''Auplopus'' is a large
genus of
spider wasps belonging to the subfamily
Pepsinae
The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the tarantula hawks, as well as smaller species.
Genera
*''Ageniella'' Banks, 1912
*'' Allaporus'' Banks, 1933
*''Auplopus'' Spinola, 1841
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of the spider wasp family
Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs of their spider prey before transporting it to the nest.
Species
Species within ''Auplopus'' include
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Auplopus albifrons''
(Dalman, 1823)
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Auplopus architectus''
(Say 1836)
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Auplopus alaris''
(Saussure 1867)
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Auplopus alishanus''
Ishikawa 1967
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Auplopus amazonus''
Wahis 2006
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Auplopus appendiculatus''
(Gussakovskij 1932)
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Auplopus arcuaticornis''
Wahis 2006
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Auplopus bakeri''
(Banks 1934)
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Auplopus banosensis''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus bimaculatus''
(Smith 1859)
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Auplopus bipennis
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Saussure 1867)
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Auplopus blandus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Guerin 1830)
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Auplopus caerulescens
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Dahlbom, 1843)
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Auplopus carbonarius
''Auplopus carbonarius'' is a spider wasp of the family Pompilidae. Uniquely among the British group it constructs a nest of barrel-shaped cells in which spiders are stored and the larvae develop.
Description
Approximately (male ) in length, t ...
''
(Scopoli, 1763)
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Auplopus carinatus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus cebuensis''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus celaeno
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
'' (
Smith 1857)
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Auplopus clypeatus''
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
Dreisbach 1963
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Auplopus commendabilis
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Kohl, 1894)
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Auplopus constructor
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Smith 1873)
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Auplopus cyanellus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus domesticus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Taschenberg 1872)
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Auplopus dreisbachi
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
Wahis 1986
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Auplopus enodans
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Kohl, 1894)
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Auplopus erythropus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Brethes 1910)
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Auplopus esaki
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
（Yasumatsu）
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Auplopus eucharis
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae
The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the tarantula hawks, as well as smaller species.
Genera
*''Ageniella'' Banks, 1 ...
''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus fasciatus''
(Fabricius 1775)
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Auplopus femoratus''
(Fabricius, 1805)
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Auplopus funerator''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus gnoma
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Cameron 1902)
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Auplopus himalayensis''
(Cameron 1905)
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Auplopus hombukeanus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus hoorai''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus hypsipyla''
(Bingham 1893)
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Auplopus ichnusus''
Wolf, 1960
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Auplopus imitabilis''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus kinabalensis''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus krombeini''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus kuanghuanus''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus kuarensis''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus kyotensis''
（Yasumatsu）
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Auplopus laeviculus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Bingham 1897)
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Auplopus lankaensis''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus mandshuricus''
Lelej 1990
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Auplopus maroccanus''
Priesner 1967
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Auplopus mellipes''
(Say 1836)
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Auplopus micromegas''
(Saussure 1867)
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Auplopus militaris''
(Lynch-Arribalzaga 1873)
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Auplopus mindanaoensis''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus montanus
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
Alayo 1974
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Auplopus murotai''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus mutabilis''
(Smith 1870)
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Auplopus nabori''
Alayo 1974
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Auplopus nambui''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus nantaror''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus nigrellus''
(Banks 1912)
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Auplopus nigrescens''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus nitidiventris''
(Smith 1860)
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Auplopus nozakae''
Tsuneki 1990
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Auplopus nyemitawa
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
'' (
(Rohwer, 1919)
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Auplopus obtusus''
(Perez 1905)
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Auplopus optabilis''
Wahis 2008
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Auplopus pacificus''
Lelej 1990
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Auplopus pempuchiensis''
Tsuneki 1989
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Auplopus persephone
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Banks 1934)
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Auplopus pygialis
''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs ...
''
(Perez, 1905)
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Auplopus pumilio''
(Arnold, 1934)
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Auplopus rectus''
(Haupt, 1926)
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Auplopus rufocinctus''
(Smith, 1855)
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Auplopus semialatus''
(Williams, 1919)
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Auplopus smithi''
Dalla Torre
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Auplopus taino''
Snelling & Torres 2004
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Auplopus takachihoi''
Yasumatsu 1943
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Auplopus thailandinus''
Tsuneki 1988
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Auplopus tibialis''
Lepeletier 1845
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Auplopus tinctus''
(Smith 1855)
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Auplopus tsunekii''
Wahis 1992
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Auplopus viridicans''
Wahis 2003
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Auplopus williamsi''
(Rohwer 1919)
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Auplopus yaeyamaensis''
Shimizu 1986
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Auplopus yasumatsui''
Lelei 1995
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Auplopus zulu''
Dalla Torre 1897
References
Hymenoptera genera
Pepsinae
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