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Anoplius viaticus (Linnaeus)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Pompiloidea; Family: Pompilidae; Subfamily: Pompilinae; Genus: Anoplius)

Sphex viaticus Linnaeus, 1758. Holotype in . Type locality: .

Distribution

Afrotropical [eastern & southern Africa], Palaearctic [Europe].

Biology

Preys on spiders - mainly wolf spiders Lycosidae, but also ground spiders (Gnaphosidae), grass spiders (Agelenidae), crab spiders (Thomisidae) and jumping spiders (Salticidae).

References

Arnold, G. 1934. New African Hymenoptera No. 2. Occasional Papers of the Rhodesian Museum 3: 18-28.

Arnold, G. 1937. The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian region. Part VII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 19: 1-98.

Credits

Photographed in Chase Valley Heights, Pietermaritzburg.

Photographs © Alan Manson https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43562470


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2026. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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