Episyron

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Episyron
File:Episyron rufipes (Pompilidae sp.), Texel, the Netherlands.jpg
Episyron rufipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Tribe: Episyronini
Genus: Episyron
Schioedte, 1837
Type species
Sphex rufipes
Linnaeus, 1758[1]

Episyron is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.[2]

Features

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Episyron wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomens.

Habits

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These wasps occur in open sandy habitats where the females can burrow easily to create nests. They prey on spiders of the families Araneidae, Lycosidae and Tetragnathidae.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Episyron:[3][4]

References

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