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