The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the

spider wasp Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...

family,

Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...

, including the

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, as well as smaller species.

Genera

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Ageniella ''Ageniella'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae. Description Spider wasps in the genus ''Ageniella'' are smaller and thinner than many others, though these proportions are shared by the members of the tribe Ageniell ...

'' Banks, 1912 *'' Allaporus'' Banks, 1933 *''

Auplopus ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosm ...

'' Spinola, 1841 250px, '' Auplopus carbonarius'' with prey *''

Caliadurgus ''Caliadurgus'' is a genus of spider wasps of the subfamily Pepsinae. These are medium-sized black spider wasps with some red. They have a catholic habitat choice and their preferred prey are spiders of the families Araneidae and Tetragnathida ...

'' Pate, 1946 *'' Chirodamus'' Haliday, 1837 *''

Cryptocheilus ''Cryptocheilus'' is a genus of spider wasps of the subfamily Pepsinae, they are found in the world's warmer regions. They vary in size from medium to large and are often strikingly coloured. The females construct multicellular nests in cavitie ...

'' Panzer, 1806 *'' Cyemagenia'' Arnold, 1946 *'' Cyphononyx'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Deuteragenia'' Šustera, 1912 *'' Dichragenia'' Haupt, 1950 *'' Dipogon'' Fox 1897 *''

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 ...

'' Dahlbom, 1843 *''

Epipompilus ''Epipompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps in the subfamily Pepsinae, part of the widespread family Pompilidae. Representatives of ''Epipompilus'' can be found in Australasia and North and South America. This distribution may indicate that ''Ep ...

'' Kohl, 1884 *'' Guichardia'' Arnold, 1951 *''

Hemipepsis ''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 distingu ...

'' Dahlbom, 1844 *''

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 ...

'' Pate, 1946 *'' Melanagenia'' Wahis, 2009 *'' Minagenia'' Banks, 1934 *'' Nipponodipogon'' Ishikawa, 1965 *'' Paraclavelia'' Haupt, 1930 *''

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 rest ...

'' Fabricius, 1804 *''

Phanagenia ''Phanagenia'' is a genus of spider wasp in the tribe Ageniellini, a member of the family Pompilidae. The genus has only one species in North America, '' Phanagenia bombycina''. Description Wasps in the genus ''Phanagenia'' are small, thin, an ...

'' Banks, 1933 *'' Poecilagenia'' Haupt, 1926 *'' Priocnemella'' Banks, 1925 *''

Priocnemis ''Priocnemis'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasp Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all spe ...

'' Schiødte, 1837 *'' Priocnessus'' Banks, 1925 *'' Schistonyx'' Saussure, 1887 *''

Sphictostethus ''Sphictostethus'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasps which has a dispersed southern Pacific distribution which encompasses Chile, eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and is very similar to the distribution of the southern beeches of ...

'' Kohl, 1884 *'' Trachyglyptus'' Arnold, 1934 *'' Xenopepsis'' Arnold, 1932 250px, Orange spider wasp '' Cryptocheilus bicolor''

References

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