Poecilopompilus
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Poecilopompilus is a
fossorial A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric eviden ...
genus of the family Pomplidae found in the New World. The main prey of these wasps are spiders of the family
Araneidae Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...
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Species

There are 37 currently recognised species in ''Poecilopompilus''. These include: *'' Poecilopompilus algidus'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Poecilopompilus annulatus'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Poecilopompilus apicalis'' (Banks, 1947) *'' Poecilopompilus autrani'' (Holmberg) *'' Poecilopompilus badius'' Evans, 1966 *'' Poecilopompilus costatus'' (Taschenberg) *'' Poecilopompilus decedens'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Poecilopompilus eurymelus'' (Banks, 1947) *'' Poecilopompilus exquisitus'' (Fox) *'' Poecilopompilus familiaris'' (Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus flavopictus''(Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus interruptus'' (Say, 1835) *'' Poecilopompilus maculifrons'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Poecilopompilus mixtus'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Poecilopompilus polistoides'' (Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus rubricatus'' (Smith, 1879) *'' Poecilopompilus ventralis'' (Banks, 1947)


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