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 Pepsis varipennis Lepeletier BRAZIL : State of Bahia , Paramirim; 22 February 2016 ; L. C. M. Cardoso. Host:? Iridopelma sp. ( Theraphosidae ), female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed tarantula backwards, ventral side upward, on the ground through low vegetation and leaf litter, grasping a coxa with her mandibles ( Cardoso 2016 ). BRAZIL : State of Paraiba , Teixeira ; 13 March 2018 ; J. Gomes (josegomespb). Host: Unidentified species ( Theraphosidae ), adult or subadult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed tarantula on the ground, ventral side upward, grasping its left hindleg with her mandibles ( Gomes 2018 ) .