo State, Tulum; 30 September 2019, F. Moreno (fran.morenoo). Host: Crassicrus cf lamanai Reichling and West (Cinnamon tarantula) (Theraphosidae), adult or subadult female. A short video shows the wasp pulling the paralyzed tarantulas backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its right foreleg with her mandibles (Moreno 2019).
MEXICO: Sinaloa State, Mazatlán, Rancho Los Venados; 17 June 2014, 1826 (HST); F. F. Sarabia. Host: Brachypelma emilia, adult or subadult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed tarantula backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its right pedipalp with her mandibles (Sarabia 2014).
PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, Boquete; posted 28 February 2014; P. O. M. Lee (Panama Pathfinders). Host:? Sericopelma sp., adult or subadult female. The wasp straddled the paralyzed tarantula, dorsal side upward, on leaf litter, holding its right foreleg with her mandibles before releasing her grasp. She left the immobilized tarantula and walked a short distance into leaf litter before returning to examine the tarantula with her antennae (Lee 2014).
description: Published as part of Kurczewski, Frank E., West, Rick C., Waichert, Cecilia, Kissane, Kelly C., Ubick, Darrell & Pitts, James P., 2020, New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), pp. 1-112 in Zootaxa 4891 (1) on pages 23-25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4891.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4309249