Caliadurgus fasciatellus (Spinola)

Kurczewski, Frank E. & West, Rick C., 2023, Evaluation of North American spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) common names, Insecta Mundi 2023 (989), pp. 1-8 : 3

Caliadurgus fasciatellus (Spinola) (Banded spider wasp)

Banded undoubtedly refers to paired dark spots on the hyaline forewing of this species. These so-called bands are large dark incomplete spots that do not encircle the wing ( Townes 1957; Fig. 2 ). Dark bands or spots on the forewings occur in more than 100 species of North American Pompilidae belonging to the genera Priocnemis SchiØdte , Epipompilus Kohl , Dipogon Fox , Auplopus , Ageniella Banks , Eragenia Banks , Agenioideus Ashmead , and even Tachypompilus mendozae (Dalla Torre) . In other words, the common name “Banded spider wasp” could apply to any of these 100+ species!

Figures

Figures 1–6.Habitus photos of North American Pompilidae. 1) Anoplius semicinctus female, Marlboro, Windham County, VT, USA. Photograph © Tom Murray. 2) Caliadurgus fasciatellus female, Rockville, Hanover County, VA, USA. Photograph © Louise Woodrich. 3) Ceropales bipunctata bipunctata female, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA, USA. Photograph © Sloan Tomlinson. 4) Ceropales maculata fraterna female, Groton, Middlesex County, MA, USA. Photograph © Tom Murray. 5) Entypus fulvicornis male, Fiddler’s Creek Preserve, Mercer County, Titusville, NJ, USA. Photograph © Seth Ausubel. 6) Entypus unifasciatus cressoni female, Garland, Dallas County, TX, USA. Photograph © Tracey Fandre.