Anoplius ( Arachnophroctonus )? vividus (Smith)

Kurczewski, Frank E., West, Rick C. & Waichert, Cecilia, 2024, New host records for Nearctic and Neotropical spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Insecta Mundi 2024 (34), pp. 1-32 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10793331
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10793233
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scientific name	Anoplius ( Arachnophroctonus )? vividus (Smith)
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Anoplius ( Arachnophroctonus)? vividus (Smith) (det. J. P. Pitts)

BRAZIL: Amazonas State, Iranduba; 31 December 2022; R. F. Sobreiro. Host: Unidentified species ( Theraphosidae ), immature. The wasp dragged the paralyzed immature tarantula up the side of a tree, venter to dorsum, grasping its left foreleg with her mandibles ( Sobreiro 2022) .

The unidentified tarantula represents the first host record and new family, genus, and species for Anoplius ( Arachnophroctonus)? vividus .