''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp has laid its egg on the spider while the wasp larva exists as

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of the spider.

Species

There are 51 species currently recognised in ''Paracophonyx'' and some of these are listed below with the areas where they have been recorded from. *'' Paracyphononyx affinis'' Haupt, 1929 Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Ecuador *'' Paracyphononyx africanus'' Rad., 1881 Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx alienus'' Smith, 1879

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*'' Paracyphononyx amoenissimus'' Dalla Torre Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx ater'' Priesner, 1955 Egypt *'' Paracyphononyx capensis'' Arnold, 1959 South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx carinatus'' Rad., 1881 Angola, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx coloratus'' Haupt, 1929 Cameroon *'' Paracyphononyx consimilis'' Smith, 1879

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*'' Paracyphononyx diabolicus'' Holmberg Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina *'' Paracyphononyx difficilis'' Bischoff, 1913 Mali, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe) *'' Paracyphononyx diversipes'' Arnold, 1962 Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx diversus'' Dahlbom, 1845 Central and East Africa to South Africa, Yemen *'' Paracyphononyx elliotti'' Saussure Madagascar *'' Paracyphononyx fairchildi'' Banks, 1947 Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx frustratus'' Smith, 1879 South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx funebris'' Magretti, 1884 Ethiopia *'' Paracyphononyx funereus'' Lepeletier, 1845 eastern and central United States of America *'' Paracyphononyx furibundus'' Kohl, 1894 Central Asia *'' Paracyphononyx gemellus'' Arnold, 1936 South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx incalis'' Banks, 1947 Peru *'' Paracyphononyx incognitus'' Cameron, 1891 Philippines *'' Paracyphononyx laboriosus'' Arnold, 1936 Ethiopia, South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx languidus'' Haupt, 1929 South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx metemmensis'' Magretti, 1884 Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe *''

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'' Banks, 1947 Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx mombassicus'' R. Luc., 1898 Kenya *'' Paracyphononyx montanus'' Arnold, 1960 South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx neriene'' Banks, 1947 Argentina *'' Paracyphononyx parallelus'' Haupt, 1929 Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx pedestris'' Smith, 1885 Philippines *'' Paracyphononyx petiolaris'' Saussure, 1891 Madagascar *'' Paracyphononyx plutonis'' Banks, 1940 Madagascar *'' Paracyphononyx rothneyi'' Cameron, 1891 India *'' Paracyphononyx rotundinervis'' Cameron, 1910 Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda *'' Paracyphononyx ruficrus'' Klug, 1834 Asia Minor, Egypt, South Africa, Yemen, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx scapulatus'' Brethes, South America *'' Paracyphononyx semiplumbeus'' Taschenberg, 1869 Brazil, Argentina *'' Paracyphononyx sericeus'' Banks, 1947 Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx serraticornis'' Taschenberg, Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx sulcatus'' Fox, Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx unicolor'' Smith, 1879 Panama *'' Paracyphononyx vivax'' Cameron, 1891 India *'' Paracyphononyx wroughtoni'' Cameron, 1891 India *'' Paracyphononyx zavattarii'' Guiglia, 1943

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*'' Paracyphononyx zonatus'' Illiger, 1802 Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe

References

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