Anoplius aethiops

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| image = Spider wasp female (Pompilidae, Anoplius aethiops) (40931028642).jpg

| image_caption = Female

| genus = Anoplius

| species = aethiops

| authority = (Cresson)

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Anoplius aethiops is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. It primarily lives in overgrown fields with fine-grained soil. It provisions its young with paralyzed Lycosidae spiders, especially those of the genus Hogna.{{cite journal |last1=Kurczewski |first1=Frank E. |last2=Kiernan |first2=Diane H. |title=Analysis of Spider Wasp Host Selection in the Eastern Great Lakes Region (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) |journal=Northeastern Naturalist |date=2015 |doi=10.1656/045.022.m1101 |url=https://bioone.org/journals/northeastern-naturalist/volume-22/issue-m11/045.022.m1101/Analysis-of-Spider-Wasp-Host-Selection-in-the-Eastern-Great/10.1656/045.022.m1101.full |access-date=20 September 2023|url-access=subscription |doi-access=free }}