Zootaxa 3353: 1–47 (2012) www.mapress.com / zootaxa/ Copyright © 2012 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) Article ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic CECILIA WAICHERT1, 2, JUANITA RODRIGUEZ1, CAROL D. VON DOHLEN1 & JAMES P. PITTS1 1 2 Utah State University, Department of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322–5305, USA. Corresponding author: E-mail: cwaichert@gmail.com Table of Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Key to the subfamilies of Pompilidae of the Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Subfamily Ceropalinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Irenangelus Schulz, 1906 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Irenangelus hispaniolae Evans, 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Subfamily Ctenocerinae (Epipompilinae ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Epipompilus Kohl, 1884 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Epipompilus pulcherrimus (Evans, 1955) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Subfamily Pepsinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Key to the Pepsinae of the Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ageniella Banks, 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ageniella (Ageniella) bruesi (Banks, 1928) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ageniella (Ageniella) domingensis (Banks, 1944) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ageniella (Priophanes) dowii (Banks, 1938) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ageniella (Ameragenia) ursula (Banks, 1944) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ageniella (Ageniella) violaceipes (Cresson, 1865) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Auplopus Spinola, 1844. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Key to females of the species of Auplopus Spinola of the Caribbean Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Auplopus bellus (Cresson, 1865) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Caliadurgus Pate, 1946 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Caliadurgus maestris Alayo, 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Dipogon Fox, 1897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Key to females of the species of Dipogon Fox of the Caribbean Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dipogon (Deuteragenia) marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Entypus Dahlbom, 1843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Entypus caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Entypus sulphureicornis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1809) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Entypus manni (Banks, 1928) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hemipepsis toussainti (Banks, 1928) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pepsis Fabricius, 1804. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1809 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pepsis rubra (Drury, 1773) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica (Say, 1836) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Priocnessus Banks, 1925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Key to females of the species of Priocnessus Banks of the Caribbean Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Subfamily Pompilinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Key to the Pompilinae of the Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Anoplius Dufour, 1834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Anoplius (Anoplius) fulgidus (Cresson, 1865) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus ambiguus (Dahlbom, 1845) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus amethystinus (Fabricius, 1793) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Aporinellus Banks, 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Accepted by A.S. Lelej: 04 Apr. 2012; published: 21 Jun. 2012 1 Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Drepanaporus Bradley, 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944), comb. nov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Episyron Schiødte, 1837 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Episyron conterminus cressoni (Dewitz, 1881) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Notocyphus Smith, 1855 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Key to females of the species of Notocyphus Smith of the Caribbean Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius, 1794) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Psorthaspis Banks, 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Psorthapsis naomi (Smith, 1855) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tachypompilus ferrugineus bicolor (Banks, 1938) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Abstract We recorded 33 species in 19 genera of spider wasps from the Dominican Republic, of which four species are newly described here: Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov., Dipogon (Deuteragenia) marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov., Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov., and Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Eight genera are reported from the Dominican Republic for the first time: Aporinellus Banks, 1912, Caliadurgus Pate, 1946, Dipogon Fox, 1897, Drepanaporus Bradley, 1944, Epipompilus Kohl, 1884, Notocyphus Smith, 1855, Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837, and Priocnessus Banks, 1925. Nine species are new records for the country: Ageniella (Ageniella) bruesi (Banks, 1928), Ageniella (Ageniella) violaceipes (Cresson, 1865), Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917, Auplopus bellus (Cresson, 1865), Caliadurgus maestris Alayo, 1969, Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944), Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865), Epipompilus pulcherrimus (Evans, 1955), and Priocnemis cornica (Say, 1836). Pompilus flavopictus Smith, 1862 is a junior synonym of Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius, 1794), syn. nov. and Odontaporus simulatrix (Bradley, 1944) is junior synonym of Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865), syn. nov. New combination is proposed for Aporus (Aporus) antillarum (Bradley, 1944) which is transferred to Drepanaporus. Hitherto unknown males of Ageniella (Ageniella) domingensis (Banks, 1944) and Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944) are described and illustrated. Ilustrated keys for subfamilies and species of the Dominican Republic pompilids are provided. Keywords:Pepsinae, Pompilinae, Ctenocerinae, Ceropalinae, key, new record, new species, Caribbean Introduction Pompilidae (spider wasps) is a cosmopolitan family of approximately 5,000 species in more than 230 genera. These wasps are moderate-to-large sized and are predators of spiders in a wide array of habitats. They are found on all continents except Antarctica, but their greatest species diversity occurs in the tropical regions of the World (Wasbauer 1995). Typical coloration tends to be black or blue, sometimes with metallic reflections, although many brightly colored species exist; the latter are often difficult to identify due to convergent color patterns. Sexual dimorphism is slight to moderate, with both sexes usually macropterous; a few brachypterous and apterous species are known (Brothers & Finnamore 1993). Spider wasps are often conspicuous and can be found feeding on flower nectar or searching on the ground for prey. The Dominican Republic is the largest nation on the Hispaniola Island and the second largest country in Caribbean. In turn, Hispaniola Island is the second largest island in Caribbean; it is marked by mountain chains that are aligned perpendicularly to the trade winds, which is responsible for a great climatic diversity in the island (Izzo et al. 2010). The Dominican Republic has several different habitats, where climatic and vegetational conditions gradually change from the extremely humid to the arid (Izzo et al. 2010). This has endowed the Dominican Republic with different ecosystems and microclimates, which accounts for a significant numbers of endemic species (Perez-Gelabert 2008). The spider wasps of the Dominican Republic have never been studied systematically. A general checklist of the Arthropods of Hispaniola was completed by Perez-Gelabert (2008), but this study was based on the literature 2 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. only. Although Perez-Gelabert (2008) listed 29 species of Pompilidae in Hispaniola, some names are no longer valid and several records are dubious, as discussed below. The pompilid fauna of other Caribbean islands are well known, however, specifically those of Cuba (Alayo 1969, 1976), Dominica (Evans 1972), and Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004). Motivated by the lack of systematic study and confusion regarding the identity of species present in the Dominican Republic, we conducted a review of the pompilid fauna of this island. Specifically, we address the questions of species diversity, provide diagnoses for all species, make sex associations where justified, and provide synonymies to correct previous species records for this region. This study should provide a foundation on which future biodiversity studies of surrounding islands can be based. The specimens used in the study are primarily those obtained from a long-term survey, the "Carnegie Museum Insect Survey of Hispaniola”, being conducted via the Carnegie Museum of Natural History since 1987. Methods Abbreviations used in the descriptions are the same as those used by Wasbauer and Kimsey (1985). They are defined as follows: FD = facial distance; LA3 = length of third antennal segment; MID = middle interocular distance; OOL = ocellocular length; POL = postocellar length; TFD = transfacial distance; UID = upper interocular distance; and WA3 = width of third antennal segment. Measurements of the clypeus are as follow: WC, width of clypeus, measured from the widest points; and LC, highest length of clypeus. Wing venation terminology follows that of Goulet and Huber (1993). The descriptions were generated with DELTA (Descriptive Language for Taxonomy) as proposed by Dallwitz et al. (1993). Images were taken with a Jenoptik camera coupled to a dissecting microscope Leica Mz7.5; processed by Auto-MontageTM software; and treated in Adobe Photoshop Elements 9. The acronyms for the collections used in this study are as follows: AEIC ANSP BMNH CASC CMNH CUIC MHND EMUS FSCA IZAC MACN MCZC MHEU MRSN MLUH MZLU MZSP MW NHRS NCSU PMAE USNM ZMUC ZMHB American Entomological Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Academy of Natural Sciences, Natural History Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Cornell University Insect Collection, Ithaca, New York, USA. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Entomological Museum of Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Instituto de Zoología, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Havana, Cuba. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Musée d’Histoire Naturelle de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Spinola Collection, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy. Sektion Biowissenschaften Martin-Luther Universität, Halle, Germany. Museum of Zoology, Lund University, Helgonav, Lund, Sweden. Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. M. S. Wasbauer's Personal Collection, Brookings, Oregon, USA. Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Sektionen Fur Entomologi, Stockholm, Sweden. North Carolina State University Insect Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA. Zoological Museum University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Bereich Zoologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 3 TABLE 1. Pompilidae of Dominican Republic Subfamily Species Ceropalinae Irenangelus hispaniolae Evans, 1969 Ctenocerinae Epipompilus pulcherrimus (Evans, 1955) Pepsinae Ageniella (Ageniella) bruesi (Banks, 1928) Ageniella (Ageniella) domingensis (Banks, 1944) Ageniella (Priophanes) dowii (Banks, 1938) Ageniella (Ameragenia) ursula (Banks, 1944) Ageniella (Ageniella) violaceipes (Cresson, 1865) Auplopus bellus (Cresson, 1865) Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Caliadurgus maestris Alayo, 1969 Dipogon (Deuteragenia) marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Entypus caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) Entypus sulphureicornis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1809) Entypus manni (Banks, 1928) Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843 Hemipepsis toussainti (Banks, 1928) Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1809 Pepsis rubra (Drury, 1773) Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781) Priocnemis cornica (Say, 1836) Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Pompilinae Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944), comb. nov. Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865) Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944 Psorthaspis naomi (Smith, 1855) Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus ambiguus (Dahlbom, 1845) Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) amethystinus amethystinus (Fabricius, 1793) Anoplius (Anoplius) fulgidus (Cresson, 1865) Anoplius (Notiochares) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917 Episyron conterminus cressoni (Dewitz, 1881) Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius, 1794) Tachypompilus ferrugineus bicolor (Banks, 1938) Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov. Results We catalogued 33 species and 19 genera divided into three subfamilies of Pompilidae from the Dominican Republic (Table 1). The most diverse genus is Ageniella Banks, with five species occurring in the Dominican Republic, followed by Anoplius Dufour with four species recorded. Although Entypus Dahlbom also has four species recorded for this country, they are mostly based on scarce and outdated references. Only one species of Entypus was sampled in our study. 4 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Key to the subfamilies of Pompilidae of the Dominican Republic 1 2 3 - 4 - Labrum fully exerted and trapezoid-shaped (Fig. 1A); fore wing with first radial 2 cell not separated apically from wing costal margin, apex of first radial 2 cell angulated (Pompilinae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov. Labrum not fully exerted; if so, then apical margin rounded or emarginated; fore wing with first radial 2 cell separated apically from wing costal margin, apex of the cell rounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fore wing with pterostigma large, at least 3.5 × as long as wide; inner margins of compound eyes strongly diverging dorsally, sinuate (Ceropalinae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irenangelus hispaniolae Evans Fore wing with pterostigma small, about 2.5 × as long as wide; inner margins of compound eyes nearly parallel . . . . . . . . . . 3 Metatibia with apical spine-like setae of more or less uniform length, setae not splayed; metasomal sternum 2 with distinct sharp transverse groove, but male often without sharp groove; meso- and metafemur without subapical spine-like setae set in grooves or pits; fore wing with Cu vein simple at base, without any definite downward deflection, such that second medial cell is without a posterior "pocket" (Fig. 2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Metatibia with apical spine-like setae of different lengths and splayed; metasomal sternum 2 without distinct sharp transverse groove; meso- and metafemur with 1 or more subapical dorsal spine-like setae set in grooves or pits; fore wing with Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at base, such that second medial cell has posterior "pocket" (Figs 2E–G) . . . . . . . . Pompilinae Clypeus slightly flat, beginning right above the antennal scrobe; eyes densely setose (less evident on males); front, mid, and fore femora swollen (Ctenocerinae) (Figs 4A–B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epipompilus pulcherrimus (Evans) Clypeus not flat, with conspicuous space between clypeus and antennal scrobe; eyes not setose; femora not swollen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pepsinae Subfamily Ceropalinae Irenangelus Schulz, 1906 Type species Irenangelus hornus Schulz, 1906, by monotypy. Remarks. Species of Irenangelus are rarely collected and poorly represented in collections. They are cleptoparasitoids of other pompilids. Kimsey and Wasbauer (2004) recorded 11 Neotropical species, only two of which are recorded for Caribbean Islands. Irenangelus hispaniolae Evans, 1969 Irenangelus hispaniolae Evans, 1969, Studies in Neotropical Pompilidae (Hymenoptera). VII. Irenangelus, 431 [Holotype: ♂, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, San Cristobal (USNM)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is red; the first five antennal segments are red, the others are black with reddish underside; the clypeus and the lower margin of eyes are pale yellow; the pubescence on the clypeus is appressed and silvery; the eyes are sinuous and strongly divergent above; the dorsal face of the hind tibia is not serrate; the pronotum is not elongated, the collar is differentiated from the disc, and is indented anterolaterally; the hind tarsal claws are evenly curved; and the wings are slightly darkened with a dark spot in the first radial 2 cell. The female of this species is unknown. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This record is based on literature only; we did not record this species in our sample. Kimsey and Wasbauer (2004) studied the holotype of I. hispaniolae providing description and illustration of the genitalia. Irenangelus hispaniolae is placed in the I. lucidus species-group (Kimsey & Wasbauer 2004) and is cited as endemic to the Dominican Republic (Perez-Gelabert 2008). Subfamily Ctenocerinae (Epipompilinae) Epipompilus Kohl, 1884 Type species Epipompilus maximiliani Kohl, 1884, designated by Ashmead, 1900. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 5 Remarks. This genus was placed in its own subfamily in the past (Shimizu 1994). Pitts et al. (2006) tentatively placed this taxon in Ctenocerinae. We found one species of Epipompilus in our study, which is the first record of the genus for the Dominican Republic. Epipompilus pulcherrimus (Evans, 1955) (Figs 4A–B) Aulocostethus pulcherrimus Evans, 1955, Entomological News, vol. 66, p. 150 [Holotype: ♀, USA, Florida (USNM)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black and orange (Figs 4A–B); the pubescence on the body is long, white, and abundant; the antenna is inserted just dorsal to the clypeal margin, and the eye is pilose. Additionally, the female (Fig. 4A) has black integument with blue reflections on the head and mesosoma, while the integument is orange on the metasoma; the antenna is reddish brown; the clypeus is trapezoidal and flat ; the pronotum has the collar not well differentiated from the disc; and the fore and hind wings are darkened. The male (Fig. 4B) has black integument with orange pronotum and mesonotum; the clypeus is trapezoidal, flat, and orange medially; the hind tibia has a whitish spot apically; the pilosity on the eye is present but very short; the wings are less darkened than for the female. