''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine

spider wasps Wasp, Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (wi ...

found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as

tarantula hawk A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae) that preys on tarantulas. Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Hemipepsis.'' They are one of the largest parasitoid wasps, using their sting to paralyze the ...

s. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''

Pepsis ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus ''Hemipepsis''. These wasps are restr ...

'' and ''

Entypus ''Entypus'' is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae. There are at least 40 described species in ''Entypus''. Species These 38 species belong to the genus ''Entypus'': * ''Entypus angusticeps'' (Townes, 1957) * ''Entypus aratus'' (To ...

'', but distinguishable by the pattern of wing venation. In

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subfamily

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are pollinated exclusively by ''Hemipepsis'' wasps. Spider-hunting Wasp (Hemipepsis sp

Species

About 180 species are placed in ''Hemipepsis'', including: *''

Hemipepsis acer ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' ( Bingham, 1897)

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Hemipepsis aenea ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' ( Cameron, 1904)

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Hemipepsis aeruginosa ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

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Hemipepsis aethiops ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

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, 1913)

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*'' Hemipepsis amamiensis'' ( Tsuneki, 1990)

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*'' Hemipepsis analis'' ( Haupt, 1933)

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*'' Hemipepsis anthracina'' (Smith, 1855)

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*'' Hemipepsis approximata'' (Haupt, 1941)

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*'' Hemipepsis ascensoi'' (

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*'' Hemipepsis atrox'' ( Drury, 1782) *''

Hemipepsis audax ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Smith, 1855) south-east Asia (Sikkim, Tenasserim *'' Hemipepsis aureomicans'' (Haupt, 1953) Indonesia *'' Hemipepsis aurosericea'' ( Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

*'' Hemipepsis australasiae'' (Smith, 1873) Indonesia,

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, giant spider wasp *'' Hemipepsis bakeri'' (

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, 1934)

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*'' Hemipepsis bellicosus'' (Smith, 1873) India,

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Hemipepsis braunsi ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' ( Arnold, 1932) Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis brunnea'' ( Klug, 1834)

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*'' Hemipepsis brunniceps'' ( Taschenberg, 1869)

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, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis buchardi'' ( Wahis, 2000)

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

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*'' Hemipepsis caelebs'' (Arnold, 1932)

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis capensis'' (Fabricius, 1781) Uganda, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis ceylonicus'' ( Saussure, 1867) India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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*'' Hemipepsis combusta'' (Smith, 1855) Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis commixta'' (Arnold, 1932) Uganda *'' Hemipepsis consanguineous'' (Saussure, 1867) Sri Lanka *'' Hemipepsis convexa'' (Bingham, 1890) Sri Lanka, Myanmar *'' Hemipepsis corallipes'' (Wahis, 2000) Yemen *'' Hemipepsis crassinervis'' ( van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Java,

*'' Hemipepsis curvinervis'' (Cameron, 1902)

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, Assam *'' Hemipepsis dahlbomi'' ( Stål, 1857) *'' Hemipepsis deceptor'' (Smith, 1859)

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*'' Hemipepsis dedjas'' (Guérin, 1848)

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis dubitans'' (Banks, 1934) Philippines *'' Hemipepsis elizabethae'' (Bingham, 1893) India, Myanmar, Java *'' Hemipepsis erythropyga'' (Arnold, 1932)

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*'' Hemipepsis exasperate'' (Smith, 1863) Indonesia *'' Hemipepsis excepta'' (Banks, 1934) Philippines *'' Hemipepsis eximia'' (Wahis, 1960) India *'' Hemipepsis fallax'' (Saussure, 1892) Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis fenestratus'' (Smith, 1855) Sikkim *''

Hemipepsis ferox ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Arnold, 1948) Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis ferruginea'' (Smith, 1861) New Guinea *'' Hemipepsis fervida'' (Smith, 1861)

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, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis fischeri'' (Wahis, 1968) Indonesia *'' Hemipepsis flavopicta'' (Smith, 1891) India *'' Hemipepsis fulvipennis'' ( Fabricius, 1793) India, Sri Lanka *'' Hemipepsis fumipennis'' (Smith, 1859) Sulawesi *'' Hemipepsis gigas'' (Taschenberg, 1869) Java, Borneo *''

Hemipepsis glabrata ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Klug, 1834) Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa *''

Hemipepsis hanedai ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Tsuneki, 1990) Japan *'' Hemipepsis heros'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Ethiopia, Senegal *'' Hemipepsis heteroneura'' (

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, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis hottentota'' (Taschenberg, 1869) Yemen *'' Hemipepsis ichneumonea'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) New Guinea, Australia *'' Hemipepsis indica'' (

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, 1758) India, Myanmar, Indonesia, New Guinea *'' Hemipepsis insignis'' (Smith, 1855) West Africa *'' Hemipepsis intermedia'' (Smith, 1873) Sri Lanka, India *'' Hemipepsis iodoptera'' (Stål, 1857) Uganda, South Africa,

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*'' Hemipepsis jacobsoni'' (van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Java *'' Hemipepsis kangeanensis'' (van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Java *'' Hemipepsis kiogae'' (Arnold, 1932) Yemen *''

Hemipepsis lacaena ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Smith, 1861)

