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 Tachypompilus erubescens (Taschenberg) or Tachypompilus xanthopterus (Rohwer) ARGENTINA : Buenos Aires Province , Buenos Aires , Carlos Thays Botanical Garden ; October 2014 ; M. M. Chimento. Host : Polybetes pythagoricus , adult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed huntsman spider backwards, ventral side upward, up a vertical surface, grasping its left pedipalp with her mandibles ( Chimento 2014 ) . ARGENTINA : Buenos Aires Province , Buenos Aires , Costanera Sur ecological Reserve ; 22 April 2019 ; L. Zapata (lorenazapata). Host: Polybetes rapidus , adult or subadult female. The wasp stood near and examined the paralyzed huntsman spider with her antennae and it laid, dorsal side upward, on the ground ( Zapata 2019 ) . ARGENTINA : Buenos Aires Province , La Plata, Paseo del Bosque; 3 February 2018 ; G. A. Herrera. Host: Polybetes cf rapidus , adult or subadult male. The wasp dragged the paralyzed huntsman spider backwards up a wall, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its chelicera with her mandibles ( Herrera 2018 ). ARGENTINA : La Pampa Province , vicinity of Santa Rosa ; 1 January 2014 ; M. D. Bianco. Host : Polybetes pythagoricus , adult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed huntsman spider backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its left pedipalp ( Bianco 2014 ) . ARGENTINA : Misiones Province , 20 km before Moconá Falls, Tekorendá Reserve; 7 December 2009 ; R . Moyano. Host: Selenops sp. ( Selenopidae ), adult or subadult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed wall crab spider backwards on the ground and into a wall crevice, dorsal side upward, grasping its right pedipalp with her mandibles ( Moyano 2009 ). ARGENTINA : Santa Fe Province , San Cristóbal Department, Santurce; 1 June 2018 ; P. Capovilla. Host: Polybetes cf rapidus , adult or subadult female. The wasp held the paralyzed huntsman spider upright on the ground, grasping a chelicera with her mandibles ( Capovilla 2018 ). BRAZIL : State of Goiás , Cidade de Goiás , Serra Dourada ; 18 September 2015 ; R . Sartin. Host: Unidentified species ( Sparassidae ), adult female. The wasp dragged the paralyzed huntsman spider backwards on the ground, dorsal side upward, grasping its right pedipalp with her mandibles ( Sartin 2015 ) . BRAZIL : State of Paraná , Foz do Iguaçu; 25 April 2006 ; Daniela M. Host Heteropoda cf venatoria , adult ot subadult female. The wasp pulled the paralyzed huntsman spider up and along a window frame, dorsal side upward, grasping its left pedipalp with her mandibles (Daniela M. 2006). URUGUAY : Canelones Department , Ciudad de la Costa; 25 February 2017 ; J. Rivas (jorgerivas23). Host: Polybetes cf rapidus , adult or subadult female. The wasp stood near the paralyzed huntsman spider as it laid on the ground, dorsal side upward ( Rivas 2017 ).