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 xanthopus (Spinola) ARGENTINA : Rio Negro Province ; Lloa Lloa Municipal Park , Bosque De Arrayanes ; 20 January 2017 ; M. Contini (mariano_mnc). Host: Unidentified species ( Ctenidae ), adult or subadult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed wandering spider backwards on the ground, right side upward, grasping its pedicel region with her mandibles ( Contini 2017 ) . CHILE : Biobío Region , Concepción Province ; 1 January 1980 ; T . Paloma. Host: Unidentified species ( Ctenidae ), adult male. The wasp examined the paralyzed wandering spider with her antennae and mouthparts as it laid ventral side upward on the ground ( Paloma 1980 ) . CHILE : Biobío Region , Concepción Province ; 10 October 2010 ; R . Ferreira. Host: Unidentified species ( Ctenidae ), adult female. The wasp grasped the paralyzed wandering spider by its chelicera with her mandibles and, holding it dorsal side upward, walked backwards on the ground ( Ferreira 2010 ) . CHILE : Biobío Region ; Concepción Province ; Talcahuano ; 3 September 2018 ; D. M. Pereira (daniel_mora.p). Host: Lycosa sp., adult or subadult female. The wasp held the paralyzed wolf spider upright and backwards on the ground, grasping its pedicel with her mandibles ( Fig. 4 , Pereira 2018) . CHILE : Los Lagos Region , Chiloé Province , Chonchi ; 14 February 2008 ; J. Cárdenas. Host : Unidentified species ( Lycosidae ), adult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed wolf spider backwards over rocks and debris, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its right foreleg with her mandibles ( Cárdenas 2008 ) . CHILE : Los Lagos Region , Llanquihue Province , Puerto Montt ; 3 May 2019 ; B. Javiera M. (barb.suinda). Host: Unidentified species ( Lycosidae ), adult or subadult female. The wasp held the paralyzed wolf spider upright on the ground, grasping its ventral pedicel with her mandibles ( Javiera 2019 ) . CHILE : Maule Region , Talca Province, 28 KM EW Colbún, Parque Natural Trichahue; 2 January 2020 ; C. Chappuzeau (catachappuseaur). Host:? Tomopisthes sp. ( Anyphaenidae ), adult or subadult female. A short video shows the wasp pulling the paralyzed ghost spider upright and backwards on the ground, grasping its ventral pedicel with her mandibles ( Chappuzeau 2020 ).