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♂, Altagracia Prov[incia], Punta Cana, W of Biodiversity Center, Recently cleared forest edge, M[alaise] t[rap], SEL Hym Unit, 10.IX.2008, (EMUS); 1 ♀, Punta Cana, Fruit Orchard nr Biodiv. Ctr., M[alaise] t[rap], 5–9.IX.2008 (EMUS). Distribution. Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and USA (Florida). Host. Unknown. Remarks. This species was first described based on females from Florida and Bahamas (Evans 1955). Evans (1967) later described males collected in Malaise traps in Florida. This species was first recorded from the Caribbean (Cuba) by Ferrer and Triana (2004). Although Snelling and Torres (2004) did not list this species as present in Puerto Rico, it likely occurs there given its presence both in Cuba and in Dominican Republic. This is the first record of E. pulcherrimus for the Dominican Republic. Subfamily Pepsinae Key to the Pepsinae of the Dominican Republic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Metasomal sternum 2 of female (and often male) with transverse groove (Figs 5F, I); metasomal tergum 1, in dorsal view, with sides evenly convergent anteriorly or slightly convex, in lateral view with suture delimited latero tergum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Metasomal sternum 2 without such groove (Figs 4I–J); metasomal tergum 1, in dorsal view, with sides somewhat concave, giving petiolate appearance, in lateral view without suture delimited latero tergum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 First radial 2 cell separated apically from costal margin of wing, so that apex of cell is rounded (Fig. 2A); large or very large individuals (Pepsis Fabricius) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 First radial 2 cell apically adjacent to costal margin of wing, so that apex of cell is acute or sub-truncate (Fig. 2D); medium or small individuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Males and females with fore wing broadly darkened basally and apically, medially orange or red; hind wing mostly darkened; fore wing with whitish apical band (Figs 3A, D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pepsis rubra (Drury) Fore wing fully darkened or darkened only apically, without whitish apical band (Figs 3B–C, E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wing orange-amber with dark apical band (Fig. 3E); antenna black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois Wing black with weak blue-violet reflections (Figs 3B–C); antenna orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius) Mandible with three teeth; wing with dark bands on radial sectors and whitish band apically (Fig. 5G); female (male unknown) with cardo of each maxilla having fascicle (beard) of long curved setae (Fig. 1B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dipogon marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Mandible with two teeth; wing lacking bands; cardo of maxilla without fascicle (beard) of long setae in either sex . . . . . . . . 6 2m-cu vein meeting second radial sector at about its apical 0.9; first radial sector occupied basally by distinct subcircular irregularity in membrane; large species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemipepsis toussainti (Banks) 2m-cu vein meeting second radial sector at or basad of its apical 0.25; first radial sector not occupied basally by irregularity in membrane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Carina on mesosternum in front of each middle coxa angled medially, angle usually produced as tooth; metasoma with two tumid regions on second sternum; last tarsal segment of hind leg with lateral rows of spines beneath (Entypus Dahlbom). . . 8 6 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. 8 9 10 - 11 - 12 13 14 15 16 - Carina on mesosternum in front of each middle coxa evenly curved; metasoma without tumid regions on second sternum; last tarsal segment of hind leg without or with few irregularly placed spines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Antenna orange; wing yellowish with apex darkened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entypus ochrocerus (Dahlbom) Antenna black; wing reddish yellow, base and apex darkened (male unknown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entypus manni (Banks) Hind wing with cu-a ending distad of juncture of M with Cu; clypeus very large (Fig. 1H); individuals black, except for metasoma and legs orange (Figs 5K–L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Hind wing with cu-a ending distinctly basad of juncture of M with Cu; clypeus short (Figs 1C, G); individuals either completely black or completely orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fore tibia of female without single, unusually stout bristle on its outer apical corner; hind tibia smooth; pronotum of normal length, posterior margin curved; body black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priocnemis cornica (Say) Fore tibia of female with single, very stout, blunt, unusual bristle at its outer apical corner; hind tibia with chevron spines (Figs 5I–J, F); pronotum quite short, posterior margin straight vertically; body orange with metallic reflections (Fig. 5J) (male unknown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caliadurgus maestris Alayo Female with bare pygidial area and strong bristles arising from mentum; propodeum with long, abundant erect setae (Fig. 2B); male with carina separating propodeum laterally from metapleuron (Fig. 2B) (Auplopus Spinola) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Female without bare pygidial area or bristles on mentum; propodeum usually without erect setae, although present on Ageniella ursula (Banks); male lacking carina separating propodeum laterally from metapleuron (Fig. 4C) (Ageniella Banks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Species black with slight bluish-purple reflections; legs orange (male unknown) (Figs 5C–D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Species metallic blue; legs same color as body (male known) (Fig. 5A–B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auplopus bellus (Cresson) Metasoma and dorsum of mesosoma orange; legs black with purple reflections (Fig. 4I) . . . . Ageniella violaceipes (Cresson) Body black or metallic blue; if metasoma orange, then its apex black; legs same color as body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Body with strong metallic blue reflections (Figs 4E–F); clypeus large; with apical tooth in females (Fig. 1E); wing strongly darkened; large species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ageniella domingensis (Banks) Body with weak blue reflections, almost inconspicuous in some specimens; clypeus trapezoidal, without apical tooth; wing variable; small species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wing subtranslucent, never darkened (Fig. 4J); clypeus orange (Fig. 1G), legs somewhat dark-reddish, contrasting with black body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ageniella ursula (Banks) Wing darkened; clypeus and legs not contrasting with body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Female with mesosoma black and metasoma orange (Fig. 4G), male completely black; both sexes with bluish-purple reflections (Figs 4G–H); female with hind tibia serrate; male with hind tibial spurs whitish . . . . . . . . Ageniella dowii (Banks) Females and males with body completely black; bluish reflections almost inconspicuous (Figs 4C–D); female with hind tibia smooth; male with hind tibial spurs black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ageniella bruesi (Banks) Ageniella Banks, 1912 Type species Pompilus (Agenia) acceptus Cresson, 1867, by original designation. Remarks. Ageniella is the second most diverse genus in Ageniellini, with about 130 species and 9 subgenera. It has been recorded previously from the Dominican Republic by Banks (1944) and Perez-Gelabert (2008). Three subgenera (Ageniella Banks, 1912, Ameragenia Banks, 1945, and Priophanes Banks, 1944) and five species are found in the Dominican Republic. Two species are endemic. Ageniella (Ageniella) bruesi (Banks, 1928) (Figs 4C–D) Pseudagenia bruesi Banks, 1928, Notes on Cuban and other West Indian Psammocharidae, p. 7 [Holotype: Cinchona (MCZC)]. ♀, JAMAICA, Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Ageniella species in the Dominican Republic by having the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black with bluish-green reflections on the head, pronotum, and metasoma; the antenna is black; the pubescence on the body is short and silver (Figs 4C–D); the clypeus is trapezoidal without a median tooth; the first metasomal segment is not carinate; the dorsal face of hind tibia is not serrate; and the fore and hind wings are darkened. Additionally, the male (Fig. 4C) has weaker bluishgreen reflections on the metasoma than the female (Fig. 4D). Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, 7 ♂, 8 ♀, 18–12–18N, 71–31–08W, 1789 m, ecotonal Pinus grassland yellow pan trap, sample POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 7 41165, J. E. Rawlins et al., 24–25.XI.2004, CMNH–371,173/ 370,847/ 371,186/ 364,846/ 369,805/ 370,082/ 369,937/ 370,074/ 370,087/ 369,390/ 370,642/ 370,316/ 370,118/ 370,893/ 370,944; 18–12–24N, 71–30–54W, 1807 m, broadleaf Pinus dense woodland, R. Davidson et al., 24–26.III.2004, 1 ♂, malaise trap, sample 41283, CMNH–371,390; 4 ♂, 6 ♀, yellow pan trap, sample 41263, CMNH–371,500/ 370,925/ 370,781/ 370,835/ 370,833/ 370,102/ 371,223/ 370,233/ 371,072; 1 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central, 4.1 km SW El Covento, 18–50–33N, 70–42–44W, 1729 m, distributed evergreen forest with pine, malaise trap, sample 22382, J. Rawlins et al., 31.V.2003, CMNH–370,971; 1 ♀, [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]: El Montazo, Constanza, Prov[incia] La Vega, R. D., Dominguez and Aquino col., 3.VIII.1980, (MHND) 21252. Distribution. Cuba (Alayo 1969), Jamaica, Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. Ageniella bruesi morphologically resembles the Nearctic species A. euphorbiae (Viereck). Females and males of the former differ from the Nearctic species by having width of the second radial sector 1.50 × its length and third radial sector about 2.0 × wider than the second radial sector. Ageniella euphorbiae, however, has the third radial sector about the same size as the second. Ageniella bruesi seems to be a common species in the Dominican Republic. It was the most abundant species of Ageniella in our survey and it was reported as abundant in Cuba as well (Alayo 1969). This is the first record for the Dominican Republic. Ageniella (Ageniella) domingensis (Banks, 1944) (Figs 1E–F, 4E–F, 9A–C) Priocnemella domingensis Banks, 1944, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 94: 167–187. [Holotype: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (MCZC)]. ♀, Diagnosis. This species can be separated from the other Ageniella species in the Dominican Republic by having bluish-green-purple metallic integument and large body size (Figs 4E–F). Additionally, the antenna is black, the scape and pedicel have bluish-purple reflections; the pubescence on the body is long and black; the first metasomal segment is not carinate; and the fore and hind wings are darkened with bluish-purple reflections. Also, the female has the clypeus large and trapezoidal with a median small tooth (Fig. 1E), and the dorsal face of the hind tibia has thin and small spines. The male has dorsal face of the hind tibia not spinose, and the clypeus is large and trapezoidal, without a median small tooth (Fig. 1F). Description. Male (hitherto unknown). Body length 11.00 mm. Fore wing 9.70 mm; maximum wing width 2.90 mm. Coloration. Head black with faint blue-purplish reflections; clypeus black with blue-purple reflections; mandibular and maxillary palpi dark brown; mandible black with blue reflections from base to half its length, brown apically; antenna black, scape with blue reflections; pronotum and mesosoma black with bluish-purple reflections; metasoma, trochanter, femur, and tibia metallic blue with purple reflections; wing subtranslucent with slight blue reflections, veins dark brown; coxae and tarsi black with blue reflections. Head (Fig. 1F). Head wide; TFD 1.09 × FD, MID 0.61 × FD. Ocelli in acute angle; lateral ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes; POL 0.90 × OOL. Mandible slender, with two sharpened apical teeth; pubescence on mandible long, abundant on entire surface. Clypeus truncate, large; LC 0.66 × WC; clypeal projection like a tooth absent medially; dorsal surface not slightly convex laterally; anterior margin polished, straight, thin. Maxillary beard with few, not thick, long setae. Antenna elongate; length of fourth segment 0.45 × width; ratio of the first four antennal segments 11:4:21:21, WA3 0.24 × LA3; LA3 1.05 × UID. Mesosoma (Fig. 4F). Pubescence sparse, long, black; punctuation inconspicuous. Pronotum not elongated, width 3.42 × length, posterior margin semi-angulated; pronotal collar short, almost absent. Notauli present on very beginning of mesonotum. Postnotum striated. Propodeum punctuate; propodeal disc covered by long and short setae, propodeal disc areolate, setae long, abundant on inferior corner. Wing long; length of first radial 2 cell 0.60 × distance from its origin to wing apex; third radial sector 1.40 × longer than second; 2m-cu vein slightly curved, meeting third radial sector 0.50 × distance from base to apex of cell. Spines absent on anterior and posterior margins of front tibia; spines on mid tibia, sparse, short, thin, sharpened; hind tibia spinose dorsally, spines short, sharpened, dispersed; tibial brush thin, complete. 8 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Metasoma. Metasoma coriaceus, covered by short, abundant setae; terminal metasomal sternum with few, sparse, long setae; metasoma 1.30 × as long as mesosoma. Genitalia (Figs 9A–C). Parapenial lobe split; lobes finger-like, thin, long, their length 0.51 × total genitalia length; apical lobe semi-angulated, curved; basal portion wider. Digitus wide, truncated, punctuated; length 0.55 × paramere length; dorsal lobe longer than ventral lobe, broad, truncate; setae short, scarce; ventral lobe spatulate, short, truncate. Aedeagus thin, long, almost as long as parapenial lobe, sides apically divergent, apex sharpened. Paremere length 0.62 × total genitalia length; two short, rounded expansions on 0.33 and 0.50 of paramere length from the base; apex lanceolate; setae short, thick, covering 0.33 of length apically. Subgenital plate wide, rectangular; apex truncated; setae apically scarce, short, thin. Variation. Some specimens have the mesosoma with stronger blue reflections than in others. Material examined. Male. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: San Juan, Sierra de Neiba, Sabana del Silencio, 10.0 km SSW El Cercado, 18–39–07N, 71–33–21W, 2009 m, cloud forest along Danthonia savannah, hand collected, sample 33242, CMNH–370,352; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: San Juan, Sierra de Neiba, Sabana del Silencio, 10.0 km SSW El Cercado, 18–39–07N, 71–33–21W, 2009 m, cloud forest along Danthonia savannah, 3 ♂, 6 ♀, yellow pan trap, sample 33262, J. Rawlins et al., 20.VI.2003, CMNH–369,844/ 370,095; 1 ♀, hand collected, sample 33242, CMNH–370,145; Independencia, Sierra de Neiba near crest, 5,5 km NNW Angel Feliz, 18–41N, 71–47W, 1750 m, dense cloud forest, J. Rawlins et al., 21–22.VII.1992, 2 ♀, CMNH–370,410/ 370,750. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. To our knowledge, this species was previously known from the Dominican Republic only from two females collected southeast of Constanza, Santo Domingo (Banks 1944). Herein, we report 10 females from different localities, and four males from San Juan, which are described for the first time. The sexes of A. domingensis were associated by the collection locality and by morphology. Three males were collected in yellow pan traps along with six females in the same locality of San Juan. Moreover, both sexes of A. domingensis are distinct from the other Ageniella by being large and by having strong metallic blue coloration. This species is endemic to the Dominican Republic (Perez-Gelabert 2008). Ageniella (Priophanes) dowii (Banks, 1938) (Figs 4G–H) Priocnemis dowii Banks, 1938, Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, 12, p. 245 [Holotype: ♀, CUBA, Cienfuegos (MCZC)]. Priocnemis arioles Banks, 1944, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 94: 186–187. [Holotype: ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, San Domingo (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Ageniella species in the Dominican Republic by having the integument black with bluish-purple-green reflections on the head and mesosoma; the metasoma is orange with the last terga black with purplish reflections (Fig. 4G). Additionally, the antenna is brown; the pubescence on the body is short, sparse, and silver, longer on propodeum; the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the first metasomal segment is not carinate; and the fore and hind wings are subtranslucent. The female has the clypeus trapezoidal with the apical margin slightly sinuous; the dorsal face of the hind tibia has scale-like spines; and the mid tibia has spines. The male (Fig. 4H) has the clypeus trapezoidal with the apical margin straight; the dorsal face of the hind tibia with small and thin spines; and the mid tibia are not spinose. