''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family

Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...

which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.

Features

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

Habits

These wasps occur in open sandy habitats where the females can burrow easily to create nests. They prey on spiders of the families

Araneidae Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...

Lycosidae Wolf spiders are members of the Family (biology), family Lycosidae (), named for their robust and agile hunting skills and excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and usually do not spin spider web, webs. Some are opportunis ...

and

Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, legs, and chelicerae, and build small orb webs with an open hub with few, wide-s ...

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Episyron'': *'' Episyron albisquamis'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron albonotatum'' (Vander Linden, 1827) *'' Episyron anticus'' Haupt 1962 *'' Episyron argillaceus'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron arizonica'' Banks 1933 *'' Episyron arnoldi'' Priesner 1967 *'' Episyron arrogans'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Episyron atrytone'' Banks 1911 *'' Episyron bakeri'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron bequaerti'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron bicinctus'' Bischoff, 1913 *'' Episyron biguttatus'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Episyron binghami'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron braunsii'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron candiotum'' Wahis, 1966 *'' Episyron capiticrassum'' ( Ferton, 1901) *'' Episyron coccineipes'' (Saunders, 1901) *'' Episyron conterminus'' Smith 1885 *'' Episyron corsicus'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron crassicornis'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron dimissionis'' Priesner 1967 *'' Episyron flaveolus'' Gussakovskij 1928 *'' Episyron fraternus'' Banks 1946 *'' Episyron froggati'' Turner 1910 *'' Episyron fuliginosum'' Wahis 2006 *'' Episyron funerarium'' (Tournier, 1889) *'' Episyron gallicum'' (Tournier, 1889) *'' Episyron gryps'' Saussure *'' Episyron histrio'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Episyron hopponis'' (Matsumura 1912) *'' Episyron insulanus'' Wolf, 1961l> *'' Episyron kaplani'' Wolf 1998 *'' Episyron kurilense'' Lelej 1990 *'' Episyron laevis'' Banks *'' Episyron latimarginatus'' Tsuneki 1989 *'' Episyron levantinum'' Wahis, 1966 *'' Episyron maehleri Krombein 1948 *'' Episyron maneei'' Banks *'' Episyron novarae'' (Kohl 1885) *'' Episyron orbitalis'' Haupt 1962 *'' Episyron ordinarius'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron oregon'' Evans 1960 *'' Episyron pedunculatus'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron pilifrons'' (Smith 1859) *'' Episyron praestigiosum'' Wahis 1978 *'' Episyron quinquenotatus'' ( Say) *'' Episyron rufipes'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Episyron rufotibialis'' Tsuneki 1989 *'' Episyron saussurei'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron sardonius'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron sardous'' Wolf, 1961 *'' Episyron snowi'' Banks, 1910 *'' Episyron solitaneum'' Kohl, 1906 *'' Episyron stantoni'' (Ashmead 1905) *'' Episyron trispinosus'' Gussakovskii 1952 *'' Episyron tristis'' Priesner 1955 *'' Episyron tropicalis'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron turneri'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron vagabundum'' (Smith 1858) *'' Episyron viduus'' Arnold 1936 *'' Episyron vindex'' Smith, 1879

References

Hymenoptera of Europe Hymenoptera genera Pompilinae Taxa named by Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte {{apocrita-stub