Epipompilus aztecus

Epipompilus aztecus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pompilidae
Subfamily:	Pepsinae
Genus:	Epipompilus
Species:	E. aztecus
Binomial name
	Epipompilus aztecus; (Cresson 1869)
Synonyms
	Ferreola azteca Cresson, 1869; Epipompilus maximliani Kohl, 1884; Aulocostethus aztecus Bradley, 1944;

Epipompilus aztecus is a Neotropical spider wasp belonging to the Pompilid subfamily Ctenocerinae.

Description

The wasp is black and reddish brown in color.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Epipompilus aztecus spans from southern Mexico to Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil,[2] and eastwards to the Atlantic Forest (biome).[3]

Habitat

The Epipompilus aztecus lives primarily in Tropical deciduous forests.

References

Evans H.E 1967 Studies on the Neotropical Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) Additional Notes on Epompilus Kohl Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology Brevoria 273
Silvestre, R. ; Auko, T.H. ; Carbonari, V. 2010 Check List 6(4) 483-484
Eduardo Fernando dos Santos and Fernando Barbosa Noll, “Additions to the Known Distribution of Epipompilus aztecus (Cresson, 1869) and E. excelsus (Bradley, 1944) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae),” Psyche, vol. 2010, Article ID 562869, 3 pages, 2010.

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[1] Evans H.E 1967 Studies on the Neotropical Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) Additional Notes on Epompilus Kohl Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology Brevoria 273

[2] Silvestre, R. ; Auko, T.H. ; Carbonari, V. 2010 Check List 6(4) 483-484

[3] Eduardo Fernando dos Santos and Fernando Barbosa Noll, “Additions to the Known Distribution of Epipompilus aztecus (Cresson, 1869) and E. excelsus (Bradley, 1944) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae),” Psyche, vol. 2010, Article ID 562869, 3 pages, 2010.