Species Episyron pilifrons (Smith, 1858)

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• Pompilus pilifrons Smith, F. 1858. Catalogue of the Hymenopterous Insects collected at Celebes by Mr A.R. Wallace. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 3: 4–27 [12].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM ♀, Indonesia, Sulawesi (as Celebes).
• Pompilus vigilans Smith, F. 1863. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A.R. Wallace in the islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 7: 6–48 [Date published March 1863] [29–30] [synonymy by Wahis, 1980:306].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, OUM ♂ (incorrectly listed as female by Smith), Waigeou.
• Pompilus cognatus Smith, F. 1865. Descriptions of new species of hymenopterous insects from the islands of Sumatra, Sula, Gilolo, Salwatty, and New Guinea, collected by Mr A.R. Wallace. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 8: 61-94 pl. 4 [13 Jan. 1865] [82] [synonymy by Wahis, 1980:306].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM ♂, Morty Island.
• Anoplius (Episyron) lepidohirtus Turner, R.E. 1910. Additions to our knowledge of the fossorial Hymenoptera of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910: 253–356 [331–332] [synonymy by Wahis, 1980:306].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♀, QLD, Mackay.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Wahis, R. 1980. Les Episyron des iles Philippines (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae, Pompilinae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 55(26): 301–312 [In French] [306].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Wahis, R. 1980. Les Episyron des iles Philippines (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae, Pompilinae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 55(26): 301–312 [In French]

Generic Combinations

• Episyron lepidohirtus (Turner, 1910). —
  Turner, R.E. 1917. New species of Hymenoptera in the British Museum. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1917(1): 53-84 [64] (new combination, notes)
• Episyron pilifrons (Smith, 1858). —
  Banks, N. 1934. The Psammocharidae of the Philippines. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 69: 1–117 [89] (new combination, description, distribution)

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines.

General References

Baltazar, C.R. 1966. A catalogue of Philippine Hymenoptera (with a bibliography, 1758–1963). Pacific Insects Monographs 8: 1-488 [Date published 31/12/1966] [320] (Episyron pilifrons: catalogue)

Dalla Torre, C.G. de 1897. Catalogus Hymenopterorum Hucusquea Descriptorum Systematicus et Synonymicus. Fossores (Sphegidae). Leipzig : G. Engelmann Vol. 8 viii 749 pp. [281, 311, 335] (Pompilus cognatus [281], Pompilus pilifrons [311], Pompilus vigilans [335]: catalogue, distribution)

Junco y Reyes, J.J. del 1960. Himenopteros de Espans, Fam. Pompilidae = Psammocharidae, Gens, Agenioideus, Pompilus y Evagetes. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifícas. Madrid : Trabajos del Instituto Español de Entomología pp. 1–357. [In Spanish] [48] (Pompilus cognatus: list)

Junco Y Reyes, J.J. del 1962. Himenópteros de España. Familia Pompilidae (=Psammocharidae) Géns. Episyrón Schdt., Batozonellus Arnd., Ctenostegus Hpt., Schistonyx Sauss. y Aporinellus Bks. EOS. Revista Española de Entomología 38(4): 485–547 [In Spanish] [489] (Episyron lepidohirtus: list)

Smith, F. 1864. Notes on the geographical distribution of the aculeate Hymenoptera collected by Mr. A.R. Wallace in the eastern archipelago. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 7: 109-145 [132] (Pompilus pilifrons, Pompilus vigilans: distribution)

Smith, F. 1871. A Catalogue of the Aculeate Hymenoptera and Ichneumonidae of India and the Eastern Archipelago. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 11: 285–415 [353] (Pompilus pilifrons, Pompilus vigilans, Pompilus cognatus: catalogue, distribution)

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