Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic Author Waichert, Cecilia Utah State University, Department of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 - 5305, USA. cwaichert@gmail.com Author Rodriguez, Juanita Utah State University, Department of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 - 5305, USA. Author Von Dohlen, Carol D. Utah State University, Department of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 - 5305, USA. Author Pitts, James P. Utah State University, Department of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 - 5305, USA. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-06-21 3353 1 1 47 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3353.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3353.1.1 1175-5326 5251730 Anoplius ( Arachnophroctonus ) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 Anoplius ( Pompilinus ) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 , Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, vol. 20, p. 324–325 [ Holotype : ♂ , HAITI , Port Au Prince (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the third antennal segment is more than 2.0 × as long as wide; the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M; and the fore wing has a Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell and three radial sectors ( Fig. 2G ). Additionally, the female ( Fig. 6G ) has black integument except on metasomal terga 1–3 and all but the apical margin of metasomal tergum 4, which are bright orange-brown; a tarsal comb with short spines; and the pronotum with the collar differentiated from the disc. The male ( Fig. 6H ) has the integument black; the posterior margin of the pronotum sometimes has a whitish stripe; and the metasoma is orange-brown on the second and third segments. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC : Independencia , Sierra de Bahoruco , north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido , (18–12–24N, 71–30–54W), 1807 m , 24–25.III.2004 , J. E. Rawlins et al . ecotonal Pinus grassland, sample 41165, 1 ♂ CMNH – 371,232, 1 ♀ CMNH – 370,286, broadleaf dense Pinus dense woodland, hand collected, 1 ♀ CMNH –367,355; Pedernales , Sierra de Bahoruco , Aceitillar , 25.4 km ENE Pedernales , (18–05–27N, 71–31–08W), 1270 m , 14.VI.2003 , E. Young et al . 5 ♂ CMNH – 370,480/ 371,188/ 366,757/ 371,281/ 370,105 3 ♀ CMNH – 363,476/ 371,078 (dense broadleaf forest, pine, yellow pan trap , sample 42262), 1 ♀ CMNH – 370,913 (dense broadleaf seasonal forest, pine, malaise trap , sample 42382), 2 ♀ CMNH –366,853/ 370,153 (open pine forest with grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 42162); 2 ♂ , 8 ♀ , Pedernales , La Abeja , 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo , (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m , 15.VII.1987 , J. Rawlins , R. Davidson ( CMNH ), 1 ♀ CMNH –370,283; Distrito Nacional , Santo Domingo , Parque Paseo de los Indios , (18–26–53N, 69–56–39W), 60 m , 1–10.XI.2002 , urban park near ocean, hand collected, sample 50449, A. Walter , 1 ♂ CMNH – 286,811, 1 ♀ CMNH –369,972; Pedernales , 37 km N Cabo Rojo , (18–09N, 71–35W), 1500 m , 11.VII.1987 , ( CMNH ), 2 ♂ CMNH – 370.077/ 364,586, 2 ♀ CMNH –370,090/ 366,796; La Vega , Cordillera Central , 4.1 km SW El Convento , (18–50–37N, 70–42–48W), 1730 m , 31.V.2003 , dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, yellow pan trap , sample 22262, J. Rawlins et al . 3 ♂ CMNH – 370,279/ 370,430/ 370,398, 4 ♀ CMNH –369,661/ 371,067/ 370,244/ 371,048/ 369,992/ 370,669; 1 ♀ , Barahona , Eastern Sierra Bahoruco , Reserva Cachote , 12 km NE Paraiso , (18–05–54N, 71–11–21W), 1230 m , 21–23.III.2004 , cloud forest with tree ferns, yellow pan trap , sample 44263, J. Rawlins et al . CMNH –369,992; 1 ♀ , La Vega , Cordillera Central , Reserva Valle Nuevo , La Nevera , 15.1 km SE Valle Nuevo , 18–41–47N, 70–35–30W, 2252 m , 3.VI.2003 , montane meadow in cloud forest, pine, yellow pan trap , sample 24462, CMNH –370,664; 1 ♀ , Pedernales , El Aceitillar, 7.XII.1978 , Col. Vargas. , MHND – 00374; 2 ♂ , Altagracia Prov. [ince], Punta Cana , 13–14.IX.2008 , Sand Mill, M [alaise] T[rap] ( EMUS ) . Distribution. Hispaniola and Puerto Rico ( Snelling & Torres 2004 ) Host. Unkown. Remarks. This species bears a strong resemblance to A. ( Arachnophroctonus ) americanus ambiguus in coloration and general morphology as discussed previously. Evans (1966) mentioned the lack of a whitish stripe on the pronotum in A. hispaniolae , but most males from the material studied here possess this band. The most reliable character to distinguish them is the wing venation. In A. hispaniolae the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M ( Fig. 2G ), while in A. americanus ambiguus the transverse median vein of the fore wing meets the median at the origin of the basal vein ( Fig. 2F ).