''Ireangelus'' is a genus of
kleptoparasitic spider wasps from the sub-family
Ceropalinae
The Ceropalinae are a subfamily of the Pompilidae, the spider wasps, containing two genera, whose members are kleptoparasitic on other solitary wasps which hunt spiders, mainly fellow members of the Pompilidae.
The two genera within the Ceropali ...
of the family
Pompilidae. The genus has a pan tropical distribution, being known from
Oriental
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,
Neotropical,
Australia
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n, eastern
Palearctic
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The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
, and
Madagascan Zoogeographic regions being best represented in the Neotropics.
''Irenangelus'' is closely related to the more widespread genus ''
Ceropales
''Ceropales'' is a genus of kleptoparasitic spider wasps from the sub-family Ceropalinae of the family Pompilidae. They are characterised by the taking of the spider prey of other solitary wasps, mainly Pompilidae but members of the Sphecidae th ...
'', the two genera forming a monophyletic subfamily,
Ceropalinae
The Ceropalinae are a subfamily of the Pompilidae, the spider wasps, containing two genera, whose members are kleptoparasitic on other solitary wasps which hunt spiders, mainly fellow members of the Pompilidae.
The two genera within the Ceropali ...
within the
Pompilidae.
This is regarded as the most basal grouping of the Pompilidae but this view is problematic because of the kleptoparasitic life history of the Ceropalines, it is now considered that they Ceropalines and other pompilids evolved from a common
ectoparasitoid
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ancestor.
Biology
In the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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species of ''Irenangelus'' are known to be kleptoparasites of ''
Auplopus nyemitawa'' and ''
Tachypompilus analis'', and ''I. eberlmrdi'' is a kleptoparasite of ''
Auplopus semialatus''. The kleptoparasitic behaviour of ''I. lukosanus'' was observed and it pursues its host pompilid ''
Platydialepis ryoheii'' as the latter transports its prey, ''
Heteropoda forcipata'' to the nest. The cleptoparasitic wasp pounces on the spider and extends her
gaster, trying to insert the tip into a slit of the prey's
booklung.
Species
Some species included in ''Irenangelus'' include:
*''
Irenangelus clarus''
(Evans, 1969)
*''
Irenangelaus crossopus''
(Kimsey & Wasbauer, 2004)
*''
Irenangelus eberhardi''
(Evans, 1987)
*''
Irenangelus evansi'' (
Kimsey & Wasbauer, 2004)
*''
Irenangelus furtivus''
(Evans, 1969)
*''
Irenangelus hikosamis''
(Wahis, 2007)
*''
Irenangelus hispaniolae''
(Evans, 1969)
*''
Irenangelus ichneumoides''
(Ducke, 1908)
*''
Irenangelus intrusus''
Banks
*''
Ireangelus lucidus''
(Evans, 1969)
*''
Irenangelus lukosanus''
(Wahis, 2007)
*''
Irenangelus luzonensis
''Ireangelus'' is a genus of Cleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic spider wasps from the sub-family Ceropalinae of the family Pompilidae. The genus has a pan tropical distribution, being known from Oriental, Neotropical, Australian, eastern Palearctic ...
''
(Rohwer, 1919)
*''
Irenangelus madescassus''
(Wahis, 1988)
*''
Irenangelus mexicanus''
(Turner 1917)
*''
Irenangelus nambui''
(Shimizu, 2007)
*''
Irenangelus pernix''
(Bingham, 1896)
*''
Irenangelus punctipleuris''
(Wahis, 2007)
*''
Irenangelus reversus''
(Smith, 1873)
*''
Irenangelus townesorum''
(Evans, 1969)
*''
Irenangelus tucumanus''
(Evans, 1969)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q26715681
Ceropalinae
Hymenoptera genera