Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845

Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845 View in CoL View at ENA

Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845: 390 View in CoL . Type species: Evagetes bicolor Lepeletier, 1845 View in CoL (= Aporus dubius Vander Linden, 1827 View in CoL ).

Eyagates Lucas, 1852: 418. Subsequent misspelling of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL . Unavailable name.

Evagethes Smith, 1858: 53 , 79. Subsequent misspelling of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL . Unavailable name.

Sophropompilus Ashmead, 1902: 84. Type species: Pompilus ingenuus Cresson, 1867 View in CoL , by original designation. Junior objective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Evans 1950: 160.

Nannopompilus Ashmead, 1902: 82 . Type species: Nannopompilus argenteus Ashmead, 1902 View in CoL , nom. nudum (= Pompilus argenteus Cresson, 1867 View in CoL ; = Pompilus parvus Cresson, 1865 View in CoL ). Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Evans 1950: 160.

Nanopompilus Banks, 1914: 301. Subsequent misspelling of NaNNOPOMPilus Ashmead, 1902 . Unavailable name.

Trichosyron Haupt, 1930a: 233 . Type species: Trichosyron reinigi Haupt, 1930 View in CoL , by original designation. Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Wahis 1986: 25 and Smissen 2003: 13. Invalid synonymy with Leuchimon Haupt, 1930 ( Wolf 1988: 237).

Leuchimon Haupt, 1930b: 792 . Type species: Leuchimon palmatus Haupt, 1930 View in CoL , by original designation. Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Wahis 1986: 25.

Asthenoctenus Arnold, 1937: 15 View in CoL , 21. Subgen. nov. Type species: Anoplius argenteodecoratus Cameron, 1904 View in CoL , by original designation. Junior objective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Wahis 1986: 25.

Asthenoctenidia Pate, 1946: 76 . Nom. nov. for Asthenoctenus Arnold, 1937 View in CoL . Type species: Anoplius argenteodecoratus Cameron, 1904 View in CoL , by automatic designation (see Asthenoctenus Arnold, 1937 View in CoL ). Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Wahis 1986: 25.

Psammocharoides Móczár, 1946: 114 View in CoL . Type species: Pompilus crassicornis Shuckard, 1837 View in CoL , by original designation. Junior subjective synonym of Sophropompilus Ashmead, 1902 according to Móczár 1956: 8.

Streptosella Dreisbach, 1950: 570 . Type species: Streptosella michiganensis Dreisbach, 1950 View in CoL . Unavailable name.

Streptosella Evans, 1951: 310 . Type species: Streptosella steyskali Dreisbach, 1950 View in CoL (= Pompilus crassicornis ( Shuckard, 1837)) View in CoL . Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Evans 1951: 310.

Carinevagetes Wolf, 1970: 52 . (as subgenus of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL ). Type species: Evagetes crassicornis crassicornis ( Shuckard, 1837) View in CoL , by original designation. Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Day 1979: 13.

Contemptevagetes Wolf, 1970: 52 . (as subgenus of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL ). Type species: Evagetes contemptus contemptus (Tournier, 1889) View in CoL (= Pompilus siculus Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL ). Junior subjective synonym of Evagetes Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1845 View in CoL according to Wahis 1986: 26.

Diagnosis. The most prominent feature of Evagetes is the short antenna, flagellum thickened toward the middle and antennal segments somewhat flattened on one side in the female. Apical margin of labrum truncated with varying degrees of emargination. Pronotum shorter than mesonotum, nearly straight, arcuate or broadly subangulate behind and never sharply angulate behind. Metapostnotum very short, depressed medially ( Evans 1950).

Biology. Species of Evagetes are considered primary cleptoparasitism in Pompilinae . These insects use their thickened antennae to find a nest on the ground near a paralyzed host. Evagetes bears a distinct tarsal comb with which the female excavates down to the cell of the host pompilid, where she consumes the incumbent egg and substitutes the content with her own eggs. The burrow is then reclosed ( Day 1988, Loktionov and Lelej 2014, Shimizu 2000, Smissen 2003).

Distribution. The Nearctic, Neotropics, Palearctic, Oriental and African regions.