New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Author Kurczewski, Frank E. Author West, Rick C. Author Waichert, Cecilia Author Kissane, Kelly C. Author Ubick, Darrell Author Pitts, James P. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-07 4891 1 1 112 journal article 9376 10.11646/zootaxa.4891.1.1 8cd88652-1627-4fbe-891d-062b3e02e511 1175-5326 4309249 6B0E1135-8C4E-4341-9793-AB970FBCD10B Sphictostethus isodontus Roig-Alsina ARGENTINA : Neuquén Province , Lanín , Huiliches ; 24 January 2017 ; N. Olejnik. Host : Unidentified species ( Ctenidae ), adult or immature female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed wandering spider backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its right chelicera or pedipalp with her mandibles ( Olejnik 2017 ) . ARGENTINA : Rio Negro Province , Bariloche Department, Villa Lloa Lloa; 26 February 2019 ; M. Bacsik-Garcia (mbacsik). Host: Metaltella sp. ( Desidae ) (Intertidal spider), adult or subadult female. The wasp straddled the paralyzed intertidal spider as it laid, ventral side upward, on the ground ( Bacsik-Garcia 2019 ; I. L. F. Magalhaes and C. J. Grismado, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ”Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires , Argentina, 2019 pers. comm.) CHILE : La Araucanía Region , Cautin Province , Heurquehue National Park , near Pucón ; March 2017 ; G. Bevilaqua. Host : Unidentified species ( Ctenidae ), adult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed wandering spider backwards on vegetation, dorsal side upward, grasping its 3 rd or 4 th right coxa with her mandibles ( Bevilaqua 2017 ) . CHILE : Los Ríos Region , Valdivia Province , Panguipulli , Neltume ; 21 January 2016 ; J. Morice. Host : Unidentified species ( Ctenidae ), adult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed wandering spider backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its chelicera or pedipalp with her mandibles ( Morice 2016 ) .