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Vega, Cordillera Central, Loma Casabito, 16.0 km NW Bonao, 19–02–21N, 70–31–05W, 1487 m, 1 ♀, evergreen cloud forest at summit, bait trap, sample 21152, J. Rawlins et al., 28.V.2003, CMNH–370,609; 5 ♀, 4 ♂, evergreen cloud forest, east slope, yellow pan trap, sample 21262, CMNH–370,931/ 371,191/ 370,979/ 370,909/ 371,493/ 370,902/ 371,165/ 371, 389/ 371,029; 1 ♀, 2 ♂, La Vega, Cordillera Central, 4.1 km SW El Convento, 18–50–37N, 70–42–48W, 1730 m, dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, yellow pan trap, sample 22262, J. Rawlins et al., 31.V.2003, CMNH–370,484/ 370,778/ 370,807; 1 ♀, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, 2.9 km SW Boca de Yuma, 18–21–51N, 68–37–05W, 11 m, semihumid dry forest, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 52164, J. Rawlins et al., 28.V.2004, CMNH–370,620; 1 ♀, La Atagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, semihumid forest near POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 9 sea, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 51164, C. Young et al., 26–27.V.2004, CMNH–370,243; 1 ♀, Pedernales, Sierra de Baoruco, Aceitillar, 23.6 km NE Pedernales, 18–09–23N, 71–34–09W, 1560 m, open pine forest with grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 42162, C. Young et al., 14.VI.2003, CMNH–362,818; 1 ♀, Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, J. Rawlins and R. Davidson col., 15.VII.1987, (CMNH); 2 ♀, 3 ♂, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Jardin Botanico, W. J. Pulawski cllr, 9.XI.1986, (CAS); 3 ♀, Distrito Nacional, Haina, W. J. Pulawski cllr, 1.XI.1986, (CAS). Distribution. Cuba, Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. Alayo (1969) reported Ageniella dowii as a rare species in Cuba. In the Dominican Republic we recorded 24 specimens, nine males and 15 females, whose abundance is relatively high compared to other species of Ageniella and other genera in this study. Our sample shows morphological variation in coloration of integument and in coloration of wings, which can be slightly more translucent in some females. The Dominican Republic specimens may have blue reflections on the propodeum and the mesonotum, which can be more or less conspicuous. Ageniella (Ameragenia) ursula (Banks, 1944) (Figs 1G, 4J) Priocnemis ursula Banks, 1944, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 94, p. 184–185 [Holotype: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Villa Altagracia (MCZC)]. ♀, Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Ageniella species in the Dominican Republic by having the integument black; the antenna is brown, orange beneath; the pubescence on the body is long and golden, longer and more abundant on the propodeum (Fig. 4J); the clypeus is trapezoidal and orange (Fig. 1G); the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the first metasomal segment is not carinate; the dorsal face of hind tibia has small and thin spines; the mid tibia has spines; and the fore and hind wings are subtranslucent. The male of this species remains unknown. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales, Sierra de Baoruco, Aceitillar, 25.2 km ENE Pedernales, 18–05–29N, 71–31–16W, 1271 m, dense broadleaf forest, pine, yellow pan trap, sample 42262, C. Young et al., 2 ♀, CMNH–370,104/ 370,144; 1 ♀, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, malaise trap, sample 51184, CMNH–369,811; 1 ♀, La Vega Pro[vincia], 10 km NE Jara Bacoa, Hotel Montana Forest, 550 m FIT, 95–30, S and J Peek [col], 18. VII–4.VIII.1995, (EMUS). Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This species is morphologically similar to A. salti (Banks); A. salti also is found in the Caribbean (Cuba). Ageniella ursula differs from A. salti in having the face black, contrasting with clypeus and mandibles, which are reddish-orange. Individuals of A. salti from Cuba and USA are blackish, with the face, clypeus, and mouthparts reddish-black, as noted by Alayo (1969) and Townes (1957). Ageniella salti has the metasoma as reddish-black as the face (Alayo 1969), while A. ursula has legs and metasoma black, with almost inconspicuous reddish-black reflections. Males of A. salti are known and A. ursula males may prove to be similar to this species. Ageniella ursula is endemic to the Dominican Republic (Perez-Gelabert 2008). Ageniella (Ageniella) violaceipes (Cresson, 1865) (Fig. 4I) Pompilus violaceipes Cresson, 1865, Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 4, p. 129 [Holotype: ♀, CUBA (ANSP)]. Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Ageniella species in the Dominican Republic by having the integument black on the head and pleura, orange on the dorsum of mesosoma and metasoma, and purplish reflections on the legs and pronotum (Fig. 4I). Additionally, the antenna is brown with purplish reflections on the 10 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. first segments; the pubescence on the body is short and reddish, with sparse long setae; the clypeus is trapezoidal; the first metasomal segment is not carinate; the dorsal face of hind tibia has small spines; the mid tibia has spines; and the fore and hind wings are darkened with slight purple reflections. The male of this species remains unknown. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♀, Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, J Rawlins and R. Davidson col., 15.VII.1987 (CMNH). Distribution. Cuba, Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This is the first record of A. violaceipes being collected from other than the type locality of Cuba. This is a rare species (Alayo 1969), easily identified by the orange-reddish integument with purple iridescence. Although males are unknown, it is possible that A. purpuripes Banks is a junior synonym of A. violaceipes, as first discussed by Alayo (1969). Only males of A. purpuripes are known, and this species, as currently known, is restricted to Cuba. Further studies are needed to associate the sexes of these species. The specimen we studied here differs from Cuban specimens in being not as stout. Auplopus Spinola, 1841 Type species Pompilus femoratus Fabricius, 1804, by monotypy. Remarks. This is a diverse and worldwide-distributed genus of Ageniellini. Dreisbach (1963) listed 19 Neotropical species of Auplopus found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. We recorded only two species of Auplopus for the Dominican Republic, one of which is herein first described. Key to females of the species of Auplopus Spinola of the Caribbean Islands 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. - Body uniform in color, clypeus or legs not concolorous with body in color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Body not uniform in color, clypeus or legs differing from body in color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Body black without bluish reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Body and legs strongly metallic bluish; pygidium polished and shiny; clypeus with silvery pubescence; Caribbean … A. bellus (Cresson) Pygidium shiny, impunctate; wings darkened; Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. bermudensis Dreisbach Pygidium roughened, mat; wings hyaline; Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. taino Snelling & Torres Femur of at least fore and middle legs orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Only femur of hind leg orange; Trinidad, Costa Rica, Brazil, and Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. comparatus (Smith) Wings hyaline or subhyaline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wings with dark bands; Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. montanus Alayo Body black with greenish or purplish reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Body black without purplish reflections; Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. nabori Alayo Hind tibia, coxae, and trochanter dark brown, coxae and trochanters with purplish relections; wings hyaline with greenish reflections; head dull greenish contrasting with blackish mesosoma and metasoma having purplish relections; Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. aquilus (Dreisbach) Hind tibia, coxae, and trochanter orange, except for fore coxa blackish with purplish relections; wings darkened with purplish reflections; head mesosoma and metasoma blackish with purplish relections; Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. (Figs 1D, 5C–D) Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the body integument is black with bluish-purple reflections, and the legs are orange (Figs 5C–D), except for fore coxa that is black with purplish reflections; the antenna is brown; the pubescence on the body is long and silver, and abundant on propodeum; the clypeus is convex and enlarged medially (Fig. 1D); the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the first metasomal segment is not carinate; the pygidium is well defined and bare; the dorsal face of hind tibia is not spinose; and the fore and hind wings are darkened with purple reflections. The male of this species is unknown. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 11 Description. Holotype, female. Body length 12.50 mm. Fore wing 9.20 mm; maximum wing width 2.50 mm. Coloration. Head black with shiny purple reflections; clypeus black; mandibular and maxillary palpi pale brown; mandible black from base to half of its length, pale brown apically; antenna dark brown; pronotum, mesosoma, and mesonotum black with bluish-purple reflections; scutellum black with bluish-purple reflections laterally, green centrally; postnotum black with bluish-purple reflections above transversal furrow; propodeum black with faint bluish-purple reflections; metasoma dark brown with faint bluish-purple reflections; wing subtranslucent with faint blue reflections; veins dark brown; fore coxa black with purple reflections, remainder of fore leg and all of mid and hind legs orange, apical tarsi dark brown. Head (Fig. 1D). Head wide; TFD 1.13 × FD; MID 0.60 × FD. Ocelli in nearly right triangle; lateral ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes; POL 1.1 × OOL. Mandible wide, with long, sharpened apical teeth; pubescence on mandible short, abundant on first half of length. Clypeus long, semi-angulated, convex; anterior margin slightly enlarged medially; LC 0.55 × WC; clypeal projection not present medially; anterior margin polished, enlarged medially. Maxillary beard with few, thick, long setae. Antenna elongate; length of fourth segment 4.50 × its width; ratio of the first four antennal segments 13:5:21:19; WA3 1.90 × LA3; LA3 0.38 × UID. Mesosoma (Figs 5C–D). Short, whitish pubescence abundant on entire body, giving coarse appearance to specimen, pubescence more abundant on propodeum (Fig. 5C); punctuation inconspicuous. Pronotum not elongated, width 6.28 × length, posterior margin semi-angulated; pronotal collar inconspicuous. Notauli present on very beginning of mesonotum. Postnotum striated. Propodeum punctures inconspicuous under abundant setae; propodeal disc with long setae, more abundant on median and inferior corner. Wing long; length of first radial 2 cell 0.63 × distance from its origin to wing apex; third radial sector 1.25 × longer than second; 2m-cu vein bent, slightly curved, meeting third radial sector 0.30 × distance from base to apex of cell. Spines absent on anterior and posterior margins of front tibia; spines on mid tibia, sparse, short, sharpened; hind tibia dorsal teeth absent; tibial brush thin, complete. Metasoma. Metasoma polished, covered by short, abundant setae; pygidium well defined, bare, polished; terminal metasomal sternum with sparse, long setae; metasoma 1.31 × as long as mesosoma. Etymology. Named in honor of Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), who was a well-known American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories, and creator of the famous protagonist, Nick Charles. Variation. The purplish-blue reflections are brighter on some of the paratypes. Material examined. Holotype, ♀. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales, 26 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–06N, 71–38W, 730 m, wet deciduous forest, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., 19–25.VII.1990, CMNH–370,786. Paratypes: 3 ♀ with same data as holotype; 2 ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales, 26 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–06N, 71–38W, 730 m, wet deciduous forest, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., 13–20.VII.1990, CMNH–369,979/ 368,202. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. Auplopus charlesi is morphologically similar to the Cuban species, A. aquilus Dreisbach. The two species differ in coloration of the clypeus and head, which is greenish in A. aquilus and black in A. charlesi. Also, A. charlesi has the hind tibia orange without purple reflections, which are present in A. aquilus. Lastly, the antenna in A. aquilus has orange on the ventral surface, whereas A. charlesi does not. The male of A. charlesi is unknown. Auplopus bellus (Cresson, 1865) (Figs 2B, 5A–B) Pompilus bellus Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 1, p. 124–125 [Holotype: CUBA (ANSP)]. ♀, Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument has bluish-green reflections; the antenna is brown; the pubescence on the body is long, silver, and abundant on propodeum (Fig. 2B); the first metasomal segment is not carinate; the dorsal face of hind tibia is not spinose; and the fore and hind wings are darkened with slight purple reflections. Additionally, the female has strong bluishgreen metallic integument (Fig. 5B), convex clypeus with the apical margin rounded, and pygidium well defined and bare. The male has black integument with bluish-green reflections (Fig. 5A), clypeus trapezoidal with invaginate apical margin, and wings less darkened than in the female. 12 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Distrito Nacional, Haina, W. J. Pulawski cllr, 8.XI.1986, 1 ♂, (CAS). Distribution. Cuba to Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004), Jamaica, Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This species has been reported as building mud nests under stones (Cresson 1865 apud Snelling & Torres 2004), bark (Alayo 1969), and leaves (Wolcott 1936 apud Snelling & Torres 2004). Alayo (1969) described nests as approximately10 mm long and clustered in a group of five to six nests. Auplopus bellus were also collected in trap nests (7–10 mm internal diameter bamboo canes) in Jamaica by Jaysingh and Freeman (1980). The host(s), however, remains unknown. This species was recorded from Haiti by Banks (1928), but this is the first record for A. bellus in the Dominican Republic. Caliadurgus Pate, 1946 (Calicurgus Lepeletier, 1845) Type species Pompilus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808, by automatic designation (see Calicurgus Lepeletier, 1845, nec Brullé, 1833). Remarks. Species of Caliadurgus are usually parasites of orb weaving spiders. It is present in all but the Australian zoogeographic region. Although this is a well-represented genus in the Neotropics (Townes 1957), only one species occurs in the Caribbean. This is the first record of this genus for the Dominican Republic. Caliadurgus maestris Alayo, 1969 (Fig. 5J) Caliadurgus maestris Alayo, 1969, Poeyana, serie A, vol. 61, p. 17 [Holotype: ♀, CUBA, Oriente (IZAC?)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is orange-reddish with sparse purple reflections (Fig. 5J); the antenna is black, except the scape, which has the same color as the body; the pubescence on the body is short and silver, more abundant in the inner margin of the eyes; the front tibia has a large spine on the dorsal apex; the dorsal face of the hind tibia has scale-like spines; the last tarsal segment of hind leg is without a lateral row of spines; and the wings are uniformly dark with purple reflections. The male of this species is unknown. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central, Loma Casabito, 15.8 km NW, Bonao, 19–02–12N, 70–31–08W, 1455m, evergreen cloud forest, east slope, yellow pan trap, sample 21262, 28.V.2003, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–370.551. Distribution. Cuba, Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This species was first described from Cuba by Alayo (1969) and included females only. To our knowledge, the males of this species are unknown. In Alayo's (1969) description, the institution in which the holotype is deposited was not specified, but the holotypes of other species described in his paper were deposited in the Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Instituto de Zoologia. We believe the type series of C. maestris is at the same institution, although we have not studied these Cuban specimens nor been able to get confirmation. The Dominican Republic specimen differs from the Cuban in having sparse purple reflections on the body, which was not stated in the original description. This is the first record of this species from the Dominican Republic. Dipogon Fox, 1897 Type species Dipogon populator Fox, 1897, by original designation and monotypy. Remarks. Species of this cosmopolitan genus are restricted to wooded areas. Females nest in twigs or aerial cavities. These wasps are rarely taken by conventional collecting methods, and several of the species are known from only a few specimens (Evans & Leatherman 2002). Evans (1972) described one species from Dominica, the first been recorded to Caribbean. This is the first time that Dipogon is recorded from the Dominican Republic. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 13 Key to females of the species of Dipogon Fox of the Caribbean Islands 1 - Head black with mandible and apical margin of clypeus reddish brown; mesosoma and metasoma black; Dominica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. spangleri Evans Head dark reddish brown with clypeus orange; mesosoma and metasoma dark reddish brown; Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Dipogon (Deuteragenia) marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. (Figs 1B–C, 2I, 5G) Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is orange-reddish on the mesosoma and clypeus, dark reddish brown on the head, metasoma and legs (Fig. 5G); the antenna is the same color as the mesosoma; the pubescence on the body is short and silver; the maxillary beard is present and long (Fig. 1B); the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the dorsal face of the hind tibia is not spinose; and the wings are translucent, usually with two dark bands and a white spot on the apex (Fig. 4I). This last characteristic can be inconspicuous in some specimens. The male of this species is unknown. Description. Holotype, female. Body length 5.30 mm. Fore wing 4.30 mm; maximum wing width 1.20 mm. Coloration. Head black, dark reddish brown above clypeus; clypeus whitish, base pale brown; mandibular and maxillary palpi pale brown; mandible pale brown, teeth dark reddish brown; antenna pale reddish brown; pronotum, mesosoma, mesonotum, scutellum pale, mesopleurum, postnotum, and propodeum pale reddish brown; metasoma dark reddish brown; wing translucent; dark reddish brown line over R and M veins; dark spot covering first radial 1 cell, first medial cell, second and third radial sectors, white coloration at apex; veins dark reddish brown; and leg pale reddish brown. Head (Figs 1B–C). Head wide; TFD 1.15 × FD; MID 0.65 × FD. Ocelli in acute angle, lateral ocelli about as close to each other as to compound eyes; POL 9.80 × OOL. Mandible wide, with three sharpened apical teeth, basalmost larger; pubescence on mandible scarce, longer along apical margin. Clypeus trapezoidal, anterior margin not enlarged, straight; LC 0.48 × WC; clypeal projection not present medially; dorsal surface slightly convex laterally; anterior margin polished, thin. Maxillary beard abundant; setae very long, as long as palpi. Antenna elongate; length of fourth segment 4.25 × its width; ratio of the first four antennal segments 8:4:10:8; WA3 0.2 × LA3; LA3 0.67 × UID. Mesosoma (Fig. 4I, 5G). Pubescence sparse, short, golden; punctuation inconspicuous. Pronotum not elongated, posterior margin arched, width 5.50 × length; pronotal collar inconspicuous. Notauli present on very beginning of mesonotum. Postnotum striated; carina shallow, almost polished. Propodeum polished, bare; propodeal disc with few white setae on inferior corner. Wing narrow; third radial sector cell 0.83 × longer than second; second 2m-cu vein slightly curved, meeting third radial sector cell 3.00 × distance from base to apex of cell. Spines absent on anterior and posterior margins of front tibia; spines absent on mid tibia; hind tibia dorsal teeth absent; tibial brush thick, complete. Metasoma. Metasoma polished, covered by long, sparse setae ventrally; pygidium covered by long erect setae; terminal metasomal sternum with sparse, long setae; metasoma 1.19 × as long as mesosoma. Etymology. Named in honor of Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888–1959), an American crime writer who greatly influenced the modern private eye story and created the famous protagonist, Philip Marlowe. Variation. Some paratypes have a pale reddish brown clypeus that lacks the whitish coloration apically and medially. Material examined. Holotype, ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 Km NNW, Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 17–38W), 1250 m, 15.VII.1987, J. Rawlins, R. Davidson (CMNH). Paratypes: 1 ♀ with same data as holotype; 3 ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Barahona, Eastern Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote, 12.8 km NE Paraiso, 18–05–54N, 71–11.21W, 1230 m, J. Rawlins et al., cloud forest with tree ferns, yellow pan trap, sample 4426321, 23.III.2004, CMNH–371,412/ 370,076/ 370,511; 1 ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Vega, 6 km SE Constanza, 18–52N, 70–42W, 1400 m, J. Rawlins et al., disturbed fields with scattered pines, 24.XI.1992, CMNH–370,388. