''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae).

Description

The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. Clypeus is short and broad. The wings are yellow. The tip of the forewing has a brownish band. The

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is quite small. The tibiae have long spines. The females dig their nests in the ground and supply larvae with spiders of the family Araneidae.

Species

The species in the genus are: *'' Batozonellus aliciae'' (Bingham, 1896) *''

Batozonellus annulitarsis ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Cameron, 1891) *'' Batozonellus bipunctatus'' Banks, 1941 *''

Batozonellus exiguus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. Cl ...

'' Banks, 1947 *''

Batozonellus gundlachi ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. ...

'' (Cresson, 1865) *''

Batozonellus ichneumonoides ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. ...

'' Banks, 1944 *''

Batozonellus inornatus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Banks, 1945 *''

Batozonellus madecassus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Saussure, 1887) *''

Batozonellus marcidus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some ...

'' Banks, 1925 *''

Batozonellus multipictus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Smith, 1879) *''

Batozonellus navus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Briml., 1936 *''

Batozonellus orientalis ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. Cl ...

'' (Cameron, 1891) *''

Batozonellus pentodon ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Arlé, 1947 *''

Batozonellus separabilis ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Turner, 1916) *''

Batozonellus submaculatus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Banks, 1934 *''

Batozonellus tricolor ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Turner, 1916 *''

Batozonellus vespoides ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Turner, 1916 *''

Batozonellus willistoni ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' Banks, 1944 Some species formerly placed within the genus ''Batozonellus'' have been assigned to the genus '' Parabatozonus'' by some authorities, including the

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of the genus, ''Batozonellus fuliginosus''. If this classification is to be followed then a new type species will have to be designated for ''Batozonellus''. The species reclassified under ''Parabatozonus'' are: *''

Batozonellus annulatus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Batozonellus bioculatus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Bingham, 1896) *''

Batozonellus bracatus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Bingham, 1890) *''

Batozonellus fuliginosus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Klug, 1834) *'' Batazonus lacerticida'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Batozonellus maculifrons ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. C ...

'' (Smith, 1873) — species studied for its venom

Pompilidotoxin Pompilidotoxin is a toxin from the venom of spider wasps that slows the inactivation of Na+channels. Etymology Pompilidotoxin is named after the pompilidae wasp family (commonly called spider wasps). Sources α-Pompilidotoxin (α-PMTX) can be ext ...

*''

Batozonellus sareptanus ''Batozonellus'' is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description The species of the genus ''Batozonellus'' range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. Cl ...

'' (Tournier, 1889) *'' Batozonellus truchmenus'' (Morawitz, 1888) *'' Batozonellus unifasciatus'' (Smith, 1855)

Distribution and habitat

These wasps can be found in most of Europe.Fauna europaea
/ref> They colonize predominantly open habitats and forest edges. Under newer studies the genus ''Batozonellus'' ''

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'' is found only in Africa and Australia, and ''Parabatozonus'' is found in Europe, Asia and Africa.

References

Pompilinae Hymenoptera genera {{apocrita-stub