Anoplius aethiops is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.[1][2][3] It primarily lives in overgrown fields with fine-grained soil. It provisions its young with paralyzed Lycosidae spiders, especially those of the genus Hogna.[4]

Anoplius aethiops
Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Anoplius
Species:
A. aethiops
Binomial name
Anoplius aethiops

References

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  1. ^ "Anoplius aethiops Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Anoplius aethiops". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Kurczewski, Frank E.; Kiernan, Diane H. (2015). "Analysis of Spider Wasp Host Selection in the Eastern Great Lakes Region (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Northeastern Naturalist. doi:10.1656/045.022.m1101. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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