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. 14 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Remarks. Based on the morphological study of South American pompilids by Banks (1946), this species morphologically resembles D. populator Fox. Dipogon populator differs from D. marlowei in having the body black and pubescence grayish on the head and pronotum. Dipogon marlowei has the head black and the pronotum pale reddish brown, both covered by short golden pubescence. Dipogon marlowei is also similar to the species from Dominica D. spangleri Evans, 1972, but D. marlowei is reddish orange, including all legs, while D. spangleri is dark reddish brown with black pleurum and ventrum. Besides, wings are hyaline with two dark bands and a white apical spot in D. marlowei, while in D. spangleri they are hyaline with two dark bands, but lack the white spot at the apex. Entypus Dahlbom, 1843 Type species Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843, by monotypy. Remarks. Only one species of Entypus was present in our sample: E. ochrocerus Dahlbom. In the literature, however, three other names of Entypus are associated with the Dominican Republic fauna: E. caeruleus (Linneus), E. sulphureicornis (Palisot de Beauvois), and E. manni (Banks). Entypus caeruleus and E. sulphureicornis were recorded from Hispaniola by Perez-Gelabert (2008) as Pepsis species. Day (1979) formally transferred the first name to Entypus, while E. sulphureicornis was transferred by Vardy (2005) to Entypus based on a personal communication from Day. Both names do not have recent citations other than Perez-Gelabert (2008) and we do not include them in our key for the Dominican Republic Pompilidae. Entypus manni was first described as Cryptocheilus by Banks (1928), who provided a detailed description. Perez-Gelabert (2008) did not have any new material and his work was based on literature only. As the material we studied for this review contained no individuals of E. caeruleus, E. sulphureicorni, or E. manni, it remains uncertain whether these species are truly present in the Dominican Republic. Further studies of Entypus in the Caribbean are needed. Entypus caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) Sphex caerulea Linneus, 1758, Systema Naturae, Tomus I, Editio decimal, p. 571 [Holotype: ♀, Surinam (NHRS)]. Sphex auripennis De Geer, 1773, Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes, vol. 3, p. 585 [Holotype? (NHRS?)]. Distribution. Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico, “South America”. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This record is based on literature only. Entypus sulphureicornis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1809) Pepsis sulphureicornis Palisot de Beauvois, 1809, Insectes Recueillis en Afrique et en Amerique, p. 95, pl. 2 [Lectotype: ♀, no locality (MRSN)]. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This record is based on literature only. Entypus manni (Banks, 1928) Cryptocheilus manni Banks, 1928, Notes on Cuban and other West Indian Psammocharidae, p. 6 [Holotype: ♀, HAITI, Port au Prince (MZC)]. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 15 Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black; the antenna is black; the pubescence on the body, including legs, is long and black; the dorsal face of hind tibia is serrate; apical tarsomere of hind leg with lateral spines; the pronotum is not elongated, has the collar differentiated from the disc, and is arcuate behind; the metasoma has two projections on the second sclerite and long setae on last segment; and the wings are reddish yellow with the base broadly black. The male of this species is unknown. Distribution. Haiti, Dominican Republic? Host. Unknown. Remarks. This record is based on literature only. We did not record this species in our sample and reference to this species in the literature is rare. Entypus manni is found in Haiti and likely occurs in the Dominican Republic. Perez-Gelabert (2008) cited this species as endemic to Haiti, although it is probably endemic to Hispaniola Island. Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843 (Figs 5E–F) Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843, Hymenoptera Europaea, vol. 1, p. 35. [Lectotype: ♂, CUBA? (IZAC)]. Pompilus flammipennis Smith, 1855, Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Mutillidae and Pompilidae, part III, p. 155 [Lectotype: ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Santo Domingo (BMNH)]. Pompilus ignipennis Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia IV, p. 121 [Syntypes: 3 ♀ 4 ♂, CUBA (ANSP)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black with purplish metallic reflections; the antenna is orange; apical tarsomere of hind leg with lateral row of spines; and the wings are yellow with dark apex (Figs 5E–F). Additionally, the female (Fig. 5F) has the integument black with purplish-blue reflections, except for the metasoma that has green reflections; the pubescence on the body is long and dark reddish brown; the dorsal face of the hind tibia is serrate; the pronotum is not elongated, with the collar differentiated from the disc; the metasoma has two projections on the second sclerite. The male (Fig. 5E) has the integument black with greenish-blue reflections; the pubescence on the body is short and dark reddish brown; the pronotum is elongated with the collar inconspicuous, the front of the pronotum is perpendicular to the dorsal surface; the dorsal face of hind tibia has spines, but not serrate. Material examined. [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]: 2 ♀, El Aceitillar, Pedernales Prov.[icia] Pedernales, R. D., Vargas col., 7.XII.1978, (MHND) 00362/ 00365; DOMINICAN REP[UBLIC]: La Vega Prov[incia], Jarabacoa, 1 ♂, Meg Carlon, 18.VII.1986 (CUIC), 2 ♂, 1 ♀, G. C. Eickwort, 17.VII.1986 (CUIC); [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]: 1 ♀, Nisibon, Higuey Prov[incia], La Altagracia, Reynosd and Mota col., 28.V.1980, (MHND) 16368, 1 ♂, Laguna El Limón, Miches Prov[incia], El Seybo, R. D., Marcano and Aquino col., 29.IV.1980, (MHND) 17319, 1 ♂, Davila, Pedernales, R. D., Hansen and Harcano col., 10.III.1999, (MHND) 01755, 1 ♂, El Manaclar, San José de Deda, Cicero and Marcano col., 28.IV.1979, (MHND) 02479, 1 ♂, Las Galeras, Samaná, Prov[incia] Samaná, R. D., Dominguez col., 18.IV.1979, (MHND) 02022, Haina, Distrito Nacional, D[omin]guez col., 1 ♂, 21.I.1983, (MHND) 29703, 1 ♀, 14.II.1983, 30195 (MHND), 1 ♂, San Isidro, Distrito Nacional, Dominguez col., 4.III.1979, (MHND) 01753, DOMINICAN REP[UBLIC]: 1 ♀, Pedernales Prov[incia], Cabo Rojo-Alcoa rd, Km 33, G. Eickwort col., 27.VII.1985 (CUIC), 1 ♀, Puerto Playa Prov[incia], Sosúa, Valley of Caves, G. Eickwort and M. Carlon col., 20.VII.1986 (CUIC), 1 ♂, Feravia Arroyo Canas, 650 m, Malaise trap, A. Norrbom col., 9.VIII.1980, CMNH–369,859. Distribution. Cuba to Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004), Bahamas, Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This species has been cited by some authors as Cryptocheilus ignipennis, a junior synonym of E. ochrocerus. Behavioral and distributional records are confusing in the literature due to the complex taxonomic history of E. ochrocerus. Day (1974) discussed the identity of Entypus, proposing synonyms and lectotypes related to E. ochrocerus and junior synonyms. Snelling and Torres (2004) also briefly discussed the identity of this species. No remarkable morphological variation was observed, besides the differences in size of the sexes. Females can be almost 2 × the size of males. Entypus ochrocerus differs from E. manni by having orange antenna and wing with apex darkened, while E. manni is characterized by the antenna black and base of wing darkened. 16 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1843 Type species Hemipepsis capensis Dahlbom, 1843, designated by Ashmead 1900. Remarks. Our record for this genus is based on literature only. Hemipepsis has not been reported from Cuba (Alayo 1969, 1976), Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004), or Dominica (Evans 1972). The only record of this genus in the Caribbean area is based on the type locality of the following species. Hemipepsis toussainti (Banks, 1928) Mygnimia toussainti Banks, 1928, Notes on Cuban and other West Indian Psammocharidae, p. 5 [Holotype: ♀, HAITI, Port au Prince (MZC)] Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black; the pubescence on the body is black, long, and abundant; the pronotum is not elongated and has the collar differentiated from the disc; the wings are yellow, broadly black at the base and the apex; and the first radial sector of the fore wing is occupied basally by a distinct subcircular irregularity in the membrane. Additionally, the female has the antenna orange. The male has the antenna black; the clypeus with long suberect setae basally; and the black area on wings broader than in the female. Distribution. Southern USA, Mexico (Townes 1957), Haiti, Dominican Republic? Host. Unknown. Remarks. Although there is no record of this species for the Dominican Republic, and we have not seen specimens in our studied sample, H. toussainti is described for Haiti and likely occurs in the Dominican Republic. This species is found from southern USA to Mexico, and, as it is a large species, it is very likely to be distributed throughout Hispaniola. Pepsis Fabricius, 1804 Type species Pepsis stellata Fabricius, 1793, designated by Latreille 1810. Remarks. The following species of Pepsis were represented in our studied sample: P. marginata Palisot de Beauvois, P. rubra (Drury), and P. ruficornis (Fabricius). Perez-Gelabert (2008), however, recorded additional species for the Hisponiola Island: Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, P. caerulea (Linnaeus), P. nana Mocsáry, P. sericans Lepeletier, and P. sulphuricornis Palisot de Beauvois. There are several issues concerning the distribution and validity of the species recorded by Perez-Gelabert (2008). Pepsis caerulea and P. sulphuricornis are no longer recognized as Pepsis. These species were classified as Entypus by Day (1979) (see Entypus section). Pepsis cassiope is found from the Southern USA to Bolivia, Colombia east through Guyana to the Amazon delta, and the southeast coast of Brazil (Vardy 2002). The single records for Mexico and Dominican Republic are dubious (Vardy 2002). As pointed by Perez-Gelabert (2008), P. nana is found only in South America in the eastern Andes, and the specimens recorded from Haiti are probably mislabeled (Vardy 2005). Pepsis sericans is the senior synonym of a complex of names that includes Pepsis domingensis Lepeletier and its variaties (Vardy 2000). Although P. domingensis had been described from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Vardy (2000) stated that the distribution of P. sericans is limited to Cuba and the record of this species from the Dominican Republic is also dubious. Because our study did not reveal any of these species in the Dominican Republic, because Pepsis was recently reviewed, and because these species have dubious records attributed to the Dominican Republic, P. cassiope, P. nana, and P. sericans were not included in our key nor in our list of species of the Dominican Republic Pompilidae. Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1809 (Figs 2A, 3E) Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1809, Insectes Recueillis en Afrique et en Amerique, p. 94, pl. 2 [Lectotype: locality (MRSN)]. Pepsis reaumuri Dahlbom, 1845, Hymenoptera Europaea, no. 16, p. 465 [Lectotype: ♀, no locality (MZLU)]. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ♀, no Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 17 Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Pepsis species in the Dominican Republic by having the integument black with purplish-blue reflections (Fig. 3E), except on the propodeum, some specimens can also have greenish reflections. Additionally, the pubescence on the body is long and black, abundant on the propodeum; the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the front basitarsus is weakly spined, the spines are in two rows; the wing has the edge of first radial 2 cell rounded; and the fore and hind wings are yellow with dark margins (Fig. 2A). The female (Fig. 3E) has the antenna black, the apices of antennal segment 3 onwards dull orange; the hind tibia is spinose with teeth narrow and sharp, and with short and dense pilosity between them. The male has the antenna black and the dorsal face of the hind tibia is not spinose. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, hand collected, sample 51144, C. Young et al., 26–27.V.2004; 2 ♂, CMNH–370,727/ 370,131; 1 ♂, Pedernales, 30 km N Cabo Rojo, 1070 m, 18–07 N, 71–39W, Reservoir, pine woods, R. Davidson et al., 27.IX.1991, CMNH–370,334; 1 ♂, El Seibo, Loma Cocuyo, 6 km N Pedro Sanchez, 18–55N, 69–07W, 475 m, disturbed fields and woodland, C. Young et al., 4.VII.1992, CMNH–369,974; 1 ♂, Azus, 8 km NE Padre Las Casas, Rio Las Cuevas, 580 m, 18–46N, 70–53W, riparian growth in arid thorn scrub, C. Young et al., 3–4.X.1991, CMNH–369,788. Distribution. This species is endemic to, and distributed throughout, the Caribbean. Vardy (2002), however, was not confident in the locality labels for the specimens from Trinidad Island and Panama. It might occur in southern Florida as well (Vardy 2002). Host. Records of P. marginata from Puerto Rico made by Petrunkevich (1926, apud Snelling & Torres 2004) refer to Crytopholis portoricae Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) as the only prey of this species. Remarks. Females of this species can capture spiders eight to ten times their own weight (Laing 1979). Specimens of P. marginata are distinguished from the sympatric species P. rubra by lacking the white apex in the fore wing, and from P. ruficornis by having yellow, apically darkened wings. Vardy (2002) discussed additional characters for distinguishing females of P. marginata, such as the absence of lateral extension of the groove on the second metasomal segment. Specimens of this species are very large, varying from 25–50 mm. Pepsis rubra (Drury, 1773) (Figs 3A, 3D) Sphex rubra Drury, 1773, Illustrations of Natural History, vol. 2, p. 75 [Holotype: ♀, WEST INDIES (lost)]. Sphex sanguigutta Christ, 1791, Naturgeschichte, Klassification und Nomenclatur der Insekten, p. 293 [Holotype: ♂, no locality (lost)]. Sphex papiliopennis Christ, 1791, Naturgeschichte, Klassification und Nomenclatur der Insekten, p. 297, pl. 29, f. 7 [Holotype: ♂, “AMERICA” (lost)]. Sphex speciosa Fabricius, 1793, Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta, p. 217, no. 83 (not Smith, 1855) [Lectotype: ♀, no locality (ZMUC)]. Sphex stellata Fabricius, 1793, Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta, p. 219, no. 91 [Lectotype: ♂, “AMERICA MERIDIONAL” (ZMUC)]. Pepsis quadrata Lepeletier, 1845, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes Hymenopteres III, p. 478 [Holotype: ♂, WEST INDIES, Saint Domingue (lost)]. Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Pepsis species in the Dominican Republic by having the integument black and greenish-blue-purple reflections in males (Fig. 3A), while the integument has bluish-purple reflections in females (Fig. 3D). Additionally, the pubescence on the body is long and black, abundant on propodeum; the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the front basitarsus is weakly spined, the spines are in two rows; the fore wing has the extreme apex clear or whitish; the edge of the first radial 2 cell is rounded. The female has the antenna black; the dorsal face of the hind tibia is serrate; the fore and hind wings are yellow with dark margins. The male has the antenna gray, the flagellomeres are wide; the dorsal face of the hind tibia is not spinose; the fore wing is orange medially, with blackened areas basally and apically. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Peravia, 2 km E Los Ranchitos, 10 km SSE, San Jose de Ocoa, 700 m, 18–28N, 70–28W, semiarid woodland, R. Davidson et al., 4.X.1991, 1 ♀, CMNH–370,168, 2 ♂, CMNH–370,396/ 369,773; 1 ♀, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Parque Paseo de los Indios, 18–26–53N, 69–56–39W, 60 m, urban park near ocean, hand collected, sample 50449, CMNH–369,956; La Altagracia, 2 km N 18 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Bayahibe, 18–23N, 68–51W, 10 m, dry seasonal forest, on limestone, C. Young et al., 3.VII.1992, 10 ♂, CMNH–369,434/ 370,386/ 370,550/ 370,440/ 370,606/ 370,647/ 369,433/ 369,458/ 370,349/ 370,646; 1 ♂, Pedernales, Cabo Rojo in swimming pool, 10 m, J. Rawlins and R. Davidson col., 19.VII.1987; 1 ♂, Pedernales, 11.3 km S Los Arroyos, 18–10N, 71–46W, 310 m, J. Rawlins et al., 19.VII.1990, CMNH–370,265. Distribution. Caribbean (Vardy 2000). Host. Vardy (2000) proposed that females possibly prey only on small individuals of spiders, because they seem to avoid tarantula burrows. Snelling and Torres (2004) supposed they prey on Cyrtopholis bartholmei (Latreille) (Theraphosidae). Remarks. Pepsis rubra can be separated from the other Dominican Republic species by having the apex of the fore wing white. This species has a remarkable sexual dimorphism (Alayo 1969) as displayed by the differences in wing color pattern. Males have the fore wing more darkened than the females. Females are commonly seen searching in the forest leaf litter and males are abundant on blossoms of Coccoloba uvifera (Linnaeus) (Polygonaceae) (Snelling & Torres 2004). The males form sleeping aggregations (Snelling & Torres 2004). Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781) (Figs 3B–C) Sphex ruficornis Fabricius, 1781, Species Insectorum Exhibentes, p. 450 [Lectotype: ♀ (ZMUC)] Pepsis saphirus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805, Insectes Recueillis en Afrique et en Amerique, p. 39, pl. 1 [Holotype: “Saint-Domingue” (lost)]. Pepsis violacea Mocsáry, 1885, Természetrajzi Füzetek, p. 255. [Lectotype: ♂ (MHEU)]. Pepsis hexamita Lucas, 1895, Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, p. 609, no. 67. [Lectotype: ♀ (ZMHB)]. Pepsis omniviolacea Haupt, 1952, Nova Acta Leopoldina Neue Folge, p.390 [Lectotype: ♀, Colombia? (MLUH)]. ♀, HAITI Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other Pepsis species in the Dominican Republic by having the integument black with bluish-purple metallic reflections (Figs 3B–C). Additionally, the antenna is orange; the pubescence on the body is long and black, abundant on the propodeum; the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the front basitarsus is weakly spined, the spines are in two rows; the wing has the edge of first radial 2 cell rounded; and the fore and hind wings are smoky grey to black with purple reflections. The female (Fig. 3C) has the dorsal face of the hind tibia serrate. The male (Fig. 3B) has the dorsal face of the hind tibia not spinose. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Vega, Cordillera Central, 4.1 km SW E1 Convento, 18–50–37N, 70–42–48W, 1730 m, dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, hand collected, sample 22242, J. Rawlins et al., 31.V.2003, 1 ♂ CMNH–364,035, 1 ♀ CMNH–370,162; 3 ♂, Hato Mayor, Parque Los Haitises, 3 km W Cueva de Arena, 19–04N, 69–29W, 20 m, mesic lowland forest, R. Davidson et al., 7–9.VII.1992, CMNH–369,834/ 370,478/ 370,729; Pedernales, 23.5 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–06N, 71–38W, 540 m, J. Rawlins and S. Thompson col., 1 ♂, 20.VII.1990, CMNH–371,108, 1 ♀, 13.VII.1990, CMNH–370,545; Pedernales, 1 km S Los Arroyos, 1125 m, 18–14N, 71–45W, second growth forest, R. Davidson et al., 18.X.1991, 2 ♂, CMNH–369,635/369,850; Pedernales, 5 km, NE Los Arroyos, 1680 m, 18–15N, 71–45W, cloud forest, R. Davidson et al., 30.IX.1991, 3 ♂, CMNH–370,557/ 370,595/ 371,273, 2 ♀, CMNH–370,231/ 370,479; Barahona, Eastern Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote, 12.8 km NE Paraiso, 18–05–54N, 71–11–21W, 1230 m, cloud forest with tree ferns, hand collected, sample 44245, J. Rawlins et al. 22–23.XI.2004, 1 ♀, CMNH–369,828, 5 ♂, CMNH–371,456/ 370,070/ 406,569/ 364,216/ 371,069; Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, 2 ♂, 18–12–18N, 71–31–08W, 1789 m, ecotonal Pinus grassland, hand collected, sample 41145, J. Rawlins et al., 24–25.XI.2004, CMNH–369,698/ 371,217, 1 ♀, 18–12–24N, 71–30–54W, 1807 m, broadleaf Pinus dense woodland, hand collected, sample 41245, 24–25.XI.2004, CMNH–409,816; Independencia, 3 km ESE El Aguacate, north slope Sierra de Baoruco, 1980 m, 18–18N, 71–42W, Pine woodland, J. Rawlins et al., 28–29.IX.1991, 1 ♂, CMNH–370,635, 1 ♀, CMNH–369,506; 1 ♀, La Altagracia, 2 km N Bayahibe, 18–23N, 68–51W, 10 m, dry seasonal forest, on limestone, C. Young et al., 3.VII.1992, CMNH–370,321; 1 ♂, Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, J. Rawlins and R. Davidson col., 15.VII.1987, CMNH–370,129; 1 ♀, Puerto Playa Prov[incia] Sosua, G. C. Eickwort col, 23.VII.1986 (CUIC); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Sosua, E. Puerto Plata, 14 Jan, M. Alfenito col., 7–15.I.1984 (CUIC). Distribution. Caribbean (except Jamaica and south of Guadeloupe) (Vardy 2005), Florida, and northern South America. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 19 Host. Vardy (2005) speculated that females prey on small individuals of spiders, but prey species are unknown. Remarks. This species is distinguished from the other Dominican Republic species by having a violet body and dark wings with purple reflections. Further studies of Entypus in the Caribbean are needed. Pepsis ruficornis is found in dense forests where females run on the ground and seem to check a limited number of areas before abandoning an area; they rarely use dense clusters of leaf litter to search (Vardy 2005). Vardy (2005) also commented on possible aggregations of males at night and the difficulty of observing this behavior due to the preference of this species for forested areas. Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837 Type species Sphex exaltata Fabricius, 1775, designated by Westwood 1840. Remarks. This is a worldwide-distributed genus, with highest diversity in the Holarctic region (Townes 1957). Priocnemis has been reported for Cuba (Alayo 1969) and Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004) – the last record has been related to human trade history. This is the first record of the genus Priocnemis for the Dominican Republic. Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica (Say, 1836) (Figs 5H–I) Pompilus (Miscus) cornicus Say, 1836, Boston Journal of Natural History, vol. 1, p. 305 [Holotype: ♀, USA, Indiana (destroyed)]. Pompilus (Priocnemis) pompilius Cresson, 1867, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, vol. 1, p. 116 [Lectotype: ♀, USA, Pennsylvania (ANSP)]. Ageniella eximia Banks, 1919a, Canadian Entomologist, vol. 51, p. 83 [Lectotype: ♂, USA, Virginia, (MZC)]. Ageniella aludra Brimley, 1928, Journal Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, vol. 43, p. 201 [Holotype: ♂, USA, Raleigh (NCSU)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black (Figs 5H–I); the antenna is black; the pubescence on the body is short and reddish; the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the dorsal face of hind tibia has scale-like spines; the front basitarsus is not spined; apical tarsomere of hind leg without lateral spines; and the fore and hind wings are darkened. Additionally, the male (Fig. 5H) has half of the middle and hind femora with a more or less extensive reddish brown marking and the wing is less darkened than in the female (Fig. 5I). Material examined. [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]: 1 ♀, Mano Juan, Isla Saona, Romana, Prov[incia] La Romana, R. D., Marcano col., 26.I.1980 (MHND) 13972. Distribution. Southern Canada to Mexico, Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004), Dominican Republic. Host. A variety of species and families of spiders have been associated with P. cornica as prey: Hypselistes florens (Cambridge) (Linyphiidae); Allocosa funerea (Hentz), Schizocosa crassipalpis (Emerton), Trochosa terricola Thorell (Lycosidae); Drassylus sp., Haplodrassus signifier (Koch) (Gnaphosidae); Clubiona kastoni Gertsch (Clubionidae); Xysticus sp. (Thomisidae); Eris marginata (Walckenaer), Icius hartii Emerton, Metaphidippus protervus (Walckenaer), and Metaphidippus sp. (Salticidae) (Kurczewski et al. 1987). Kurczewski (1981) described a nest of a variant of P. cornica in which specimens have red metasoma. The observation was made in Florida and the female was caught in a two-cell sand burrow, where each cell was filled with one Arctosa sp., possibly A. furtiva Gertsch, facing head outward and dorsum up (Kurczewski 1981). Remarks. The single specimen studied here is in bad condition. Perez-Gelabert (2008) reported two other Priocnemis species (P. arioles Banks and P. ursula Banks), but both are currently classified as Ageniella (see Ageniella section). Snelling and Torres (2004) recorded one male and one female of P. cornica in Puerto Rico. Although this is a Nearctic species, Snelling and Torres (2004) discussed the recent introduction to of P. cornica to the Caribbean fauna from USA, maybe due to the trade of live plants. 20 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Priocnessus Banks, 1925 Type species Salius neotropicalis Cameron, 1891, designated by Pate 1946. Remarks. This is a Neotropical genus with records ranging into the southern portions of the Nearctic region (Townes 1957). There are about 13 described species of Priocnessus, but only five, including the new species, are found in the Caribbean (Cuba). This is the first record of Priocnessus for the Dominican Republic. Key to females of the species of Priocnessus Banks of the Caribbean Islands 1 2 3 4 - Head and mesosoma without white spots, regardless color of integument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Head and mesosoma with pale yellow or creamy white spots and head whitish streak; Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . . P. ornatus Banks Body reddish or reddish yellow; wings yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Body not fully reddish, at least mesosoma or metasoma black; wings not yellowish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Body reddish yellow; antenna pale on first and second joints, black beyond; wings yellowish, darkened basaly, over most of first radial 2 cell, part of third discoidal cell, and apex; Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. monticulus (Banks) Body reddish, apex of metasoma and legs brownish orange; antenna reddish, except apex; wing yellowish hyaline with apex darkened and with a median darkened band; Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. nubeculatus (Cresson) Apical margin of clypeus with median tooth; metasoma mostly black, with large yellowish spots edged with rufous on each side of first four tergites, last tergite rufous; underside of first antennal joint yellowish; eyes with yellowish spots posteriorly; wings slightely darker beneath; Mexico, Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. orbiculatus (Smith) Apical margin of clypeus with two lateral teeth; metasoma and legs orange-red; antenna black dorsaly, orange underside; eyes with orange spots in the inner face; hind and fore wings darkened, fore wing darker with purplish reflections; Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. vancei Waichert & Pitts sp. nov. Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. (Figs 1H, 5K–L) Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument on the head, mesosoma, and coxae is black, while metasoma and legs are red; the antenna is black (Fig. 5L) with orange underside; the clypeus is enlarged (Fig. 1H), trapezoidal, apical margin with two teeth laterally and one median rounded tooth; the pubescence on the body is long and black, abundant on the propodeum; the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc; the dorsal face of the hind tibia has scale-like spines; the fore and hind wings are darkened with purplish reflections. The male of this species is unknown. Description. Holotype, female. Body length 14.70 mm. Fore wing 11.50 mm; maximum wing width 3.20 mm. Coloration. Head black with small orange maculation between torulus, and on internal, outer, and superior margin of eye; clypeus black, dark reddish brown on apical margin; mandibular and maxillary palpi dark reddish brown; mandible dark brown, somewhat orange, base darker, almost black; antenna black, inferior margin of flageromeres orange; pronotum, mesosoma, and propodeum black; metasoma orange, first segment with black spots; wing darkened. Head (Fig. 1H). Head wide; TFD 1.12 × FD; MID 0.65 × FD. Ocelli in nearly right triangle; lateral ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes; POL 1.22 × OOL. Mandible wide, with two sharpened apical teeth, basalmost longer; pubescence long, abundant. Clypeus truncate, large, anterior margin sinuous, giving impression of having three-rounded apical teeth; inferior margin not enlarged; LC 0.52 × WC; clypeal projection absent medially; dorsal surface slightly convex laterally; anterior margin coriaceus. Maxillary beard absent. Antenna elongate; length of fourth segment 3.50 × its width; ratio of the first four antennal segments 11:4:19:15; WA3 0.21 × LA3; LA3 0.86 × UID. Mesosoma (Figs 5K–L). Pubescence abundant on entire body; body with both long and short setae, black and whitish respectively; punctuation inconspicuous. Pronotum not elongated, posterior margin angulated, width 5.43 × length; pronotal collar inconspicuous. Notauli absent. Postnotum with integument covered by setae. Propodeum punctuate, covered by long and short setae; propodeal disc coarsely setose, setae equally abundant. Wing long; length of first radial 2 cell 0.56 × distance from its origin to wing apex; third radial sector 1.36 × longer than second; 2m-cu vein slightly curved, meeting third radial sector 0.50 × distance from base to apex of cell. Front tibia spines absent on anterior margin, few on base; mid tibia spines present, thick, sharpened, abundant; hind tibia dorsal teeth present, scale-like, arranged on rows; tibial brush thick, complete. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 21 Metasoma. Metasoma coriaceus, covered by short golden pubescence; long abundant setae present on sternum and tergum 1, 4–7; pygidium covered by both golden-short and black-long erect setae; terminal metasomal sternum with long, abundant setae; metasoma 1.45 × as long as mesosoma. Etymology. Named in honor of Willard Huntington Wright (1888–1939), an American crime writer who created the fictional detective, Philo Vance. Material examined. Holotype, ♀. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales, Sierra de Baoruco, Aceitillar, 23.6 km NE Pedernales, 18–09–23N, 71–34–09W, 1560 m, open pine forest with grassland, hand collected, sample 42142, C. Young et al., CMNH–369,954. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. We were unable to determine what species are morphologically similar to P. vancei due to the problematic state of taxonomy in this genus. A single species, P. nubeculatus (Cresson), was recorded for Cuba by Ferrer and Triana (2004). Priocnessus vancei, however, differs from P. nubeculatus by the mesosoma and head coloration, which is darkened-reddish brown in P. nubeculatus and black in P. vancei. The wing of P. vancei is subtranslucent with slight blue reflections while in P. nubeculatus it is yellow translucent with apex darkened. Subfamily Pompilinae Key to the Pompilinae of the Dominican Republic Females 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - 8 9 10 11 - Pronotum with collar not well differentiated from disc; streptaulus absent medially and collar on nearly same plane as disc (Fig. 8A), or if on lower plane streptaulus absent altogether; pronotum longer than mesonotum (Fig. 8A); eyes sometimes wholly covered with short setae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pronotum with collar separated from disc by complete streptaulus; disc sloping upward strongly from collar; pronotum shorter than mesonotum along midline, or at least not notably longer (Fig. 8B); eyes never setose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Fore wing with three radial sectors; front femora not swollen (Fig. 8A); integument black with bluish tomentum (Psorthaspis Banks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fore wing with two radial sectors; front femora usually swollen; integument black with red markings (Fig. 8C) (Drepanaporus Bradley) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fore wing translucent, with a broad, dark maculation covering the first radial 2 cell . . . . . . . . . . . . Psorthaspis naomi (Smith) Fore wing uniformly dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley Eyes setose; 2m-cu vein of fore wing interstitial or slightly distal 2r-m vein (Fig. 2H) … Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley) Eyes with or without vestigial setae; 2m-cu vein of fore wing not interstitial with 2r-m vein (Fig. 2C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson) Postnotum arcuately broadened on each side of median line, then constricted again opposite to propodeal spiracles (Fig. 8D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Postnotum transverse band with nearly parallel margins, or broadened at midline (Fig. 8G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Metasomal tergum l, and usually parts of propodeum and mesosoma, bearing scale-like pubescence (Fig. 8E); integument black on mesosoma and metasoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Episyron conterminus cressoni (Dewitz) Body without scale-like pubescence; integument black with yellow markings on mesosoma, and dark brown with yellow stripes on metasoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius) 2m-cu vein of fore wing arising on cubital vein much more than half distance from base of second medial cell to outer wing margin (Fig. 2E); apical tergum not densely bristly; front with blunt tubercle between and slightly above antennal sockets (Fig. 1I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tachypompilus ferrugineus bicolor (Banks) 2m-cu vein of fore wing arising on cubital vein about half or somewhat less than half distance from base of medial cell to outer wing margin (Fig. 2D), or if somewhat more than half (some Anoplius) then apical tergum densely bristly; front without blunt tubercle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Propodeum bearing distinct, more or less conical processes posterolaterally (Fig. 8F); body patterned with silvery and darker pubescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aporinellus medianus Banks Propodeum not produced posterolaterally into sharp, conical processes; body not patterned with silvery and darker pubescence (Anoplius Dufour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Integument black without bluish pubescence; metasoma red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Integument black with bluish pubescence; metasoma black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1cu-a vein of fore wing meeting M+Cu vein slightly beyond origin of M vein (Fig. 2G) . . . . . . . . .Anoplius hispaniolae Evans 1cu-a vein of fore wing meeting M+Cu vein at origin of M vein (Fig. 2F) . . . . . . . Anoplius americanus ambiguus (Dahlbom) Front basitarsus weakly spined, spines in upper row minute (Fig. 8H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anoplius fulgidus (Cresson) Front basitarsus bearing four comb-spines slightly longer than width of tarsus at their base (Fig. 8I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anoplius amethystinus amethystinus (Fabricius) 22 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Males 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Two radial sectors in fore wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Three radial sectors in fore wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Propodeum bearing distinct, conical processes posterolaterally (Fig. 8F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aporinellus medianus Banks Propodeum not produced posterolaterally into sharp, conical processes (Drepanaporus Bradley) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2m-cu vein of fore wing not interstitial with 2r-m vein (Fig. 2C); antennal segment four as or longer than 1.50 × its width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson) 2m-cu vein of fore wing interstitial or slightly distal to 2r-m vein (Fig. 2H); antennal segment four shorter than 1.50 × its width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley) Postnotum arcuately broadened on each side of median line, then constricted again (Fig. 8D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Postnotum a transverse band of variable width, with nearly parallel anterior and posterior margins (Fig. 8G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Propodeum and metasomal tergum 1 with appressed, scale-like pubescence; integument black on mesosoma and metasoma (Fig. 8E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Episyron conterminus cressoni (Dewitz) Propodeum and metasomal tergum 1 glabrous; integument black with yellow markings on mesosoma, and dark brown with yellow stripes on metasoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius) 2m-cu vein of fore wing arising on Cu vein much more than half distance from base of second medial cell to outer wing margin (Fig. 2E); integument wholly reddish black; blunt tubercle just above antennal sockets (Fig. 1I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tachypompilus ferrugineus bicolor (Banks) 2m-cu vein arising on Cu vein about or some-what less than half distance from base of second medial cell to outer wing margin (Fig. 2D); integument variable but not completely reddish brown; without blunt tubercle just above antennal sockets . . . . . . 