Anoplius

Anoplius
Anoplius viaticus (L.) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) with prey Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck) (Arachnida: Araneidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pompilidae
Genus:	Anoplius Dufour, 1834 [1]
Type species
Sphex nigerrmius Scopoli, 1763 [2]

Anoplius is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae called the blue-black spider wasps. It is one of two genera within the tribe Anopliini of subfamily Pompilinae. ^[3]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Subgenus Anoplius (Anopliodes)

• Anoplius bolli Banks, 1917 ^[2]
• Anoplius chiriqui Evans, 1966 ^[4]
• Anoplius parsonsi (Banks, 1944) ^{[2] [4]}
• Anoplius varius (Fabricius, 1804) ^[4]
• Anoplius vestoris Banks, 1947 ^[4]

Subgenus Anoplius (Anoplius)

• Anoplius aberrans Gussakovskij, 1932 ^{[5] [6]}
• Anoplius alpinobalticus Wolf, 1965 ^{[7] [6]}
• Anoplius ambatoensis (Cameron, 1903) ^[4]
• Anoplius angustus Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius apicalis (Haupt, 1938) ^{[8] [5]}
• Anoplius araucanus (Herbst, 1928) ^[4]
• Anoplius basalis Dreisbach, 1950 ^[6]
• Anoplius caviventris (Aurivillius, 1907) ^{[7] [6]}
• Anoplius concinnus (Dahlbom, 1845) ^{[5] [7] [6]}
• Anoplius davisi Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius depressipes Banks, 1919 ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius dreisbachi Evans, 1966 ^[2]
• Anoplius elongatus Dreisbach, 1950 ^[2]
• Anoplius eous Yasumatsu, 1936 ^{[5] [7]}
• Anoplius fratellus (Pérez, 1905) ^[6]
• Anoplius fulgidus (Robertson, 1901) ^{[2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius hispidulus Dreisbach, 1950 ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius hummeli (Haupt, 1934) ^[5]
• Anoplius illinoensis (Cresson, 1865) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944 ^{[2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius iriomotensis Tsuneki, 1990 ^[5]
• Anoplius ishigakianus Tsuneki, 1990 ^[5]
• Anoplius ithaca (Banks, 1912) ^[2]
• Anoplius iwatai Yasumatsu, 1939 ^{[5] [6]}
• Anoplius japonicus Yasumatsu, 1943 ^[5]
• Anoplius liukiu (Dalla Torre, 1897) ^[5]
• Anoplius machachiensis (Cameron, 1903) ^[4]
• Anoplius minor Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius niger (Haupt, 1938) ^[5]
• Anoplius nigerrimus (Scopoli, 1763) ^{[2] [5] [7] [6]}
• Anoplius obscuratus (Haupt, 1938) ^{[8] [5]}
• Anoplius pacificus Yasumatsu, 1943 ^[5]
• Anoplius pannonicus Wolf, 1965 ^[7]
• Anoplius papago Banks, 1941 ^{[2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius perpilosus Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius petiolaris Gussakovskij, 1932 ^{[5] [6]}
• Anoplius piliventris (Morawitz, 1889) ^[5]
• Anoplius ryukyuensis Tsuneki, 1990 ^{[5] [6]}
• Anoplius sachalinensis Lelej, 1994 ^{[5] [6]}
• Anoplius sakishimanus Tsuneki, 1990 ^[5]
• Anoplius simulans (Cresson, 1869) ^[4]
• Anoplius sundukovi Loktionov & Lelej, 2014 ^[6]
• Anoplius surusumi Tsuneki, 1989 ^[5]
• Anoplius tanoi Tsuneki, 1990 ^[5]
• Anoplius tenuicornis (Tournier, 1889) ^{[2] [5] [7] [6]}
• Anoplius toluca (Cameron, 1893) ^{[2] [4]}
• Anoplius toyohei Loktionov & Lelej, 2014 ^[3]
• Anoplius varunus Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius ventralis (Banks, 1910) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius virginiensis (Cresson, 1867) ^{[2] [9]}

Subgenus Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus)

