''Phanagenia'' is a genus of spider wasp in the tribe

Ageniellini Ageniellini, known as the mud-nesting spider wasps, is a tribe of spider wasps in the subfamily Pepsinae. Description The Ageniellini are slender-bodied spider wasps. They are distinguished from most other Pompilidae by their petiolate abdomina ...

, a member of the 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 ...

. The genus has only one species in North America, '' Phanagenia bombycina''.

Description

Wasps in the genus ''Phanagenia'' are small, thin, and wiry. Adults range from 5 mm to 15 mm. Most are black, including ''Phanagenia bombycina'', with iridescent black wings.

Habitat

Woodlands and woodland edges, where adults rarely visit flowers.

Nest

Nests and nest provisions are similar to those of other Ageniellini, such as ''

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 ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', and ''

Eragenia ''Eragenia'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae, formerly included in the genus '' Priocnemella''. The genus has some 16 described species, with only one species in North America, '' Eragenia tabascoensis'', restric ...

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References

Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae {{apocrita-stub