7 Anterior margin of clypeus convexly rounded (Fig. 1J); pronotum rather long, as long or longer than mesonotum; antennal segments short, third segment less than 2.0 × as long as thick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley Anterior margin of clypeus truncate or slightly emarginated; pronotum shorter than mesonotum; antennal segments longer, third segment more than 2.0 × as long as thick (Anoplius Dufour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Integument completely black with bluish pubescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Integument of head and mesosoma black, metasoma red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Venter bearing moderately abundant short, suberect setae, not long or dense enough to form brushes (Fig. 8K) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anoplius fulgidus (Cresson) Metasomal sterna (except first) each with numerous strong setae in transverse band (Fig. 8J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anoplius amethystinus amethystinus (Fabricius) Metasoma orange-brown on second and third segments; 1cu-a vein of fore wing meeting M+Cu vein slightly beyond origin of M vein (Fig. 2G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anoplius hispaniolae Evans Basal portion of metasoma sometimes orange-brown; transverse median vein of fore wing meeting median at origin of basal (Fig. 2F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anoplius americanus ambiguus (Dahlbom) Anoplius Dufour, 1834 Type species Sphex nigerrima Scopoli, 1763, designated by ICZN (1973). Remarks. This is one of the most species-rich genera in Pompilinae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution with six subgenera found in the Neotropics (Evans 1966). Four of these (Anoplius Dufour, 1834, Arachnophroctonus Howard, 1901, and Notiochares Banks, 1917) have been reported for the Dominican Republic (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985; Evans 1966; Snelling & Torres 2004). Except for Anoplius, these subgenera have a tarsal comb, and each has a single species record from the Dominican Republic. Anoplius (Anoplius) fulgidus (Cresson, 1865) (Figs 2D, 5C–D, 8B, G–H, K) Pompilus fulgidus Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 4, p. 131 [Holotype: ♀, CUBA (ANSP)]. Pompilus aeneopurpureus Fox, 1891, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, vol. 18, p. 339 [Holotype: ♀, JAMAICA, Portland (ANSP)]. Pompilus championi Cameron, 1893, Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 2, p. 196 [Holotype: ♀, GUATEMALA, Guatemala City (BMNH)]. Pompilus mundulus Fox, 1897, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 49, p. 243–244 [Holotype: ♀, BRAZIL, Chapada (ANSP)]. Anoplius amarus Banks, 1947, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 99, p. 416–417 [Holotype: ♀, PERU, Puerto Pichis (CUIC)]. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 23 Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is brilliant metallic blue (Figs 6C–D); the pubescence on the body is bluish to ash-grey; the pronotum has a collar differentiated from the disc; the third antennal segment is more than 2.0 × as long as wide; the fore wing has a Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell; and the wings are uniformly dark. Additionally, the female (Fig. 6C) has a weakly spined front basitarsus, where the spines in the upper row are minute (Fig. 8H). The male (Fig. 6D) has moderately abundant short, suberect setae in the venter, which are not long or dense enough to form brushes (Fig. 8K). Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 4 ♂, Barahona, Eastern Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote, 12 km NE Paraiso, (18–05–54N, 71–11–21W), 1230 m, 21–23.III.2004, cloud forest with tree ferns, yellow pan trap, sample 44263, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–370,099/ 370,305/ 370,622/ 371,062; 1 ♂, La Estrelleta, Rio Limpio, 650m, 15.VIII.1980, malaise trap, A. Norrbom CMNH–370,570; 1 ♂, Peravia, Arroyo Canas, 650 m, 15.VIII.1980, malaise trap, A. Norrbom CMNH–370,447; Pedernales, Upper Las Abejas, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1350 m, 22.VI.1990, Mesic deciduous forest, sweeping, L. Masner , 8 ♂ CMNH–369,922/ 370,783/ 370,660/ 370,659/ 370,488/ 369,653/ 370,895/ 363,144, 1 ♀ CMNH–371,196; 2 ♂, La Vega, Cordillera Central Loma Casabito, 15.8 km NW Bonao, (19–02–12N, 70–31–08W), 1455 m, 28.V.2003, evergreen cloud forest, east slope, yellow pan trap, sample 21262, J. Rawlins et al., 1 ♂, Azua, East Side of Crest, Sierra Martin Gracia, 7 km WNW Barrero, (18–21N, 70–50W), 860 m, 25–26.VII.1992, cloud forest adjacent to disturbed forest, C. Young et al. CMNH–371,052; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Neiba just south of crest, 5 km NNW Angel Feliz, 1780 m, (18–41N, 71–47W), 13–15.X.1991, cloud forest, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–370,898; 1 ♂, Provincia Sanchez, Ramirez, 23 km SW Cotui, 7.X.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♂, Provincia Hato Mayor, Farm Mango Limpio (25 km NNW Hato Mayor), 29.X.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♂, Distrito Nacional, Haina, 1.X.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS). Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Central America, Caribbean, USA (southern Florida, Texas, southern Utah, southern California) (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985). Host. Pirata sedentarius Montgomery (Lycosidae) (Wasbauer 1955) and Arctosus sp. nr. littoralis (Hentz) (Lycosidae) (Kurczewski & Kurczewski 1968). Remarks. This is one of the two Dominican Republic Anoplius species with bluish coloration. Anoplius fulgidus can be separated from A. amethystinus amethystinus by the absence of strong spines on the front basitarsus of the female (Fig. 8H); the ventral setae not forming brushes on the metasoma in the former (Fig. 8K); and presence of these characters in the latter (Figs 8I–J). This species is morphologically similar to others in the A. nigerrimus species-group, but the color serves to separate males and females from other species in the subgenus Anoplius (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985). There is only one record of flower visitation by the adults (Evans 1951). Wasbauer (1955) observed the hunting behavior of females near the edge of a stream. Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus ambiguus (Dahlbom, 1845) (Fig. 2F, 6A) Pompilus ambiguus Dahlbom, 1845, Hymenoptera Europaea Praecipue Borealia, sup. 1, p. 452 [Holotype: ♀, MEXICO, (MZLU)]. Pompilus coruscus Smith, 1855, Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Mutillidae and Pompilidae, part III, p. 156 [Holotype: ♀, Santo Domingo (BMNH)]. Pompilus juxtus Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 4, p.128 [Holotype: ♀, CUBA (ANSP)]. Pompilus subargenteus Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 4, p. 129 [Holotype: ♀, Cuba (IZAC)]. Anoplius puella Banks, 1941, Canadian Entomologist, vol. 73, p. 121 [Holotype: ♀, TEXAS, Galveston (MCZC)]. Pompilinus orthodes Banks, 1944, Zoologica, vol. 29, p. 112 [Holotype: ♀, BRITISH GUIANA, Georgetown (MCZC)]. Anoplius varunus Banks, 1947, Harvard College, vol. 99, p. 419 [Holotype: ♀, BRITISH GUIANA, New Amsterdam (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This subspecies can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the third antennal segment is more than 2.0 × as long as wide; the 1cu-a vein meets the M+Cu vein at or slightly off the origin of the M; the Cul vein is distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second 24 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. medial cell; and the fore wing has three radial sectors. Additionally, the female (Fig. 6A) has black integument on the head, mesosoma and legs; the metasoma is bright orange-brown basally; the front tarsi have a tarsal rake; and the pronotum has the collar differentiated from the disc. The male (Fig. 6B) is entirely black, sometimes has a whitish stripe on the posterior margin of the pronotum, and the basal portion of the metasoma is sometimes orangebrown. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, (18–12–24N, 71–30–54W), 1807 m, 24–26.III.2004, broadleaf Pinus dense woodland, yellow pan trap, sample 41263, R. Davidson et al. CMNH–370,183; 1 ♂, La Vega, Cordillera Central, 4.1 km SW El Convento, (18–50–37N, 70–42–48W), 1730 m, 31.V.2003, dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, yellow pan trap, sample 22262, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–370,284; 1 ♀, 2 ♂, Distrito Nacional Haina, 1.XI.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♀, 2 ♂, Provincia Hato Mayor, Farm Mango Limpio (25 km NW Hato Mayor), 29.X.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♀, Provincia Pedernales, Oviedo, 5.XI.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♀, Provincia Barahona, Barahona, 3.XI.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); Punta Cana, Biodiversity Center, 5–7.X.08, Y[ellow] P[an] T[rap], Sand Hill, SEL Hym. Distribution. North coast of South America, Caribbean, Central America north to California, Utah, Kansas and Alabama (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985), Cuba (Alayo 1976, Portuondo & Fernández 2003, Ferrer & Triana 2004), Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004). Host. Two Lycosidae (Arctosa littoralis (Hentz) and Schizocosa crassipes (Walckenaer)), one Thomisidae, and one Oxypidae (Peucetia uiridans (Hentz)) hosts have been reported (Evans 1951, Hurd & Wasbauer 1956, Evans & Yoshimoto 1962). Remarks. The taxa of Anoplius with red metasoma found in the Dominican Republic are A. (Arachnophroctonus) americanus ambiguus and A. (A.) hispaniolae. These two taxa are similar in color pattern and are better separated by wing venation characters than coloration. In A. hispaniolae the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M (Fig. 2G), while in A. americanus ambiguus the 1cu-a vein meets the M+Cu vein at or slightly off the origin on the M (Fig. 2F). Anoplius americanus ambiguus is a highly variable subspecies with known polymorphism in the males (Evans 1966). There are four forms reported by Evans (1966) according to the color of the metasoma and the amount of erect setae on the metasomal sterna. This species nests more often on sloping banks with a soil texture that is intermediate between sand and clay (Evans 1951). Adults often visit plants and have been found at flowers and extrafloral nectaries. They are parasitized by Evagetes mohave (Banks), a cleptoparasitic spider wasp (Evans 1950). This species was reported for the Dominican Republic by Perez-Gelabert (2008) as Pompilus coruscus Smith. Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus amethystinus (Fabricius, 1793) Sphex amethystina Fabricius, 1793, Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta, vol. 2, p. 210 [Holotype: ♀, VIRGIN ISLANDS (collection unknown)]. Pompilus anceps Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 4, p. 130 [Syntype: 2 ♂, CUBA (ANSP)]. Nom. praeocc., nec Smith, 1862. Pompilus cubensis Cresson, 1867: 93. [New name for P. anceps Cresson, 1865]. Pompilus propinquus Fox, 1891, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, vol. 18, p. 339 [Holotype: ♀, JAMAICA, Kingston (USNM)]. Nom. praeocc., nec Smith 1879. Pompilus dux Dalla Torre, 1897, Catalogus Hymenopterorum, vol. 8, p. 286 [New name for P. propinquus Fox, 1891]. Pompilus amethystinoides Strand, 1911, Archive fur Naturgeschichte, vol. 77, p. 147 [Proposed as new name for amethystinus Taschenberg, believed to differ from amethystinus Fabricius]. Pompilus philadelphicus var. floridensis Banks, 1917, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 61, p.106 [Holotype: ♀, FLORIDA, Gulfport (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This subspecies can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black; the pubescence on the body is brilliant dark-blue or blue-green (Figs 6E–F); the third antennal segment is more than 2.0 × longer than wide; and the fore wing has a Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell. Additionally, the female (Fig. 6F) has four comb-spines on the front basitarsus, which are slightly longer than the width of the tarsus at their base, and the second segment has a spine on the outer side near the middle that is as long its apex (Fig. 8I). The male (Fig. 6E) has a number of strong setae in a transverse band on the metasomal sterna (except the first) (Fig. 8J). POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 25 Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 10 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central Loma Casabito, 15.8 km NW Bonao, (19–02–12N, 70–31–08W), 1455 m, 28.V.2003, evergreen cloud forest, east slope, yellow pan trap, sample 21262, J. Rawlins et al.CMNH–371,166/ 370,456/ 370,251/ 369,692/ 370,468/ 370,592/ 371,454/ 370,506/ 370,741/ 370,393; 2 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, 2 ♂, 18–12–18N, 71–31–08W, 1789 m, ecotonal Pinus grassland, hand collected, sample 41145, 24–25.XI.2004, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,061/ 371,320; Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Parque Paseo de los Indios, (18–26–53N, 69–56–39W), 60 m, 1–10.XI.2002, urban park near ocean, hand collected, sample 50449, A. Walter, 3 ♀ CMNH–370,017/ 369,910/ 369,802, 5 ♂ CMNH–371,302/ 363,552/ 370,086/ 370,903/ 370,016; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Provincia Sanchez, Ramirez, 23 km SW Cotui, 7.XI.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♂, Peravia, Arroyo Cana, 650 m, 8.VIII.1980, A. Norrbom, CMNH–370,541; 1 ♂, Distrito Nacional, Haina, 1.XI.1986, W. Pulanksi (CAS); 1 ♂, Provincia Hato Mayor, Farm Mango Limpio (25 km NNW Hato Mayor), 29.X.1986, J. Pulawski (CAS). Distribution. Arizona and southern California, Panama to Mexico. Caribbean from Guadeloupe to Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, and southern Florida (Evans 1966). Host. Lycosidae spiders that burrow in the soil (Snelling & Torres 2004). Remarks. This subspecies resembles A. (Anoplius) fulgidus in coloration. It can be separated from it by the presence of strong spines on the front basitarsus of the female (Fig. 8I), and ventral setae forming brushes on the metasoma in A. amethystinus amethystinus (Fig. 8J). There is no significant morphological variation through the species range (Evans 1966). Adults have been observed on flowers of Heliotropium indicum (Wolcott 1948). Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 Anoplius (Pompilinus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966, Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, vol. 20, p. 324–325 [Holotype: ♂, HAITI, Port Au Prince (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the third antennal segment is more than 2.0 × as long as wide; the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M; and the fore wing has a Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell and three radial sectors (Fig. 2G). Additionally, the female (Fig. 6G) has black integument except on metasomal terga 1–3 and all but the apical margin of metasomal tergum 4, which are bright orange-brown; a tarsal comb with short spines; and the pronotum with the collar differentiated from the disc. The male (Fig. 6H) has the integument black; the posterior margin of the pronotum sometimes has a whitish stripe; and the metasoma is orange-brown on the second and third segments. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, (18–12–24N, 71–30–54W), 1807 m, 24–25.III.2004, J. E. Rawlins et al. ecotonal Pinus grassland, sample 41165, 1 ♂ CMNH–371,232, 1 ♀ CMNH–370,286, broadleaf dense Pinus dense woodland, hand collected, 1 ♀ CMNH–367,355; Pedernales, Sierra de Bahoruco, Aceitillar, 25.4 km ENE Pedernales, (18–05–27N, 71–31–08W), 1270 m, 14.VI.2003, E. Young et al. 5 ♂ CMNH–370,480/ 371,188/ 366,757/ 371,281/ 370,105 3 ♀ CMNH–363,476/ 371,078 (dense broadleaf forest , pine, yellow pan trap, sample 42262), 1 ♀ CMNH–370,913 (dense broadleaf seasonal forest, pine, malaise trap, sample 42382), 2 ♀ CMNH–366,853/ 370,153 (open pine forest with grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 42162); 2 ♂, 8 ♀, Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, 15.VII.1987, J. Rawlins, R. Davidson (CMNH), 1 ♀ CMNH–370,283; Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Parque Paseo de los Indios, (18–26–53N, 69–56–39W), 60 m, 1–10.XI.2002, urban park near ocean, hand collected, sample 50449, A. Walter, 1 ♂ CMNH–286,811, 1 ♀ CMNH–369,972; Pedernales, 37 km N Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–35W), 1500 m, 11.VII.1987, (CMNH), 2 ♂ CMNH–370.077/ 364,586, 2 ♀ CMNH–370,090/ 366,796; La Vega, Cordillera Central, 4.1 km SW El Convento, (18–50–37N, 70–42–48W), 1730 m, 31.V.2003, dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, yellow pan trap, sample 22262, J. Rawlins et al. 3 ♂ CMNH–370,279/ 370,430/ 370,398, 4 ♀ CMNH–369,661/ 371,067/ 370,244/ 371,048/ 369,992/ 370,669; 1 ♀, Barahona, Eastern Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote, 12 km NE Paraiso, (18–05–54N, 71–11–21W), 1230 m, 21–23.III.2004, cloud forest with tree ferns, yellow pan trap, sample 44263, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–369,992; 1 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central, Reserva Valle Nuevo, La Nevera, 15.1 km SE Valle Nuevo, 18–41–47N, 70–35–30W, 2252 m, 3.VI.2003, montane meadow in cloud forest, pine, yellow pan 26 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. trap, sample 24462, CMNH–370,664; 1 ♀, Pedernales, El Aceitillar, 7.XII.1978, Col. Vargas., MHND–00374; 2 ♂, Altagracia Prov.