• Anoplius acapulcoensis (Cameron, 1893) ^{[2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius aeruginosus (Tournier, 1890) ^{[7] [6]}
• Anoplius alcataria (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius allorices (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius americanus (Beauvois, 1811) ^{[2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius apiculatus (Smith, 1855) ^{[2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius arequipensis (Brèthes, 1924) ^[4]
• Anoplius argelesia (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius argenteomaculata (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius atrimene (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius bilunata (Haliday, 1836) ^[4]
• Anoplius boliviana (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius caloderes (Banks, 1945) ^[4]
• Anoplius chiapanus Evans, 1966 ^[4]
• Anoplius clotho (Smith, 1879) ^[2]
• Anoplius cuautemoc Evans, 1966 ^[4]
• Anoplius cymocles (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius cynthia (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius decepta (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius echinatus (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius emortua Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius euacantha Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius hermanni (Holmberg, 1904) ^[4]
• Anoplius hispaniolae Evans, 1966 ^[4]
• Anoplius holmbergi (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius inaurata (Smith, 1879) ^[4]
• Anoplius inculcatrix (Cameron, 1912) ^[4]
• Anoplius infuscatus (Vander, Linden, 1827) ^{[5] [7] [6]}
• Anoplius marginalis (Banks, 1910) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius marginicollis (Taschenberg, 1869) ^[4]
• Anoplius moestus (Banks, 1912) ^[2]
• Anoplius nigritus (Dahlbom, 1843) ^[9]
• Anoplius occidentalis (Dreisbach, 1954) ^[2]
• Anoplius ornamenta (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius partita (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius personata (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius peruviana (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius platensis (Brèthes, 1909) ^[4]
• Anoplius pulchrisoma (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius relativus (Fox, 1893) ^[2]
• Anoplius scalaris (Taschenberg, 1869) ^[4]
• Anoplius semicinctus (Dahlbom, 1843) ^[4]
• Anoplius semirufus (Cresson, 1867) ^{[2] [4]}
• Anoplius separata (Taschenberg, 1869) ^[4]
• Anoplius sobrinus (Spinola, 1851) ^[4]
• Anoplius spinimanus (Eschscholtz, 1823) ^[4]
• Anoplius spinolae (Kohl, 1905) ^[4]
• Anoplius taschenbergi (Brèthes) ^[4]
• Anoplius triqueta (Fox, 1897) ^[4]
• Anoplius turcica (Fabricius, 1775) ^[4]
• Anoplius veranes (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius viaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) ^{[5] [7] [6]}
• Anoplius virilis (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius xerophilus Evans, 1947 ^[2]

Subgenus Anoplius (Dicranoplius)

• Anoplius albidus (Evans, 1969) ^[4]
• Anoplius areatus (Taschenberg, 1869) ^[4]
• Anoplius brevitarsus (Banks, 1947) ^[4]
• Anoplius cujanus (Holmberg, 1881) ^[4]
• Anoplius diphonichus (Spinola, 1851) ^[4]
• Anoplius evansi Pitts & Sadler, 2017 ^[4]
• Anoplius nigritus (Evans, 1969) ^[4] — preoccupied by Anoplius (Ar.) nigritusDahlbom, 1843
• Anoplius pampero (Evans, 1969) ^[4]
• Anoplius satanus (Holmberg, 1881) ^[4]

Subgenus Anoplius (Notiochares)

• Anoplius amethystinus (Dahlbom, 1834) ^{[8] [2] [9] [4]}
• Anoplius diffinis Banks, 1947 ^[4]
• Anoplius lepidus (Say, 1836) ^{[2] [9] [4]}

Subgenus Anoplius (Onentanophus)

• Anoplius bifasciatus Tullgren, 1904 ^[8]
• Anoplius canifrons (Smith, 1855) ^{[8] [5]}
• Anoplius morosus Smith, 1855 ^[8]
• Anoplius nigripes (Haupt, 1950) ^[8]
• Anoplius nozakae Tsuneki, 1990 ^[5]
• Anoplius rufipes Day, 1974 ^[8]
• Anoplius saegeri Arnold, 1937 ^[8]
• Anoplius yonagunianus Tsuneki, 1990 ^[5]

Subgenus Anoplius (Pompilinus)

