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James P Pitts

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Utah State University

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Department of Biology

James P Pitts is currently serving as a College Of Science Professor at Utah State University.

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entomology evolutionary biology arthropod taxonomy biology systematic entomology insect science systematics zoological taxonomy phylogenetics terrestrial arthropods zoology applied entomology ecological entomology tropical insect science morphology (biology) ecology ecology and evolutionary biology insect social behavior new species biodiversity evolutionary ecology social insects forest entomology molecular evolution phylogenetic methods medical entomology phylogeny comparison coevolution molecular ecology velvet ants spider wasps genetics insect conservation behavioral ecology morphological evidence ecology evolution animal taxonomy evolutionary taxonomies phylogenomics new genus insect molecular biology taxonomy (biology) zoogeography ribosomal rna south america systematic palaeontology social parasitism interspecific behavioral interaction stinging wasps southern california molecular phylogenetics nocturnal velvet ants wildlife insect sting allergy unusual host records divergence dates velvet ant molecular markers precambrian research palaeogeography quaternary science bayesian inference cladistics mountain uplift paleoenvironmental change paleoenvironmental reconstruction regional geology artificial bee speciation cretaceous period natural selection evolutionary theory spatial ecology biodiversity conservation tree topology hymenopteran insects biological anthropology

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Evolution of Nesting Behaviour Based on Molecular Phylogenetics and Its Implication in Communal Nesting in Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Journal of Natural History (2025)

Akira ShimizuEmily Sadler-PittsJin YoshimuraFrank E. KurczewskiJames P. Pitts

spider waspsevolutionary ecologycoevolutionbiologyphylogeneticssystematicssocial insectsmolecular phylogeneticsevolutionary biologycommunal nestingbehavioral ecologymolecular evolutionentomologyinsect social behaviorsocial parasitism

Revisiting the Genus Priocnemella (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): A Long-Overdue Taxonomic Update. Zoologischer Anzeiger (2025)

ANDRÉ VITAL FERREIRAJAMES P. PITTSCECILIA WAICHERT

arthropod taxonomyzoological taxonomysystematic entomologyterrestrial arthropodsinsect sciencebiologyphylogeneticssystematicsevolutionary biologyentomologygenus priocnemella

First Record of the Genus Lissocnemis Kohl, 1907 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Ctenocerinae) From Korea, With a New Species and an Unrecorded Species. European Journal of Taxonomy (2024)

Jeong-Kyu KimAkira ShimizuJames P. Pitts

arthropod taxonomyzoological taxonomysystematic entomologyterrestrial arthropodstropical insect sciencesoutheast asiainsect sciencebiologyphylogeneticssystematicsapplied entomologyevolutionary biologyentomologyl. apollonew species

First Record of the Taiwanese Spider Wasp Minotocyphus Formosanus (Tsuneki) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) as a Koinobiont Ectoparasitoid of the Funnel-Web Spider Macrothele Hungae Lin and LI (Mygalomorphae: Macrothelidae). Journal of Natural History (2024)

Yung-Kai ShihAkira ShimizuJames P. PittsChung-Ping Lin

first recordsymbiosisarthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodssystematic entomologyhyperparasiteparasitologyinsect sciencebiologyecological entomologysystematicsmorphology (biology)applied entomologyevolutionary biologykoinobiont ectoparasitoidentomology

Review of the Parasitoid Wasp Genus Cratichneumon Thomson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) From Arizona's Sky Islands, With Descriptions of Eleven New Species. Western North American Naturalist (2024)

Brandon ClaridgeRyan HelcoskiDavid B. WahlJames Pitts

arthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodssystematic entomologyparasitologytropical insect scienceeleven new speciesmedical entomologyinsect sciencesystematicsapplied entomologyforest entomologysky islandsentomology

Generalists and Specialists of Brood Parasitism in Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of Natural History (2023)

Akira ShimizuEmily A. SadlerYutaka NishimotoHiroaki KurushimaShun´Ichi MakinoTomoji EndoJin YoshimuraFrank E. KurczewskiJames P. Pitts

spider waspsarthropod taxonomyevolutionary ecologynew conceptsinsect sciencebiologyecological entomologysocial insectsbrood parasitismevolutionary biologyecologyentomologyinsect social behaviorecology and evolutionary biologysocial parasitism