[ince], Punta Cana, 13–14.IX.2008, Sand Mill, M[alaise] T[rap] (EMUS). Distribution. Hispaniola and Puerto Rico (Snelling & Torres 2004) Host. Unkown. Remarks. This species bears a strong resemblance to A. (Arachnophroctonus) americanus ambiguus in coloration and general morphology as discussed previously. Evans (1966) mentioned the lack of a whitish stripe on the pronotum in A. hispaniolae, but most males from the material studied here possess this band. The most reliable character to distinguish them is the wing venation. In A. hispaniolae the 1cu-a vein of the fore wing meets the M+Cu vein slightly beyond the origin of the M (Fig. 2G), while in A. americanus ambiguus the transverse median vein of the fore wing meets the median at the origin of the basal vein (Fig. 2F). Aporinellus Banks, 1912 Type species Aporus fasciatus Smith, 1855, by original designation. Remarks. The genus has four Neotropical species, from which only one is recorded for the Caribbean (Fernández 2000). This is the first record of Aporinellus for the Dominican Republic. Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917 Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 61, p. 97 [Holotype: CALIFORNIA, El Cajon (MCZC)]. Aporinellus intermedius Banks, 1919b, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 63, p. 240– 241 [Holotype: CALIFORNIA, Claremont (CUIC)]. ♀, ♀, Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black; the body is patterned with silvery and darker pubescence (Fig. 7A); the propodeum bears distinct conical processes posterolaterally; and the Cu vein is distinctly deflected downward at base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, C. Young et al.1 ♂ CMNH–370,999 1 ♀ CMNH–370,640 (semihumid forest near sea, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 51164), 1 ♂ CMNH–370,051 (semihumid forest near sea, limestone, malaise trap, sample 51184), 1 ♀ CMNH–269,980 (semihumid forest near sea, limestone, UV light, sample 51114); 1 ♂, Bahoruco, 5.8 km SW Neiba, eastern playa of Lago Enriquillo, 18–25–17N, 71–26–38W, 5 m, 3.IV.2004, salt scrub on sandy playa, yellow pan trap, sample 50163, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–369,737; 1 ♂, Pedernales, 37 km N Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–35W), 1500 m, 11.VI.1987, R. Davidson, J. Rawlins, CMNH–369,863; 1 ♂, Provincia Puerto Plata, Sosua, 31.X.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Provincia Pedernales, Cabo Rojo, 4.X.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Provincia Pedernales, Cabo Rojo, 5.XI.1986, W. J. Pulawski (CAS); 1 ♀, Altagracia Prov.[ince], Punta Cana, 13–14.IX.2008, Sand Hill, M[alaise]T[rap]; 1 ♂, Punta Cana, 11.IX.2008, West Biodiv.[ersity] Center, Sweep (EMUS). Distribution. Throughout USA to southern Costa Rica (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985), Cuba (Genaro 1996, Portuondo &Fernández 2003, Ferrer & Triana 2004), and Dominican Republic. Host. Wasbauer and Kimsey (1985) recorded six species of spiders used as a host by A. medianus: Oxyopes salticus Hentz (Oxyopidae), Maevia vittata (Hentz) (Salticidae), Phidippus whitmani Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae), Phidippus sp. (Salticidae), Salticus sp. (Salticidae), Tibellus duttoni (Hentz) (Salticidae), and Xysticus sp. near gulosus (Thomisidae). Remarks. This is a very common species that is easily separated from any other Dominican Republic Pompilidae by the presence of conical processes on the propodeum (Fig. 8F). This species is often observed in open, sandy areas (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985) and are easily collected in pan traps. Adults of both sexes have been observed feeding from honeydew secretions and extrafloral nectaries of various plant species. This is the first record of the species for the Dominican Republic. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 27 Drepanaporus Bradley, 1944 Type species Planiceps collaris Cresson, 1865, by original designation and monotypy. Remarks. This genus is only found in the Caribbean (Bradley 1944). The two species described are found in the Dominican Republic. It is possible that more species within Aporus belong to this group, but a comprehensive revision of the genera in the tribe Aporini is needed to solve this issue. This is the first record of the genus for the Dominican Republic. Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944), comb. nov. Planiceps antillarum Bradley, 1944, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, vol. 70, p. 107–108 [Holotype: ♀, HAITI: Port Au Prince or vicinity (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the fore wing has two radial sectors; the 2m-cu vein is interstitial or slightly distal of the 2r-m vein (Fig. 2H). Additionally, the female (Fig. 7C) is black except for the following regions: a red band crossing on the streptaulus, a red band on the posterior margin of the pronotum and the abdomen; and the eyes are setose. The male (Fig. 7B) is black with silvery pubescence. Description. Male (hitherto unknown). Body length 6.00 mm. Fore wing 4.95 mm; maximum wing width 1.65 mm. Coloration. Head and mesosoma entirely black; posterior margin of propodeum sometimes with an inconspicuous whitish band; metasoma dark red; mandibular and maxillary palpi pale reddish brown; mandible black from base to half of its length, red apically; antenna black; wing subtranslucent; veins dark reddish brown; legs black at base, tibia and tarsi dark reddish brown. Head. Head wide; TFD 1.25 × FD; MID 0.75 × FD. Lateral ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes; POL 0.70 × OOL. Mandible wide, with long, sharpened apical teeth; pubescence short, abundant on first 0.33 of length. Clypeus wide, rounded; anterior margin somewhat truncate, punctured; LC 0.75 × WC. Antenna short; length of fourth segment 2.50 × its width; ratio of first four antennal segments 20:7:10:12; WA3 0.70 × LA3; LA3 0.22 × UID. Mesosoma (Fig. 7B). Pubescence ash-grey on entire body, more abundant on propodeum and coxae. Pronotum elongated, width 2.0 × length, posterior margin not angulated; pronotal collar not differentiated from disc. Postnotum striated. Posterior margin of propodeum with abundant setae at base. Wing long; length of first radial 2 cell 5.80 × distance from its origin to wing apex; two radial sectors; second radial sector 2.50 × first radial sector; 2m-cu vein bent, slightly curved, meeting second radial sector 0.30 × distance from base to apex of cell. The 2m-cu vein is interstitial or slightly distal of 2r-m vein. Front tibia with spines absent on anterior and posterior margins; middle and hind tibiae with sharpened, sparse spines present. Metasoma. Metasoma covered by short, abundant setae; pubescence sparse, short; metasoma 1.20 × as long as mesosoma. Genitalia (Figs 9D–F). Parapenial lobe split; lobes finger-like shape, broad, short, its length 0.45 × total genitalia length; apical lobe semi-angulated, curved; basal portion wider. Digitus narrow, rounded; length 0.71 × paramere length; setae long, thin, abundant on external surface. Aedeagus thin, long, almost as long as parapenial lobes, bilobed apically. Paramere length 0.71 × total genitalia length; two short, angulated expansions on 0.33 and 0.50 of length from base; apex rounded; setae long, thick, covering 0.33 of length apically and apex of expansions. Subgenital plate narrow, rectangular; apex rounded; setae apically abundant, short, thin. Material examined. Male. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Elias Pina, Sierra de Neiba, 9.0 km WSW Hondo Valle, 18–41–34N, 71–46–52W,1843 m, 25.VI.2003, disturbed montane woodland with pine, malaise trap, sample 31382, . Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,370; Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2310 m, 7–8.XI.2002, meadow, pine woods, yellow pan trap, sample 40169, Zanol et al., 13 ♀ CMNH–371,199/ 370,984/ 370,856/ 370,114/ 370,577/ 370,012/ 369,464/ 370,089/ 370,963/ 371,963/ 371,020/ 370,800/ 370,823/ 370,411, 10 ♂ CMNH–369,807/ 369,379/ 369,818/ 371,070/ 369,942/ 370,083/ 370,792/ 369,428/ 369,468/ 370,940; 3 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2310 m, 7–8.XI.2002, meadow in pine woods, malaise trap, sample 40189, CMNH–369,819/ 370,167/ 370,587; 1 28 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Neiba just south of crest, 5 km NNW Angel Feliz, 1780 m, (18–41N, 71–47W), 13–15.X.1991, cloud forest, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH–370,461; Pedernales, 37 km N Cabo Rojo, 1500 m, 18–09N, 71–35W, 23.IX.1991, grassland with pines, J. Rawlins et al., 1 ♀ CMNH–371,162, 2 ♂ CMNH–370,112/ 370,401; 2 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Neiba near crest, 5.5 km NNW Angel Feliz, 18–41N, 71–47W, 1750 m, 21–22.VII.1992, dense cloud forest, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,091/ 370,485; 1 ♀, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 51164, C. Young et al., CMNH–370,259; Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, 15.VII.1987, J. Rawins, R. Davidson (CMNH), 11.VII.1987, 1 ♂ CMNH–370,670; Pedernales, 3.3 km NE Los Arroyos, 18–15N, 71–45W, 1450 m, 16–18.VII.1990, wet montane forest, sweep samples, L. Masner et al., CMNH–370,437; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.3 km SE Puerto Escondido, 18–12–33N, 71–30–47W, 1812 m, 24–25.XI.2004, Pinus rubus, Garrya, open, malaise trap, sample 41385, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–366,389; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 5.3 km SW El Aguacate, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2316 m, 29–30.III.2004, Pinus, Garrya montane forest, yellow pan trap, sample 43263, CMNH–370,280; 1 ♂, Pedernales, Sierra de Bahoruco, Aceitillar, 23.6 km NE Pedernales, 18–09–23N, 71–34–09W, 1560 m, 14.VI.2003, open pine forest with grassland, malaise trap, sample 42182, CMNH–370,080; 3 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, (18–12–24N, 71–30–54W), 1807 m, 24–25.III.2004, dense broadleaf forest , pine, yellow pan trap, sample 42262, J. E. Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,950/ 370,472/ 369,921; 1 ♂, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, malaise trap, sample 51184, C. Young et al.CMNH–369,898; 3 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, 18–12–18N, 71–31–08W, 1789 m, 24–26.III.2004, ecotonal Pinus grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 41163, R. Davidson et al., CMNH–371,122/ 369,691/ 370.092; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 5.3 km SW El aguacate, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2316 m, 29–30.III.2004, Pinus, Garrya montane forest, yellow pan trap, sample 43263, C. Young et al., CMNH–369,989; 4 ♂, Pedernales, 26 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–06N, 71–38W, 730 m, 19–25.VII.1990, wet deciduous forest, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., CMNH–370,037/ 370,177/ 370,117/ 369,911; 4 ♂, La Altagracia, Punta Cana, Ecological Foundation, Biodiversity Center, old fruit tree grove, 18–30.847N, 68–22–.822W, 11–14.IX.2008, MT residue, SEL Hymenoptera, HYM Course (EMUS); 5 ♂, La Altagracia, Punta Cana, 13–14.IX.2008, Sand Hill, M[alaise]T[rap] (EMUS); Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 730 m, Cabo Rojo, 26 km W., L. Mesner (PMAE); 3 ♂, Duarte, 20 km NE San Francisco de Macoris, Loma Quitaespuela, M[alaise]T[rap], 800 m, VI.1991 (PMAE). Distribution. Cuba (Alayo 1976, Portuondo & Fernández 2003, Ferrer & Triana 2004), Dominican Republic, and Virgin Islands. Host. Unknown. Remarks. This species was originally described in the genus Planiceps Latreille by Bradley (1944). It shares several morphological similarities with Drepanaporus collaris which led us to place this species in the genus Drepanaporus. Females of the two species have short or vestigial setae on the eyes and share a common color pattern. Additionally, males have almost indistinguishable genitalia, and can be separated only using wing venation characters. Preliminary molecular data support this view (Rodriguez, unpublished data). Males of D. antillarum are here reported and described for the first time. This is the first record for the Dominican Republic. Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865) Planiceps collaris Cresson, 1865, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, vol. 4, p. 132. [Holotype: ♀ (ANSP)]. Planiceps cubensis Cresson, 1867, Transactions of the American Entomological Society Philadelphia, vol. 1, p. 136 [Holotype: ♂, CUBA (IZAC)]. Pompilus falco Dalla Torre, 1897, Catalogus Hymenopterorum, vol. 8, p. 288 [proposed as new name for Planiceps cubensis Cresson, 1867, nec Cresson 1865]. Pompilus troglodytes Dalla Torre, 1897, Catalogus Hymenopterorum, vol. 8, p. 328 [proposed as new name for Planiceps collaris Cresson, 1867, nec Sphex collaris Fabricius, 1775]. Odontaporus simulatrix Bradley, 1944, Transactions of the American Entomological Society Philadelphia, vol. 70, p. 113 [Holotype: ♀, PUERTO RICO, Jayuya, (USNM)], syn. nov. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 29 Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the fore wing has two radial sectors; 2m-cu vein is not interstitial with the 2r-m vein (Fig. 2C); and the antennal segment four is as long as or longer than 1.50 × its width. Additionally, the female (Fig. 7D) is black except for the following red areas: markings on the front of the pronotum, a band crossing the streptaulus, and a band on the posterior margin of the pronotum and the metasoma. Also, the eyes are glabrous or have very short vestigial setae in the female. The male (Fig. 7E) is black with silvery pubescence. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♀, Pedernales, Sierra de Baoruco, Aceitillar, 23.6 km NE Pedernales, 18–09–23N, 71–34–09W, 1569 m, 14.VI.2003, open pine forest with grassland, malaise trap, sample 42182, C. Young et al., CMNH–369,993; 10 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central Loma Casabito, 15.8 km NW Bonao, (19–02–12N, 70–31–08W), 1455 m, 28.V.2003, evergreen cloud forest, east slope, yellow pan trap, sample 21262, CMNH–369,993/ 370,630/ 370,799/ 370,268/ 370,161/ 370,994/ 370,387/ 369,505/ 367,265/ 370,310; Pedernales, Sierra de Bahoruco, Aceitillar, 25.4 km ENE Pedernales, (18–05–27N, 71–31–08W), 1270 m, 14.VI.2003, open pine forest with grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 42162, E. Young et al., 1 ♀ CMNH–370,397, 1 ♂ CMNH–370,980; 1 ♀, La Vega, Cordillera Central, 4.1 km SW El Convento, 18–50–37N, 70–42–48W, 31.V.2003, dense secondary evergreen forest with pine, yellow pan trap, sample 22262, CMNH–369,529; 2 ♀, Pedernales, Sierra de Bahoruco, Aceitillar, 25.4 km ENE Pedernales, dense broadleaf forest , pine, yellow pan trap, sample 42262, C. Young et al., CMNH–371,096/ 370,704; 1 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Neiba, south slope near summit, 4 km N Angel Feliz, 18–40–21N, 71–46–05W, 1825 m, 1–2.IV.2004, broadleaf cloud forest without pine, yellow pan trap, sample 34263, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,296; 1 ♀, Pedernales, Along Rio Mulito, 13 km N Pedernales, 18–09N, 71–46W, 230 m, 17.VII.1992, riparian woodland, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,849; 1 ♀, Pedernales, 9.5 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–02N, 71–39W, 35 m, 13–19.VII.1990, desert scrub, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., CMNH–369,623; La Vega, Cordillera Central, Loma Casabito, 16 km NW Bonao, 19–02–21N, 70–31–05W, 1487 m, 28.V.2003, J. Rawlins et al., 1 ♀ CMNH–370,555 (evergreen cloud forest at summit, canopy trap, sample 21192), 6 ♂ CMNH–370,908/ 370,272/ 370,356/ 371,474/ 370,359/ 370,405; 2 ♀, 4 ♂, Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 15 km W Cabo Rojo, VIII.1990, 540 m, L. Masner (PMAE); 2 ♂, Pedernales Prov[ince], 21 km N Cabo Rojo, 19–20.VI.1976, R.E. Woodruf and E.E. Grissell, Malaise Trap (FSCA); 2 ♀, 1 ♂, La Vega, P.N. Armando Bermudez, 1000 m, 17.I.1989, L. Masner (AEIC); 4 ♂, Duarte, 10 km NE San Francisco de Macoris, Loma Quita Espuela, M[alaise]T[rap], 800 m, VI.1991 (PMAE). Distribution. Puerto Rico, Cuba (Snelling & Torres 2004), Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. Odontaporus simulatrix historically was separated from D. collaris by the presence of a cleft tarsal claw (Bradley 1944). However, this character is variable and the two types of tarsal claws are found in sympatry throughout the Dominican Republic. We conclude that this character is not sufficient to distinguish two species that are otherwise identical. In addition, a single male morph has been found in the localities where females of the two claw types have been collected, which would support the idea of a single species. Preliminary molecular analyses support the synonymy as well. There are no records on the biology of this species. They presumably use trap-door spiders as hosts (Snelling & Torres 2004). This is the first record for the Dominican Republic. Episyron Schiødte, 1837 Type species Sphex rufipes Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy. Remarks. Episyron is a cosmopolitan genus, with five Nearctic species. Only one species enters South America (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985), which is also found in the Caribbean. Genaro (1995) recorded this genus for the first time for the Dominican Republic. Episyron conterminus cressoni (Dewitz, 1881) Pompilus cressoni Dewitz, 1881, Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, vol. 25, p. 203–204 [Holotype: ♀, PUERTO RICO (ZMHB)]. Pompilus posterus Fox, 1893, Canadian Entomologist, vol. 25, p. 115 [Holotype: ♀, FLORIDA (ANSP)]. Pompilus exactus Cameron, 1893, Insecta. Hymenoptera (Fossores).Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 2, p. 202 [Syntypes: ♀, MEXICO, Yucatan (BMNH), Presidio de Mazatlan]. 30 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Pompilus temaxensis Cameron, 1893, Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 2, p. 208 [Holotype: ♀, MEXICO, Yucatan (BMNH)]. Pompilus porus Fox, 1894, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, vol. 3, p. 98 [Holotype: ♀, MEXICO, Baja California (CAS)]. Diagnosis. This subspecies can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black; the hind femora and tibiae are red; the propodeum and first metasomal tergum bears scale-like pubescence (Figs 7F–G), which are sometimes difficult to see or have partially be wore away; the postnotum is arcuately broadened on each side of the median line, then constricted again (Fig. 8D); and the Cu vein is distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, C. Young et al. 2 ♂ CMNH–370,073/ 370,084 (semihumid forest near sea, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 51164), 4 ♂ CMNH–370,103/ 371,049/ 370,954/ 370,075, 2 ♀ CMNH–370,806/ 370,561 (semihumid forest near sea, limestone, malaise trap, sample 51184); 1 ♀, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, 2.9 km SW Boca de Yuma, 18–21–51N, 68–37–05W, 11 m, 28.V.2004, semihumid dry forest, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 52164, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–370,770; 1 ♂, La Altagracia, 2 km N Bayahibe, 18–23N, 68–51W, 10 m, 3.VI.1992, dry seasonal forest on limestone, C. Young et al., CMNH–370,290; 2 ♂, Altagracia Prov.