• Anoplius brevihirta (Banks, 1945) ^{[2] [10]}
• Anoplius californiae Evans, 1948 ^[2]
• Anoplius clystera (Banks, 1914) ^[2]
• Anoplius cylindricus (Cresson, 1867) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius estellina (Banks, 1914) ^[2]
• Anoplius fraternus (Banks, 1941) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius insolens (Banks, 1912) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius krombeini Evans, 1950 ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius leona (Cameron, 1893) ^[2]
• Anoplius marginatus (Say, 1824) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius percitus Evans, 1950 ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius rectangularis (Dreisbach, 1949) ^[2]
• Anoplius splendens (Dreisbach, 1949) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius stenotus (Banks, 1914) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius subcylindricus (Banks, 1917) ^{[2] [9]}
• Anoplius tenebrosus (Cresson, 1865) ^[2]
• Anoplius texanus (Dreisbach, 1949) ^[2]
• Anoplius townesi Evans, 1951 ^[2]

Species transferred to Lophopompilus

The former subgenus Lophopompilus has been elevated to a separate genus by Loktionov and Lelej. ^[3]

• Lophopompilus aethiops (Cresson, 1865) ^[2]
• Lophopompilus atrox (Dahlbom, 1843) ^[2]
• Lophopompilus bengtssoni (Regan, 1923) ^[2]
• Lophopompilus carolina (Banks, 1921) ^[2]
• Lophopompilus cleora (Banks, 1917) ^[2]
• Lophopompilus grandis (Eversmann, 1846) ^[6]
• Lophopompilus samariensis (Pallas, 1771) ^[6] — species studied for its venom Pompilidotoxin ^[11]

Anoplius infuscatus dragging spider

References

1. "Anoplius Dufour, 1834". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. Krombein, Karl V. (1979). "Scoliidae". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1553-1562.
3. Loktionov, Valery M.; Lelej, Arkady S. (2014). Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Russian Far East. Vladivostok: Dalnauka. p. 472 pp. ISBN   9785804414437.
4. Fernández, Fernando; Rodriguez, Juanita; Waichert, Cecilia; Decker, Brenna; Pitts, James (2022). "Twenty two years later: An updated checklist of Neotropical spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zootaxa. 5116 (4): 451–503. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5116.4.1.
5. Lelej, Arkady S.; Yamane, Seiki (1994). "A review of the East Asian species of Anoplius Dufour (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae)". Reports of the Faculty of Science Kagoshima University (Earth Sciences and Biology). 27: 229–244. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
6. Loktionov, Valery M.; Lelej, Arkady S. (2017). "An annotated catalogue of the spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Russia". Zootaxa. 4280 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4280.1.1.
7. Shlyahtenok, A.S.; Shlyahtenok, Arkady S.; Valery M., Loktionov (2012). "A review of the genus Anoplius Dufour, 1834 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) of European fauna". Euroasian Entomological Journal (in Russian). 11 (5): 449–464.
8. Day, Michael Charles (1974). "A contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Anoplius Dufour (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) including a revision of the Palaeotropical subgenus Orientanoplius Haupt". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 30 (8): 373–404. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
9. Leavengood, John M. Jr.; Waichert, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Juanita (2011). "A distributional checklist of the spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Florida". Insecta Mundi. 0161: 1–8. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
10. Finnamore, A.T.; Buckle, D.; Buddle, C.M.; Hamilton, K.G.A. (2000). "The effects of grazing and exotic grasses (crested wheat grass) on the ecological integrity of upland prairie communities of spiders, leafhoppers, and predatory wasps (Poaceae; Arthropoda: Solfugae, Opiliones, Araneae, Homoptera, Hymenoptera)". Crossing the Medicine Line Network. The Northern Mixed Grass Transboundary Conservation Initiative. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
11. Konno, K.; Hisada, M.; Itagaki, Y.; Naoki, H.; Kawai, N; Miwa, A.; Yasuhara, T.; Takayama, H. (1998). "Isolation and structure of pompilidotoxins, novel peptide neurotoxins in solitary wasp venoms". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 250 (3): 612–616. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.9299. PMID   9784394.