Genus Pompilus Fabricius, 1798

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• Pompilus Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [212].

  Type species:

   Pompilus pulcher Fabricius, 1798 (= Sphex cinerea Fabricius, 1775) by subsequent designation, see ICZN 1946. Opinion 166. On the status of the names Pompilus Fabricius, 1798, and Psammochares Latrielle, 1796 (Class Insecta, Order Hymenoptera) and of the alleged generic name Pompilus Schneider, 1784 (Class Cepahalapoda, Order Nautiloidea). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2: 375–398.
• Psammochares McKeown, K.C. 1942. Australian Insects. An Introductory Handbook. Sydney : Sydney & Melbourne Publishing Co. Pty Ltd 303 pp. [185] (list).
• Chionopompilus Priesner, H. 1955. A review of the Pompilidae of Egypt. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique d'Egypte 39: 1–208 [15].

  Type species:

   Chionopompilus rabinovitchi Priesner, 1955 (= Pompilus niveus Saunders, 1901; synonymy by Day, 1981:7) by original designation.

Introduction

Pompilus was revised by Day (1981) and restricted to a few Old World species. Wasbauer & Kimsey (1985) rejected the work of Day and retained the subgeneric classification that had been in use. Apart from Pompilus cinereus, which as a synonym of the type of the genus and would be included in Pompilus s. str., none of the Australian species recorded in Pompilus s. l. have been placed in subgenera. Consequently, [Elliott 2007 ignored] the subgeneric arrangement until further examination of the genus determines its validity and the Australian species are placed.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia

General References

Day, M.C. 1981. A revision of Pompilus Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), with further nomenclatural and biological considerations. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 42(1): 1–42

Elliott, M.G. 2007. Annotated catalogue of the Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) of Australia. Zootaxa 1428: 1-83 [Date published 19 Mar. 2007]

Evans, H.E. 1972. A review of the Australian species of Elaphrosyron and Telostegus, with notes on other genera (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Breviora. Museum of Comparative Zoology 386: 1–18 [11] (Pompilus: notes)

Naumann, I.D. 1991. Hymenoptera (Wasps, bees, ants, sawflies) 58. Pompilidae. pp. 974–976 in Naumann, I.D. (ed.). The Insects of Australia. Carlton : Division of Entomology, CSIRO, Canberra and Melbourne University Press. [977] (Pompilus: figures)

Riek, E.F. 1970. Hymenoptera (Wasps, bees, ants) 44. Pompilidae. pp. 928–931 in CSIRO (ed). The Insects of Australia, A textbook for students and research workers. Carlton : Melbourne University Press. [931] (Pompilus: note, figures)

Wasbauer, M.S. & Kimsey, L.S. 1985. California spider wasps of the subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey 26: 1–130

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