New and noteworthy host records for some North American and Colombian spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

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  New and noteworthy host records for some North American and Colombian spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Abstract New and noteworthy parasitoid/host records for 47 North American and Colombian species and subspecies of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) are listed in taxonomic order following the Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico (Krombein 1979). Te records represent an extension of previous host studies by Kurczewski and various co-authors. New genus and/or species host records are given for the genera and subgenera  Calopompilus  Ashmead,  Pepsis  Fabricius,  Hemipepsis  Dahlbom,  Priocnessus  Banks,  Entypus  Dahlbom,  Cryptocheilus  Panzer,  Priocnemissus  Haupt,  Caliadurgus  Pate,  Dipogon  Fox,  Phanagenia  Banks,  Auplopus  Spinola,  Ageniella  Banks,  Aporus  Spinola,  Episyron  Schiødte,  Poecilopompilus...

Systematics of the Western Ghats endemic tarantula subfamily Thrigmopoeinae with the description of a new genus and four new species

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Systematics of the Western Ghats endemic tarantula subfamily Thrigmopoeinae with the description of a new genus and four new species

Abstract
The Western Ghats are a biodiversity hotspot known for its high degree of endemism. The tarantula subfamily Thrigmopoeinae, with two genera and seven species, is endemic to the Western Ghats. A taxonomic account of the Western Ghats endemic tarantula subfamily Thrigmopoeinae is presented. The study is based on a re-examination of existing museum material and a fresh collection from across the Western Ghats. Rediagnosis of the genera Haploclastus Simon, 1892 and Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899, is presented with a description of a new genus and four new species. The genus Cilantica gen. nov. is proposed to accommodate Cilantica phsycadelicus comb. nov. and Cilantica kayi comb. nov., and a new species from the southern Western Ghats. Thrigmopoeinae, being endemic to the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot, is a vital flagship for invertebrate conservation.

Mirza ZA (2024) Systematics of the Western Ghats endemic tarantula subfamily Thrigmopoeinae with the description of a new genus and four new species. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 67(2): 183-234. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.67.e112517