''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
pterostigma
The pterostigma (plural: pterostigmata) is a group of specialized cells in the outer insect wing, wings of insects, which are often thickened or coloured, and thus stand out from other cells. It is particularly noticeable in dragonfly, dragonfli ...
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:
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Batozonellus aliciae
''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. ...
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(Bingham, 1896)
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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 ...
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(Cameron, 1891)
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Batozonellus bipunctatus
''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. ...
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Banks, 1941
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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 ...
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Banks, 1947
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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. ...
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(Cresson, 1865)
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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. ...
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Banks, 1944
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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 ...
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Banks, 1945
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Batozonellus madecassus''
(Saussure, 1887)
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Batozonellus marcidus''
Banks, 1925
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Batozonellus multipictus''
(Smith, 1879)
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Batozonellus navus''
Briml., 1936
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Batozonellus orientalis''
(Cameron, 1891)
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Batozonellus pentodon''
Arlé, 1947
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Batozonellus separabilis''
(Turner, 1916)
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Batozonellus submaculatus''
Banks, 1934
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Batozonellus tricolor''
Turner, 1916
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Batozonellus vespoides''
Turner, 1916
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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 ...
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Banks, 1944
Some species formerly placed within the genus ''Batozonellus'' have been assigned to the genus ''
Parabatozonus'' by some authorities, including the
type species 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:
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Batozonellus annulatus''
(Fabricius, 1793)
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Batozonellus bioculatus''
(Bingham, 1896)
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Batozonellus bracatus''
(Bingham, 1890)
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Batozonellus fuliginosus''
(Klug, 1834)
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Batazonus lacerticida''
(Pallas, 1771)
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Batozonellus maculifrons''
(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 ...
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Batozonellus sareptanus''
(Tournier, 1889)
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Batozonellus truchmenus
''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 ...
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(Morawitz, 1888)
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Batozonellus unifasciatus
''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. ...
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(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'' ''sensu stricto
''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular co ...
'' is found only in Africa and Australia, and ''Parabatozonus'' is found in Europe, Asia and Africa.[
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References
Pompilinae
Hymenoptera genera
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