Anoplius is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae called the blue-black spider wasps. It is one of two genera within the tribe Anopliini of subfamily Pompilinae.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Subgenus Anoplius (Anopliodes)

  • Anoplius bolli Banks, 1917
  • Anoplius chiriqui Evans, 1966
  • Anoplius parsonsi (Banks, 1944)
  • Anoplius varius (Fabricius, 1804)
  • Anoplius vestoris Banks, 1947

Subgenus Anoplius (Anoplius)

  • Anoplius aberrans Gussakovskij, 1932
  • Anoplius alpinobalticus Wolf, 1965
  • Anoplius ambatoensis (Cameron, 1903)
  • Anoplius angustus Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius apicalis (Haupt, 1938)
  • Anoplius araucanus (Herbst, 1928)
  • Anoplius basalis Dreisbach, 1950
  • Anoplius caviventris (Aurivillius, 1907)
  • Anoplius concinnus (Dahlbom, 1845)
  • Anoplius davisi Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius depressipes Banks, 1919
  • Anoplius dreisbachi Evans, 1966
  • Anoplius elongatus Dreisbach, 1950
  • Anoplius eous Yasumatsu, 1936
  • Anoplius fratellus (Pérez, 1905)
  • Anoplius fulgidus (Robertson, 1901)
  • Anoplius hispidulus Dreisbach, 1950
  • Anoplius hummeli (Haupt, 1934)
  • Anoplius illinoensis (Cresson, 1865)
  • Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944
  • Anoplius iriomotensis Tsuneki, 1990
  • Anoplius ishigakianus Tsuneki, 1990
  • Anoplius ithaca (Banks, 1912)
  • Anoplius iwatai Yasumatsu, 1939
  • Anoplius japonicus Yasumatsu, 1943
  • Anoplius liukiu (Dalla Torre, 1897)
  • Anoplius machachiensis (Cameron, 1903)
  • Anoplius minor Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius niger (Haupt, 1938)
  • Anoplius nigerrimus (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Anoplius obscuratus (Haupt, 1938)
  • Anoplius pacificus Yasumatsu, 1943
  • Anoplius pannonicus Wolf, 1965
  • Anoplius papago Banks, 1941
  • Anoplius perpilosus Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius petiolaris Gussakovskij, 1932
  • Anoplius piliventris (Morawitz, 1889)
  • Anoplius ryukyuensis Tsuneki, 1990
  • Anoplius sachalinensis Lelej, 1994
  • Anoplius sakishimanus Tsuneki, 1990
  • Anoplius simulans (Cresson, 1869)
  • Anoplius sundukovi Loktionov & Lelej, 2014
  • Anoplius surusumi Tsuneki, 1989
  • Anoplius tanoi Tsuneki, 1990
  • Anoplius tenuicornis (Tournier, 1889)
  • Anoplius toluca (Cameron, 1893)
  • Anoplius toyohei Loktionov & Lelej, 2014
  • Anoplius varunus Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius ventralis (Banks, 1910)
  • Anoplius virginiensis (Cresson, 1867)

Subgenus Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus)

