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Pompilini
Pompilini is a tribe of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae. There are about 18 genera and at least 50 described species in Pompilini. Genera These 18 genera belong to the tribe Pompilini: * ''Agenioideus'' Ashmead, 1902 * ''Allochares'' Banks, 1917 * '' Ammosphex'' Wilcke, 1942 * '' Anoplius'' Dufour, 1834 (blue-black spider wasps) * '' Anoplochares'' * '' Aporinellus'' Banks, 1911 * ''Arachnospila'' Kincaid, 1900 * '' Chalcochares'' Banks, 1917 * ''Episyron'' Schiödte, 1837 * '' Evagetes'' Lepeletier, 1845 * '' Hesperopompilus'' * ''Paracyphononyx'' Gribodo, 1884 * '' Perissopompilus'' * '' Poecilopompilus'' Ashmead, 1902 * '' Tachypompilus'' Ashmead, 1902 * '' Tastiotenia'' Evans, 1950 * '' Xenopompilus'' Evans, 1954 * '' Xerochares'' Evans, 1951 c g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * External links * Pompilinae {{hymenoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allochares
''Allochares azureus'' is a species of spider wasp from the family Pompilidae, it is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Allochares''. It occurs in the southern part of North America and is a specialist parasitoid of the Southern house spider. Description ''Allochares azureus'' is a distinctive species of spider wasp, especially in the shape of the head which is convex in the front and concave in its rear, this is especially marked in the males. It also has a characteristic excavated propodeum which has conical teeth pointing towards the wasp's posterior. The females lack a tarsal comb. The body of the wasp is black but the short hairs cause it to have blue or green iridescence. The females measure 9–13.5mm on length and the males 7-10mm. Distribution ''Allochares azureus'' is found only in the southern part of the Nearctic realm in the most southern parts of the United States from Florida to California south to the Mexivan states of Jalisco and Veracruz. Biology ''Al ... [...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] |
Evagetes
''Evagetes'' is a genus of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae. There are 72 described species, of which 58 are found in the Palaearctic region, 11 in the Nearctic region, with a few penetrating to the Afrotropical, Oriental and Neotropic regions. ''Evagetes'' wasps are kleptoparasitic on other pompilid wasps, especially the genera ''Arachnospila'', ''Anoplius'', ''Episyron'' and '' Pompilus'', digging into their sealed burrows, eating the host egg and replacing it with an egg of its own. ''Evagetes'' wasps are characterised by their very short antennae. Most are species are black with the base of the antennae rufous, several ''Evagetes'' species are very metallic bluish insects. The type species was named by Lepeletier as ''Evagetes bicolor'' in 1845 but this has since been recognised as a synonym for '' E. dubius'' which was originally named ''Aporus ''Aporus'' is a genus of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachypompilus
''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps, found in the Neotropics. Nearctic, eastern Palearctic, Indomalayan and Afrotropics. Species The species included in ''Tachypompilius'' include: *'' Tachypompilus analis'' (Fabricius, 1781) red-tailed spider wasp *'' Tachypompilus atratus'' (Colomo de Correa, 1985) *'' Tachypompilus banksi'' (Colomo de Correa, 1985) *'' Tachypompilus erubescens'' (Taschenberg, 1869) *''Tachypompilus ferrugineus'' (Say, 1824) rusty spider wasp *'' Tachypompilus gracilis'' (Colomo de Correa, 1985) *''Tachypompilus ignitus The rain spider wasp or red-femora spider wasp (''Tachypompilus ignitus'') is an Afrotropical species of spider wasp specialising in capturing spiders of the genus ''Palystes'', the rain spiders. Distribution This spider wasp is found in Southe ...'' (Smith, 1855) rain spider wasp *'' Tachypompilus larssoni'' (Kurczewski, 2007) *'' Tachypompilus latus'' (Smith) *'' Tachypompilus mendozae'' (Dalla Torre, 1897) *'' Tachypompilus ova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilopompilus
Poecilopompilus is a fossorial genus of the family Pomplidae found in the New World. The main prey of these wasps are spiders of the family Araneidae Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name .... Species There are 37 currently recognised species in ''Poecilopompilus''. These include: *'' Poecilopompilus algidus'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Poecilopompilus annulatus'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Poecilopompilus apicalis'' (Banks, 1947) *'' Poecilopompilus autrani'' (Holmberg) *'' Poecilopompilus badius'' Evans, 1966 *'' Poecilopompilus costatus'' (Taschenberg) *'' Poecilopompilus decedens'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Poecilopompilus eurymelus'' (Banks, 1947) *'' Poecilopompilus exquisitus'' (Fox) *'' Poecilopompilus familiaris'' (Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus flavopictus''(Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracyphononyx
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp has laid its egg on the spider while the wasp larva exists as koinobiont ectoparasitoid of the spider. Species There are 51 species currently recognised in ''Paracophonyx'' and some of these are listed below with the areas where they have been recorded from. *'' Paracyphononyx affinis'' Haupt, 1929 Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Ecuador *'' Paracyphononyx africanus'' Rad., 1881 Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx alienus'' Smith, 1879 Japan *'' Paracyphononyx amoenissimus'' Dalla Torre Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx ater'' Priesner, 1955 Egypt *'' Paracyphononyx capensis'' Arnold, 1959 South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx carinatus'' Rad., 1881 Angola, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episyron
''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe. Features ''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomens. Habits These wasps occur in open sandy habitats where the females can burrow easily to create nests. They prey on spiders of the families Araneidae, Lycosidae and Tetragnathidae. Species *'' Episyron albisquamis'' Priesner, 1966 *'' Episyron albonotatum'' (Vander Linden, 1827) *'' Episyron anticus'' Haupt 1962 *'' Episyron argillaceus'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron arizonica'' Banks 1933 *'' Episyron arnoldi'' Priesner 1967 *'' Episyron arrogans'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Episyron atrytone'' Banks 1911 *'' Episyron bakeri'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron bequaerti'' Arnold, 1936 *'' Episyron bicinctus'' Bischoff, 1913 *'' Episyron biguttatus'' (Fabricius, 1798) Two Spotted Spider Wasp *'' Episyron binghami'' Banks 1934 *'' Episyron braunsii'' Arnold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