Phylogenomic Inference of the Higher Classification of Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Systematic Entomology (2023)

George C. WaldrenEmily A. SadlerElizabeth A. MurraySilas BossertBryan N. DanforthJames P. Pitts

arthropod taxonomyhigher classificationzoological taxonomysystematic entomologyphylogenetic methodsmaximum likelihood criterioninsect sciencebiologyphylogeneticssystematicsmorphology (biology)velvet antsevolutionary biologymolecular evolutionentomology

Additional New and Unusual Host Records for Western Hemisphere Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

Kurczewski, Frank E.West, Rick C.Waichert, CeciliaPitts, James P.

symbiosisarthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodssystematic entomologytropical insect scienceinsect scienceecological entomologysocial insectsapplied entomologyunusual host recordsevolutionary biologyentomologyinsect social behavior

First Host Record for the Spider Wasp Cryptocheilus Severini Banks (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pepsinae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

Kurczewski, Frank E.West, Rick C.Pitts, James P.Waichert, Cecilia

symbiosisarthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodssystematic entomologyhost recordzooarchaeologymedical entomologyinsect sciencebiologyecological entomologyapplied entomologyevolutionary biologyentomology

First Host Record, Nesting Behavior, and Taxonomic Position of the Spider Wasp Genus Hesperopompilus Evans and Some Other Evans Genera (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

Kurczewski, Frank E.West, Rick C.Pitts, James P.

symbiosisarthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodssystematic entomologyhost recordtaxonomic positioninsect scienceecological entomologysocial insectsapplied entomologyevolutionary biologyentomologyinsect social behaviorother evans

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James P Pitts

Professor

Utah State University

Affiliations

College of Science

Department of Biology

James P Pitts is currently serving as a College Of Science Professor at Utah State University.

Honors

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Utah State University

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Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

Evolution of Nesting Behaviour Based on Molecular Phylogenetics and Its Implication in Communal Nesting in Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Journal of Natural History (2025)

Akira ShimizuEmily Sadler-PittsJin YoshimuraFrank E. KurczewskiJames P. Pitts

Revisiting the Genus Priocnemella (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): A Long-Overdue Taxonomic Update. Zoologischer Anzeiger (2025)

ANDRÉ VITAL FERREIRAJAMES P. PITTSCECILIA WAICHERT

arthropod taxonomyzoological taxonomysystematic entomologyterrestrial arthropodsinsect sciencebiologyphylogeneticssystematicsevolutionary biologyentomologygenus priocnemella

First Record of the Genus Lissocnemis Kohl, 1907 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Ctenocerinae) From Korea, With a New Species and an Unrecorded Species. European Journal of Taxonomy (2024)

Jeong-Kyu KimAkira ShimizuJames P. Pitts

Yung-Kai ShihAkira ShimizuJames P. PittsChung-Ping Lin

Review of the Parasitoid Wasp Genus Cratichneumon Thomson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) From Arizona's Sky Islands, With Descriptions of Eleven New Species. Western North American Naturalist (2024)

Brandon ClaridgeRyan HelcoskiDavid B. WahlJames Pitts

Generalists and Specialists of Brood Parasitism in Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of Natural History (2023)

Akira ShimizuEmily A. SadlerYutaka NishimotoHiroaki KurushimaShun´Ichi MakinoTomoji EndoJin YoshimuraFrank E. KurczewskiJames P. Pitts

Phylogenomic Inference of the Higher Classification of Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Systematic Entomology (2023)

George C. WaldrenEmily A. SadlerElizabeth A. MurraySilas BossertBryan N. DanforthJames P. Pitts

Additional New and Unusual Host Records for Western Hemisphere Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

Kurczewski, Frank E.West, Rick C.Waichert, CeciliaPitts, James P.

First Host Record for the Spider Wasp Cryptocheilus Severini Banks (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pepsinae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

Kurczewski, Frank E.West, Rick C.Pitts, James P.Waichert, Cecilia

Kurczewski, Frank E.West, Rick C.Pitts, James P.

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