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Pompilus (genus)
''Pompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps in the Family (biology), family Pompilidae, the members of which prey on spiders. There are seven species recognised in ''Pompilus sensu stricto''. It is the type genus of the family Pompilidae and the subfamily Pompilinae. Biology ''Pompilus ''wasps are fossorial, stocking short burrows in sand with single spiders of various families upon which they lay a single egg. Distribution The members of ''Pompilus'' are widely distributed throughout the Old World, in both temperate and tropical regions, but with the greatest diversity in Africa. The species are: *''Pompilus 3-punctatus'' Maximilian Spinola, Spinola, 1808 *''Pompilus accolens'' Ezra Townsend Cresson, Cresson, 1869 *''Pompilus cinereus'' (Johan Christian Fabricius, Fabricius, 1775) leaden spider wasp *''Pompilus mirandus'' (Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Saussure, 1867) *''Pompilus cadmius'' Saussure, 1892 *''Pompilus bilineatus'' (Arnold 1937) *''Pompilus botswana'' Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompilus Cinereus
''Pompilus cinereus'', the leaden spider wasp is the most widespread species of the ''Pompilus (genus), Pompilus'' spider wasps, and throughout a large proportion of its wide distribution is the only species of ''Pompilus''. It is the type species of the genus ''Pompilus'' and therefore of the family Pompilidae. Distribution It is widespread throughout the Old World, including Mediterranean islands, Canary Islands, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Japan, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, and Australia. In Britain, it is mainly found in the south, but extends north to the central belt of Scotland. Variability ''P. cinereus'' is a highly variable species throughout its wide range, giving rise to the large number of synonyms which have been attached to the species by different authors. Where it overlaps with congeners in southern and central Africa and in southern Asia, the phenotype is stable and it can be distinguished from the species with which it is sympatric. Over the rest of its huge ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |