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Ctenocerinae
The Ctenocerinae are a subfamily of spider wasps, Pompilidae, which contains a small number of genera, two in the Neotropics, four in Australia and the remainder in Africa. Ctenocerine wasps have evidently evolved from a common ancestor with the Pepsinae, but are specialized for preying upon trap-door spiders (Ctenizidae). Genera The genera in the Ctenocerinae include: *'' Abernessia'' Arlé, 1947 *'' Apoclavelia'' Evans, 1972 *'' Apteropompilus'' Brauns, 1899 *'' Apteropompiloides'' Brauns, 1899 *'' Arnoldatus'' Pate, 1946 *'' Ateloclavelia'' Arnold, 1932 *'' Austroclavelia'' Evans, 1972 *'' Clavelia'' Lucas, 1851 *'' Claveliella'' Arnold, 1939 *'' Cteniziphontes'' Evans, 1972 *'' Ctenocerus'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Hadropompilus'' Arnold, 1934 *'' Hypoferreola'' Ashmead, 1902 *'' Lepidocnemis'' Haupt, 1930 *''Marimba The marimba () is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Wasp
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-nesting Ageniellini), and most capture and paralyze prey, though members of the subfamily Ceropalinae are kleptoparasites of other pompilids, or ectoparasitoids of living spiders. In South America, species may be referred to colloquially as or , though these names can be generally applied to any very large stinging wasps. Furthermore, in some parts of Venezuela and Colombia, it is called , or "horse killers", while in Brazil some particular bigger and brighter species of the general kind might be called /, or "throat locker". Morphology Like other strong fliers, pompilids have a thorax modified for efficient flight. The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and mesothorax; moreover, the prothorax is best developed in Pompilidae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompilidae
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-nesting Ageniellini), and most capture and paralyze prey, though members of the subfamily Ceropalinae are kleptoparasites of other pompilids, or ectoparasitoids of living spiders. In South America, species may be referred to colloquially as or , though these names can be generally applied to any very large stinging wasps. Furthermore, in some parts of Venezuela and Colombia, it is called , or "horse killers", while in Brazil some particular bigger and brighter species of the general kind might be called /, or "throat locker". Morphology Like other strong fliers, pompilids have a thorax modified for efficient flight. The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and mesothorax; moreover, the prothorax is best developed in Pompilidae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudopedinaspis
''Pseudopedinaspis'' is a genus of flightless African spider wasps from the subfamily Ctenocerinae The Ctenocerinae are a subfamily of spider wasps, Pompilidae, which contains a small number of genera, two in the Neotropics, four in Australia and the remainder in Africa. Ctenocerine wasps have evidently evolved from a common ancestor with the .... The genus name is feminine, following ICZN Article 30.1.2. Species *'' Pseudopedinaspis fasciata'' Arnold, 1940 *'' Pseudopedinaspis marshalli'' Brauns, 1906 *'' Pseudopedinaspis sanguinolenta'' (Heymons, 1915) References Hymenoptera genera Pompilidae {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