[ince], Punta Cana, 13–14.IX.2008, Sand Hill, M[alaise] T[rap] (EMUS); 3 ♂, Punta Cana, 6–9.IX.2008, Sand Hill, M[alaise] T[rap] (EMUS); 1 ♀, Punta Cana, Biodiversity Center, 5–7.IX.2008, Y[ellow]P[an]T[rap], Sand Hill, SEL Hym (EMUS); 1 ♂, Altagracia Prov[ince], Punta Cana, W of Biodiversity Center, recently cleared forest edge, 10.IX.2008, SEL Hym Unit, M[alaise]T[rap] (EMUS); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Distrito Nacional, Haina, 1.X.1986, W.J. Pulawski (CAS); 2 ♂, Provincia Pedernales, Oviedo, 5.X.1986, W.J. Pulawski (CAS). Distribution. Costa Rica to California, Mississipi valley to Illinois and north to Long Island, New York (Evans 1966), Cuba (Genaro & Sánchez 1989), Bahamas (Elliot et al. 1979), and Dominican Republic. Host. Several species of orb-weaving spiders of the family Araneidae (Wasbauer & Powell 1962; Kurczewski & Kurczewski 1968; Kurczewski 1981). Remarks. Females build nests in the soil. The egg is not attached to the spider but to the wall of the cell (Evans 1950). There are numerous records of adults feeding on honeydew, galls, flowers, and extra floral nectaries of several plant species (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985). Genaro (1995) recorded E. conterminus posterus (Fox) for the Dominican Republic. This subspecies, however, is a synonym of E. conterminus cressoni. Notocyphus Smith, 1855 Type species Notocyphus saevissimus Smith, 1855, designated by Smith 1873. Remarks. This is a diverse Neotropical genus with 32 species, four of which are in the Caribbean; one of them is described here as new. This genus is in desperate need of revision and many undescribed species exist (e.g. Wasbauer 1995). This is the first record of the genus for the Dominican Republic. Key to females of the species of Notocyphus Smith of the Caribbean Islands 1 2 3 - Legs completely black or partially black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Legs completely reddish orange; Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov. Mesosoma black, with some pale spots along middle, usually one on scutellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mesosoma brown reddish dorsally, almost black laterally and ventrally; Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. compressiventris (Cresson) Legs completey black; Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. alboplagiatus (Smith) Mid and hind femora at least partly reddish; Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. lucasi Banks POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 31 Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov. (Figs 1A, 7H, 9G–I) Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black with pronotum and face with whitish spots; legs are reddish-orange; the metasomal sternum 2 does not have a distinct sharp transverse groove; the labrum is fully excerted (Fig. 1A); the fore wing is darkened with 1/3 of apex darker; fore wing has three radial sectors, the Cu vein is simple at the base, and has no definite downward deflection (fig. 7H). The female of this species is unknown. Description. Holotype, male. Body length 11.20 mm. Fore wing 9.40 mm; maximum wing width 2.50 mm. Coloration. Head black, with white markings along inner orbit margins; clypeus white with black median longitudinal stripe; mandibular and maxillary palpi pale reddish brown; mandible black from base to 0.75 of its length, pale reddish brown apically; antenna dark reddish brown; pronotum black with white stripe on posterior margin; mesonotum black; scutellum black with white spot in the center; postnotum black; propodeum black; metasoma dark reddish brown with pale marking on pygidium; wing subtranslucent; veins dark reddish brown; leg grey, somewhat orange, tarsi dark reddish brown. Head (Fig. 1A). Head as long as wide; TFD 1.0 × FD; MID 0.44 × FD. Ocelli in nearly right triangle; lateral ocelli closer to compound eyes than to each other; POL 1.50 × OOL. Mandible narrow with wide, sharpened, apical teeth; pubescence inconspicuous. Clypeus squared, anterior margin straight; LC 0.62 × WC; clypeal projection absent medially. Antenna elongate; length of fourth segment 3.0 × its width; ratio of first four antennal segments 15:3:15:13; WA3 2.50 × LA3; LA3 0.70 × UID. Mesosoma (Fig. 7H). Pubescence sparse on entire body, short, ash-grey, more abundant on propodeum; punctuation inconspicuous. Pronotum short, width 4.50 × length, posterior margin not angulated; pronotal collar conspicuous. Notauli present on very beginning of mesonotum. Postnotum striated. Punctures on propodeum inconspicuous under abundant setae; propodeal disc with long setae, more abundant on inferior corner. Wing long; length of first radial 2 cell 0.53 × distance from its origin to wing apex; third radial sector 1.30 × longer than second; 2m-cu vein bent, slightly curved, meeting third radial sector 0.50 × distance from base to apex of cell. Front tibia spines absent on anterior and posterior margins; middle and hind tibiae with few spines present, short, sharpened, sparse. Metasoma. Metasoma covered by short, sparse pubescence; pygidium covered with short ash-grey pubescence; metasoma 1.09 × as long as mesosoma. Genitalia (Fig. 9G–I). Parapenial lobe split; lobes broad, its length 0.41 × total genitalia length; apical lobe lanceolate; basal portion wider. Digitus wide, rounded; length 1.10 × paramere length; both lobes about the same length, narrow, rounded; setae very scarce, very short; ventral lobe spatulate, short, truncate. Aedeagus thin at base, broader on apex, long, as long as digitus, bilobed apically. Paramere length 0.50 × total genitalia length; apex angulate; setae short, thin, abundant, covering all of its length, originating inside punctures. Subgenital plate broad, narrower at base; apex deeply bilobed; punctured, setae not present. Variation. There is variation on color. The legs can be dark reddish brown in some specimens. Etymology. Named after a female Taino indigenous cacique who ruled the island of Hispaniola in 1492. Material examined. Holotype, ♂, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Hato Mayor, Parque los Haitises, 3 km W Cueva de Arena, 19–04N, 69–29W, 20 m, 7–9.VII.1992, mesic lowland forest, S. Davidson, J. Rawlins, S. Thompson, C. Young, CMNH–367,305 (CMNH). Paratypes: 2 ♂ with same data as holotype CMNH–370,588/ 370,096. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. There are three species of Notocyphus described for the Caribbean: N. compressiventris (Cresson), N. alboplagiatus (Smith) and N. lucasi Banks. The three species differ from N. anacaona in the coloration of the legs. Notocyphus alboplagiatus and N. compressiventris have completely black legs and N. lucasi has black front femora, whereas N. anacaona has completely red legs. Furthermore, N. alboplagiatus has a second radial sector that is half as long as the third. This species is most morphologically similar to N. unicinctus Brèthes and N. adoletis Banks. This is speculative, however, because this genus is large and has never been revised and many ubdescribed species exist. Furthermore, N. anacaona does not have any white markings, as do both N. unicinctus and N. adoletis. This is the first record of Notocyphus for the Dominican Republic. 32 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901 Type species Pompilus navus Cresson, 1867, designated by Ashmead 1902. Remarks. This genus is restricted to the Neotropical and Nearctic regions. Most species are found in South America (Fernandez 2000) and one species is found in the Caribbean; the latter is here recorded for the Dominican Republic. Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius, 1794) Sphex mixta Fabricius, 1794, Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta, vol. 4, p. 457 [Holotype: ♀, WEST INDIES (ZMUC)]. Pompilus sulphurescens Dahlbom, 1843, Hymenoptera Europaea, p. 56 [Holotype: ♀, SOUTH AMERICA (MZLU)]. Pompilus polistoides Smith, 1855, Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Mutillidae and Pompilidae, part III, p. 152 [Holotype: ♀, Brazil (BMNH)]. Pompilus flavopictus Smith, 1862, Journal of Entomology, vol. 1, p. 396 [Holotype: ♀, MEXICO (BMNH)]. Junior primary homonym of Pompilus (Agenia) flavopictus Smith, 1857. Pompilus varietatis Smith, 1873, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, p. 3 [Lectotype: ♀, BRAZIL (BMNH)]. Pompilus flavopictus Smith, 1879, British Museum (Natural History), p. 156 [Lectotype: ♀, COSTA RICA (BMNH)]. Junior primary homonym of Pompilus (Agenia) flavopictus Smith, 1857; and of Pompilus flavopictus Smith, 1862. Batazonus hookeri Rohwer, 1915, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 49, p. 237–238 [Holotype: ♀, PUERTO RICO, Mayaguez (USNM)]. Batazonus mundiformis Rohwer, 1916, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 49, p. 238 [Holotype: ♀, JAMAICA, Bonwood Valley (USNM)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the mesosoma is black with yellow markings; the metasoma is dark brown with yellow stripes (Figs 7L–M); the postnotum is arcuately broadened on each side of the median line, then constricted again; and the Cu vein is distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2 ♂, Independencia, 4 km S Los Pinos, Loma de los Vientos, 18–35N, 71–46W, 455 m, 23.VII.1992, semiarid deciduous forest with pastures, R. Davidson et al., CMNH–370,453/ 371,143; 3 ♂, Hato Mayor, Parque Los Haitises, 3 km W Cueva de Arena, 13–04N, 69–29W, 20 m, 7–9.VII.1992, mesic lowland forest, R. Davidson et al., CMNH–370,509/ 369,958/ 370,000; 1 ♂, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, malaise trap, sample 51184, C. Young et al. CMNH–370,992; 1 ♀, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Parque Paseo de los Indios, 18–26–53N, 69–56–39W, 60 m, 1–10.X.2002, urban park near ocean, hand collected, sample 50449, Walter. A. Zanol, CMNH–370,081; 1 ♀, La Altagracia, 9.7 km NW Punta Cana, 18–35–11N, 68–26–22W, 36 m, 29.V.2004, disturbed dry forest, limestone, hand collected, sample 53144, CMNH–369,967. Distribution. Jamaica, Dominica (Evans 1972), St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico (Wolcott 1948), Cuba (Genaro 1996), and Hispaniola. Host. Araneid spiders have been reported as Poecilopompilus hosts (Evans 1950, 1966). Remarks. Evans (1972) synonymized P. hookeri with P. mixtus. Snelling and Torres (2004) mentioned P. hookeri as a subspecies of P. flavopictus and apparently missed the earlier paper published by Evans, because this study was neither discussed nor cited by Snelling and Torres (2004). Because the first synonymy (Evans1972) has precedence, all the synonyms of P. flavopictus hookeri are herein synonymized to P. mixtus. Hunting females of this species dart toward the spider on its web; the spider drops to the ground and is then safely attacked by the wasp (Snelling & Torres 2004). Psorthaspis Banks, 1912 Type species Parapompilus laevifrons Cresson, 1873, by original designation and monotypy. Remarks. This is an exclusively New World genus, which is mostly diverse in North America. Of the 29 species, six are recorded for the Caribbean region (Bradley 1944). Two species has been recorded for the Dominican Republic. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 33 Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944 Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, vol. 70, p. 50 [Holotype: ♀ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Constanza (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: the integument is black; the tomentum is blue; the pronotum does not have the collar differentiated from the disc (Figs 7I–J); the clypeus is continuously round; the wings are uniformly dark; the fore wing has the Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2310 m, 7–8.XI.2002, meadow in pine woods, malaise trap, sample 40189, CMNH–369,909; 1 ♂, Pedernales, 9.5 km N Cabo Rojo, 19–02N, 71–39W, 35 m, 13–19.VII.1990, desert scrub, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., CMNH–371,363; 1 ♂, Elias Pina, north slope Sierra de Neiba, 2 km SW Canada, 7 km WSW Hondo Valle, 980 m, 18–42N, 71–45W, 29.VIII.1995, eroded fields on hillside, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH–371,407; 1 ♂, Barahona, east Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote, 12.8 km NE Paraiso, 18–05–54N, 71–11–21W, 1230 m, 19–21.V.2004, cloud forest with tree ferns, sample 44284, C. Young et al., CMNH–371,286; 1 ♀, La Vega, Parque Nac.[ional] A. Bermudez, Cienaga, VII.10–VII.2.1995, 1000 m, trop.[ical] ev[er]gr[ee]n forest, S. and J. Peck, FIT (MW); 1 ♂, Prov.[incia] Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 15 km N. Cabo Rojo, VIII.1990, 540 m, L. Masner (PMAE); 1 ♂, Prov.[incia] Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 15–19.VII.1990, 1870 m, L. Masner (PMAE). Distribution. Hispaniola. Host. Unknown. Remarks. Psorthaspis naomi (Smith) is probably a synonym of this species, but no nomenclatural act is taken, because the holotype was not studied. Psorthaspis naomi (Smith, 1855) Parapompilus naomi Smith, 1855, Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Mutillidae and Pompilidae, part III, p. 177 [Holotype: ♀ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Santo Domingo (BMNH)]. Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: the integument is black; the tomentum is blue; the pronotum does not have the collar differentiated from the disc (Figs 7I–J); the clypeus is continuously round; the wings are translucent, and have a broad, dark cloud covering the first radial 2 cell; the fore wing has the Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell. Distribution. Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. The presence of this species in the Dominican Republic is based on its original description. The holotype has not been studied, nor additional material has been found. This species is likely a synonym of Psorthaspis hispaniolae, but further study is needed to make any taxonomic changes. Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 Type species Tachypompilus abbotti Ashmead, 1902 (Tachypompilus analis (Fabricius, 1781)), by original designation. Remarks.This is a widespread, but species-poor genus (Wasbauer & Kimsey 1985), with 14 species in the Neotropical region (Fernández 2000). Although the genus was previously recorded to Haiti (Evans 1966), Genaro (1995) first recorded Tachypompilus for the Dominican Republic. 34 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. Tachypompilus ferrugineus bicolor (Banks, 1938) Lophopompilus bicolor Banks, 1938, Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, v. 12, p. 248–249 [Holotype: ♀, HAITI, Desbarriere (MCZC)]. Diagnosis. This subspecies can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the mesosoma is black; the metasoma and legs are red (Fig. 7K); the postnotum is a narrow transverse band; the front bears a blunt tubercle between and slightly above the antennal sockets (Fig. 1I); the Cu vein is distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell; and the fore wing has three radial sectors. Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♂, Peravia, Arroyo Canas, 650 m, 8.VIII.1980, malaise trap, CMNH–370,228; 1 ♀, Pedernales, 26 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–06N, 71–38W, 730 m, wet deciduous forest, intercept trap, J. Rawlins, C. Young, CMNH–370,576. Distribution. Haiti (Evans 1966), Cuba (Genaro 1995), and Dominican Republic. Host. Unknown. Remarks. Pompilus flavus and P. ferrugineus were recorded by Gundlach (1888) from Puerto Rico. According to Snelling and Torres (2004) there are no records of this species in the Caribbean. This is the first time the reference to the original species description has been mentioned. Acknowledgements We are thankful to John Rawlins (CMNH) for loaning most of the material used in this study. These specimens were collected under the "Carnegie Museum Insect Survey of Hispaniola”, Rawlins, J.E., P. Acevedo, R.L. Davidson, B. Farrell, and C.W. 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Auplopus bellus: propodeum, lateral view, ♂.C. Drepanaporus collaris: hind and fore wing, dorsal view, ♀. D. Anoplius fulgidus: fore and hind wing, dorsal view, ♀. E. Tachypompilus ferrugineus: fore wing, dorsal view, ♀. F. Anoplius americanus ambiguus: fore wing, dorsal view, ♀. G. Anoplius hispaniolae: fore wing, dorsal view, ♀. H. Drepanaporus antillarum: fore wing, ♀. I. Dipogon marlowei sp. nov.: fore wing, ♀. 40 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. FIGURE 3. A, D. Pepsis rubra: habitus, dorsal view: A. ♂; D. ♀. B–C. Pepsis ruficornis: habitus, dorsal view: B. ♂; C. ♀. E. Pepsis marginata: habitus, dorsal view, ♀. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 41 FIGURE 4. A–B. Epipompilus pulcherrimus: habitus, lateral view: A. ♀; B. ♂. C–D. Ageniella bruesi: habitus, lateral view: C. ♂; D. ♀. E–F. Ageniella domingensis: habitus, lateral view: E. ♀; F. ♂. G–H. Ageniella dowii: habitus, lateral view: G. ♀. H. ♂. I. Ageniella violaceipes: habitus, lateral view, ♀. J. Ageniella ursula: habitus, lateral view, ♀. 42 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. FIGURE 5. A–B. Auplopus bellus: habitus, lateral view: A. ♂; B. ♀. C–D. Auplopus charlesi sp. nov.: habitus, ♀: C. dorsal view; D. lateral view. E–F. Entypus ochrocerus: habitus, lateral view: E. ♂; F. ♀. G. Dipogon marlowei sp. nov.: habitus, lateral view, ♀. H–I. Priocnemis cornica: habitus, lateral view: H. ♂; I. ♀. J. Caliadurgus maestris: habitus, lateral view, ♀. K–L. Priocnessus vancei sp. nov.: habitus, ♀: K. lateral view; L. dorsal view. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 43 44 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. FIGURE 6. A. Anoplius americanus ambiguus: habitus, lateral view: A. ♀; B. ♂. C–D. Anoplius fulgidus: habitus, lateral view: C.♀; D. ♂. E–F. Anoplius amethystinus amethystinus: habitus, lateral view: E. ♂; F. ♀. G–H. Anoplius hispaniolae: habitus, lateral view: G. ♀; H. ♂. FIGURE 7. A. Aporinellus medianus: habitus, lateral view, ♀. B–C. Drepanaporus antillarum: habitus, lateral view: B. ♂; C. ♀. D–E. Drepanaporus collaris: habitus, lateral view: D. ♀; E. ♂. F–G. Episyron conterminous cressoni: habitus, lateral view: F. ♀; G. ♂. H. Notocyphus anacaona sp. nov.: habitus, lateral view, ♂. I–J. Psorthaspis hispaniolae: habitus, lateral view: I. ♀; J. ♂. K. Tachypompilus ferrugineus bicolor: habitus, lateral view, ♀. L–M. Poecilopompilus mixtus: habitus, lateral view: L. ♂; M. ♀. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 45 FIGURE 8. A. Psorthaspis hispaniolae: head and front femora, front-lateral view, ♀. B, G–H, K. Anoplius fulgidus, lateral view: B. head and anterior mesosoma, ♀; G. postnotum, ♀; H. front basitarsus, ♀; K. metasoma, ♂. C. Drepanaporus collaris: front femora, lateral view, ♀. D–E. Epysiron conterminous cressoni: ♀: D. postnotum, dorsal view; E. propodeum, lateral view. F. Aporinellus medianus: propodeum, lateral view, ♀. I–J. Anoplius amethystinus amethystinus: lateral view: I. front basitarsus, ♀. J. metasoma, ♂. 46 · Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press WAICHERT ET AL. FIGURE 9. A–C. Ageniella domingensis: ♂: A. genital plate; B. genitalia, ventral view; C. genitalia, dorsal view. D–F. Drepanaporus antillarum: ♂: D. genital plate; E.genitalia, ventral view; F. genitalia, dorsal view. G–I. Notocyphus anacaona: ♂: J. genital plate; K. genitalia, dorsal view; L. genitalia, ventral view. POMPILIDAE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Zootaxa 3353 © 2012 Magnolia Press · 47