TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurczewski, Frank E.
T1  - Aposematic-habitat correlation in Nearctic species of Episyron Schiødte (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pompilinae: Pompilini)
T2  - Insecta Mundi
N2  - Three Nearctic species of Episyron Schiødte (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pompilinae: Pompilini) were examined morphologically, geographically, and ecologically with intent to infer an aposematic correlation with habitat type, protarsal digging rake morphology, and host spider association. Episyron quinquenotatus quinquenotatus (Say) and E. conterminus cressoni (Dewitz), two subspecies with extensive aposematic markings and more and longer protarsal comb spines, were associated with bare or sparsely vegetated sandy soils near water courses. Episyron biguttatus biguttatus (Fabricus), with few aposematic markings and less and shorter protarsal comb spines, was associated with more densely vegetated terrain and gravelly and loamy soils. Three subspecies of Anoplius apiculatus (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pompilinae: Pompilini) are discussed as an aposematic-habitat comparison. 


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T3  - Insecta Mundi - 1063 
KW  - Episyron quinquenotatus quinquenotatus
KW  - Episyron conterminus cressoni
KW  - Episyron biguttatus biguttatus
KW  - aposematic body coloration
KW  - habitat type
KW  - protarsal digging rake morphology
KW  - host spider association
KW  - Anoplius apiculatus
Y1  - 2024
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/73230
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-732305
SN  - 1942-1354
SN  - 0749-6737
VL  - 2024
IS  - article 1063
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
PB  - Flora & Fauna Publ.
CY  - Gainesville, Fla.
ER  -