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 rubra (Drury) BAHAMAS : Eleuthera Island; 15 April 2013 ; S. B. Johnson. Host: Cyrtopholis cf bonhotei (F. O. P.-Cambridge) ( Theraphosidae ), adult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed tarantula backwards on the ground, grasping the base of its left foreleg with her mandibles ( Johnson 2013 ). HAITI : Ouest Department , Thomazeau; 17 February 2017 ; E. Russell (SierraSunrise). Host: Cyrtopholis cf cursor (Ausserer) (Dominican stripeknee tarantula) ( Theraphosidae ), adult or subadult female. The wasp stood by the paralyzed tarantula as it laid on the ground near its burrow, dorsal side upward ( Russell 2017 ) US VIRGIN ISLANDS : Saint John Island, Coral Bay; 17 February 2020 ; P. Offermanns (SUPstjohn). Host: Cyrtopholis cf bartholomei (Latreille) (St. Thomas grey-striped spider) ( Theraphosidae ), adult or subadult female. A short video shows the wasp dragging the paralyzed tarantula backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its left pedipalp with her mandibles ( Offermanns 2020 ).