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 | |
Episyron quinquenotatus is a North American species of pompilid spider hunting wasp.
Description
The body length is approximately 10 mm.
Distribution
From Yukon and Northwest Territories south to the Gulf of Mexico states such as Texas, Arkansas and Alabama.[2]
Subspecies
- E. q. quinquenotatus in the eastern part of the range
- E. q. hurdi in the western part of the range
Habitat
Sandy, open areas, often by waterbodies.
Habits
Grubs which hatch too late in the season to mature will often go into diapause over the winter.[3]
References
- ^ "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