  • Anoplius acapulcoensis (Cameron, 1893)
  • Anoplius aeruginosus (Tournier, 1890)
  • Anoplius alcataria (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius allorices (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius americanus (Beauvois, 1811)
  • Anoplius apiculatus (Smith, 1855)
  • Anoplius arequipensis (Brèthes, 1924)
  • Anoplius argelesia (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius argenteomaculata (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius atrimene (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius bilunata (Haliday, 1836)
  • Anoplius boliviana (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius caloderes (Banks, 1945)
  • Anoplius chiapanus Evans, 1966
  • Anoplius clotho (Smith, 1879)
  • Anoplius cuautemoc Evans, 1966
  • Anoplius cymocles (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius cynthia (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius decepta (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius echinatus (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius emortua Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius euacantha Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius hermanni (Holmberg, 1904)
  • Anoplius hispaniolae Evans, 1966
  • Anoplius holmbergi (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius inaurata (Smith, 1879)
  • Anoplius inculcatrix (Cameron, 1912)
  • Anoplius infuscatus (Vander, Linden, 1827)
  • Anoplius marginalis (Banks, 1910)
  • Anoplius marginicollis (Taschenberg, 1869)
  • Anoplius moestus (Banks, 1912)
  • Anoplius nigritus (Dahlbom, 1843)
  • Anoplius occidentalis (Dreisbach, 1954)
  • Anoplius ornamenta (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius partita (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius personata (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius peruviana (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius platensis (Brèthes, 1909)
  • Anoplius pulchrisoma (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius relativus (Fox, 1893)
  • Anoplius scalaris (Taschenberg, 1869)
  • Anoplius semicinctus (Dahlbom, 1843)
  • Anoplius semirufus (Cresson, 1867)
  • Anoplius separata (Taschenberg, 1869)
  • Anoplius sobrinus (Spinola, 1851)
  • Anoplius spinimanus (Eschscholtz, 1823)
  • Anoplius spinolae (Kohl, 1905)
  • Anoplius taschenbergi (Brèthes)
  • Anoplius triqueta (Fox, 1897)
  • Anoplius turcica (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Anoplius veranes (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius viaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Anoplius virilis (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius xerophilus Evans, 1947

Subgenus Anoplius (Dicranoplius)

  • Anoplius albidus (Evans, 1969)
  • Anoplius areatus (Taschenberg, 1869)
  • Anoplius brevitarsus (Banks, 1947)
  • Anoplius cujanus (Holmberg, 1881)
  • Anoplius diphonichus (Spinola, 1851)
  • Anoplius evansi Pitts & Sadler, 2017
  • Anoplius nigritus (Evans, 1969) — preoccupied by Anoplius (Ar.) nigritus Dahlbom, 1843
  • Anoplius pampero (Evans, 1969)
  • Anoplius satanus (Holmberg, 1881)

Subgenus Anoplius (Notiochares)

  • Anoplius amethystinus (Dahlbom, 1834)
  • Anoplius diffinis Banks, 1947
  • Anoplius lepidus (Say, 1836)

Subgenus Anoplius (Onentanophus)

  • Anoplius bifasciatus Tullgren, 1904
  • Anoplius canifrons (Smith, 1855)
  • Anoplius morosus Smith, 1855
  • Anoplius nigripes (Haupt, 1950)
  • Anoplius nozakae Tsuneki, 1990
  • Anoplius rufipes Day, 1974
  • Anoplius saegeri Arnold, 1937
  • Anoplius yonagunianus Tsuneki, 1990

Subgenus Anoplius (Pompilinus)

  • Anoplius brevihirta (Banks, 1945)
  • Anoplius californiae Evans, 1948
  • Anoplius clystera (Banks, 1914)
  • Anoplius cylindricus (Cresson, 1867)
  • Anoplius estellina (Banks, 1914)
  • Anoplius fraternus (Banks, 1941)
  • Anoplius insolens (Banks, 1912)
  • Anoplius krombeini Evans, 1950
  • Anoplius leona (Cameron, 1893)
  • Anoplius marginatus (Say, 1824)
  • Anoplius percitus Evans, 1950
  • Anoplius rectangularis (Dreisbach, 1949)
  • Anoplius splendens (Dreisbach, 1949)
  • Anoplius stenotus (Banks, 1914)
  • Anoplius subcylindricus (Banks, 1917)
  • Anoplius tenebrosus (Cresson, 1865)
  • Anoplius texanus (Dreisbach, 1949)
  • Anoplius townesi Evans, 1951

Species transferred to Lophopompilus

The former subgenus Lophopompilus has been elevated to a separate genus by Loktionov and Lelej.

Anoplius infuscatus dragging spider