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Species Auplopus architectus

New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

By Frank E. Kurczewski, Rick C. West, Cecilia Waichert, Kelly C. Kissane, Darrell Ubick & James P. Pitts
Zootaxa, 4891 (1): 001–112, 2020

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 18 October, 2023 - 5:28pm

A revision of the Mexican and Central American spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae

By Howard E. Evans
Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 20: 1-439, 1966

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Despite the focus on more Neotropical species, a number of these species also occur within our area.

Aporus: pp. 37-63
Arachnospila: pp. 397-402
Epipompilus: pp. 27-34
Poecilopompilus: [url=https://archive.org/details/memoirsofameric201966amer/page/203/mode/2up]pp.

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 26 June, 2021 - 3:22am

Molecular phylogeny and systematics of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): redefining subfamily boundaries...

By Waichert C., Rodriguez J., Wasbauer M.S., von Dohlen C.D., Pitts J.P.
Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175: 271-287, 2015

Full title: Molecular phylogeny and systematics of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): redefining subfamily boundaries and the origin of the family

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Contributed by v belov on 18 May, 2017 - 2:21pm

A distributional checklist of the spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Florida

By Leavengood J.M., Waichert C., Rodriguez J.
Insecta Mundi 0161: 1-8, 2011

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Contributed by v belov on 21 November, 2011 - 8:53pm

Trap-nesting wasps and bees: life histories, nests, and associates

By Krombein K.V.
Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC. vi+570 pp., 1967

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Contributed by v belov on 21 February, 2022 - 8:37pm

Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants

By Heather N. Holm
Pollination Press LLC; First edition, 2021

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 9 August, 2021 - 3:28am

The Sting of the Wild: The Story of the Man Who Got Stung for Science

By Justin O. Schmidt
John Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD, 2016

This book is useful in dispelling myths about broad groups (particularly the oft-maligned Mutillidae). The Appendix contains the rankings for 83 species and includes all ranked species. It's also worth noting that this does mean that the majority of species are unranked, so caution should be taken in creating sweeping claims (as often done on rather erroneous Internet memes).

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 14 November, 2020 - 11:00am

Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily...

By Pilgrim E.M., von Dohlen C.D., Pitts J.P.
Zoologica Scripta 37: 539–560, 2008

Full title: Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies

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Contributed by v belov on 29 November, 2014 - 6:07pm

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