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*'' Hemipepsis laeta'' (Smith, 1873) Myanmar *'' Hemipepsis latirostris'' (Arnold, 1932) Uganda, Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis lucernaris'' (Wahis, 2000) Yemen *''

Hemipepsis luctuosa ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Arnold, 1948) Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis lusca''(Fabricius, 1804) India *'' Hemipepsis luzonica'' (Banks, 1934) Philippines *'' Hemipepsis martini'' (Bingham, 1896) Sumatra *'' Hemipepsis mashonae'' (Arnold, 1932) Kenya, Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis matangensis'' (Cameron, 1905) Borneo *'' Hemipepsis mauritanica'' (Linnaeus, 1767)

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*'' Hemipepsis mexicana'' (

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, 1867)

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*'' Hemipepsis minora'' (Banks, 1934) Philippines *'' Hemipepsis misera'' (Cameron, 1901)

*'' Hemipepsis mlanjiensis'' (Turner, 1918) Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique *'' Hemipepsis momentosa'' (Smith, 1873) Borneo *'' Hemipepsis negritos'' (Banks, 1934) Philippines *'' Hemipepsis nigricornis'' (van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Java *'' Hemipepsis obscurus'' (

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*'' Hemipepsis obsolete'' (Saussure, 1867) Sri Lanka *'' Hemipepsis obsonator'' (Bingham, 1897) India *'' Hemipepsis ocellata'' (Fabricius, 1782)

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

*'' Hemipepsis ochropus'' (Stål, 1857) Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon *'' Hemipepsis odin'' (

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, 1914)

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*'' Hemipepsis opulenta'' (Smith, 1863) Misool *'' Hemipepsis perhirsuta'' (Banks, 1940)

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*'' Hemipepsis perplexa'' (Smith, 1855) India, Myanmar, Taiwan *'' Hemipepsis petri'' (

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, 1906) Assam *'' Hemipepsis pilosipes'' (Arnold, 1948) Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis placida'' (Bingham, 1896) Tenasserim *'' Hemipepsis procera'' (Wahis, 1968) Indonesia, Myanmar,

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*'' Hemipepsis quadridentata'' (van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Java *'' Hemipepsis refulgens'' (Turner, 1918) Uganda *'' Hemipepsis robertiana'' (Cameron, 1903) Borneo *'' Hemipepsis rubida'' (Bingham, 1890) Sri Lanka *''

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'' (Lucas, 1898)

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*'' Hemipepsis sabulosa'' (Smith, 1855) Egypt,

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, Yemen.

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*'' Hemipepsis sericeipennis'' (Bingham, 1902) Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis severa'' (Drury, 1782) *'' Hemipepsis simpsoni'' (Arnold, 1932) Ghana *'' Hemipepsis sinuosa'' (Kohl, 1913) Nigeria *'' Hemipepsis sogdiana'' ( Zonstein, 2000) China, Taiwan, Japan, India,

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*'' Hemipepsis speculifer'' ( Lepeletier) Java, Malaya *'' Hemipepsis sublivida'' (Arnold, 1948) Zimbabwe *'' Hemipepsis sulfureicornis'' (Arnold, 1960) Democratic Republic of Congo *'' Hemipepsis sycophanta'' ( Gribodo, 1884) Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Malaya *'' Hemipepsis tagala'' (Gribodo, 1884) Philippines *'' Hemipepsis taiwanensis'' (Tsuneki, 1989) Taiwan *'' Hemipepsis tamisieri'' (Guérin, 1848) Uganda, Ethiopia,

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Hemipepsis taprobanae ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' (Cameron, 1901) Sri Lanka *'' Hemipepsis thione'' (Smith, 1861) Ambon Island *'' Hemipepsis toussainti'' (Banks, 1928)

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*'' Hemipepsis turneri'' (Arnold, 1936) South Africa *'' Hemipepsis unguicularis'' (Kohl, 1913) Democratic Republic of Congo *''

Hemipepsis unifasciata ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' ( Radoszkowski, 1881) Angola, Ethiopia *''

Hemipepsis ustulata ''Hemipepsis ustulata'' is a species of tarantula hawk, tarantula hawk wasp native to the Southwestern United States. Tarantula hawks are a large, conspicuous family of long-legged wasps that prey on tarantulas. They use their long legs to grappl ...

'' ( Dahlbom, 1843)

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Hemipepsis vanuana ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

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*'' Hemipepsis variabilis'' ((Arnold, 1932) Uganda *'' Hemipepsis vechti'' (Wahis, 1959) *'' Hemipepsis veda'' (Cameron, 1891) India *'' Hemipepsis velutina'' (van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Indonesia *'' Hemipepsis venatoria'' (Bingham, 1896) Myanmar *''

Hemipepsis vespertilio ''Hemipepsis'' is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. ''Hemipepsis'' wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'', but distinguis ...

'' ( Gerstaecker, 1857) Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' Hemipepsis vestitipennis'' (Turner, 1918) Uganda, Somalia, Yemen *'' Hemipepsis vindex'' (Smith, 1855) Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen *'' Hemipepsis viridipennis'' (Lucas, 1898) Tanzania *'' Hemipepsis vulcanica'' (van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953) Java *'' Hemipepsis yayeyamana'' (Tsuneki, 1990) Japan *'' Hemipepsis yemenita'' (Wahis, 2000) Somalia, Yemen

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3130160 Pepsinae Taxa named by Anders Gustaf Dahlbom