Episyron quinquenotatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Episyron |
| Species: | E. quinquenotatus
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Episyron quinquenotatus is a North American species of pompilid spider hunting wasp.
Description
[edit]The body length is approximately 10 mm.
Distribution
[edit]From Yukon and Northwest Territories south to the Gulf of Mexico states such as Texas, Arkansas and Alabama.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- E. q. quinquenotatus in the eastern part of the range
- E. q. hurdi in the western part of the range
Habitat
[edit]Sandy, open areas, often by waterbodies.
Habits
[edit]Grubs which hatch too late in the season to mature will often go into diapause over the winter.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Episyron quinquenotatus".
- ^ Finnamore A.T. 1997 Aculeate Wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Yukon, pp. 867 – 900 in H.V. Danks and J.A. Downes (Eds.), Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods),
- ^ Kurczewski, F. 2010 Prey and Nesting Behavior of Some North American Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Northeastern Naturalist, 17(1) 115–124
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