James P. Pitts
James P. Pitts, US entomologist
- Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Taxon names authored
(List may be incomplete)
- 3 taxon names authored by James P. Pitts
Publications
(List may be incomplete)
2007
- Manley, D.G. & Pitts, J.P. 2007. Tropical and subtropical velvet ants of the genus Dasymutilla Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with descriptions of 45 new species. Zootaxa 1487: 1–128. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.
2008
- Pilgrim, E.M., von Dohlen, C.D. & Pitts, J.P. 2008. Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies. Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 539–560. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00340.x
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2012
- Boehme, N.F., Tanner, D.A., Williams, K.A. & Pitts, J.P. 2012. Faunal study of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) and their activity patterns and habitat preference at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County, Nevada, USA. Zootaxa 3587: 1–45. Preview reference page
- Williams, K.A., Manley, D.G., Deyrup, M., von Dohlen, C. & Pitts, J.P. 2012. Systematic review of the Dasymutilla monticola species-group (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae): using phylogenetics to address species-group placement and sex associations. Zootaxa 3554: 1–29. Preview Reference page.
2014
- Rodriguez, J., Von Dohlen, C.D. & Pitts, J.P. 2014. Assessing species boundaries and sex-associations in the genus Drepanaporus (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with comparison of the utility of cytochrome c oxidase I and a nuclear molecular marker, and the description of a new species of Drepanaporus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(4): 709–720. DOI: 10.1603/AN13177 Reference page.
- Waichert, C., Rodriguez, J. & Pitts, J.P. 2014. New additions to the Honduran fauna of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) with the description of two species. Zootaxa 3873(5): 590–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.8 Reference page.
- Waichert, C., von Dohlen, C.D. & Pitts, J.P. 2014. Resurrection, revision and molecular phylogenetics of Eragenia Banks with implications for Ageniellini systematics (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Systematic Entomology 40(2): 291–321. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12101 Reference page.
2015
- Pitts, J.P. & Sadler, E.A. 2015: Description of a new species and species-group of Sphaeropthalma Blake (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with an updated classification of the genus. Zootaxa 3947(2): 282–288. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.10. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
2016
- Portman, Z.M., Griswold, T. & Pitts, J.P. 2016. Association of the female of Perdita (Xeromacrotera) cephalotes (Cresson), and a replacement name for Perdita bohartorum Parker (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Zootaxa 4097(4): 567–574. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.8. Full article (PDF)Reference page.
2017
- Pitts, J.P. & Sadler, E.A. 2017. Association and description of the male of Aplochares imitator (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zootaxa 4300(1): 135–141. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.1.8. Reference page.
- Pitts, J.P., Waichert, C. & Sadler, E. 2017. Review of the Neotropical spider wasp subgenus Anoplius (Dicranoplius) Haupt (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), new comb. Zootaxa 4311(4): 537–560. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.4.6. Reference page.
- Rodriguez, J., Waichert, C., von Dohlen, C.D. & Pitts, J.P. 2017. The geological record and phylogeny of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): A revision of fossil species and their phylogenetic placement. PLoS One 12(10):e01853799. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185379 Reference page.
- Sadler, E.A., Pitts, J.P. & Wilson, J.S. 2017. Nocturnal Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside County, California with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4319(2): 329–367. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4319.2.4. Reference page.
- Waichert, C., Fernández, F., Castro-Huertas, V., Rodriguez, J. & Pitts, J.P. 2017. More new records of spider wasps from Colombia (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). ZooKeys 658: 89—95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.658.10538 Reference page.
2018
- Orr, M.C., Pitts, J.P. & Griswold, T. 2018. Revision of the bee group Anthophora (Micranthophora) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on potential conservation concerns and a molecular phylogeny of the genus. Zootaxa 4511(1): 1–193. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4511.1.1 Reference page.
- Waichert, C., Colombo, W.D., von Dohlen, C.D. & Pitts, J.P. 2018. Taxonomic contributions to Ageniella Banks, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 4403(1): 133–153. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.8 Reference page.
- Williams, K.A., Cambra, R.A., Bartholomay, P.R., Luz, D.R., Quintero A., D. & Pitts, J.P. 2019. Review of the genus Lomachaeta Mickel, 1936 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with new species and sex associations. Zootaxa 4564(1): 101–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.4 Reference page.
2019
- Pitts, J.P. & Sadler, E.A. 2019. Redescription of Neanoplius Banks (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zootaxa 4568(3): 571–580. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.10 Reference page.
2020
- Decker, B.L., Pitts, J.P., Yuan, D. & Rodriguez, J. 2020. Re-examination of Australian and Oriental species of Minagenia Banks, 1934 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with a new record for the genus in Australia and a new species description. Zootaxa 4768(3): 383–394. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.3.5 Reference page.
- Oliveira, N.S., Decker, B.L., Pitts, J.P. & Waichert, C. 2020. Addition to the taxonomic and distribution records of Abernessia Arlé (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zootaxa 4801(1): 191–197. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.1.12 Reference page.