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Pompilini is a tribe of 
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 ...
s in 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 ...
. There are about 18 genera and at least 50 described species in Pompilini.
Genera
These 18 genera belong to the tribe Pompilini: * ''Agenioideus
''Agenioideus'' is a genus of spider wasps from the subfamily Pompilinae
The Pompilinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompi ...
'' Ashmead, 1902 c g b
* ''Allochares
''Allochares azureus'' is a species of spider wasp from the family Pompilidae, it is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Allochares''. It occurs in the southern part of North America and is a specialist parasitoid of the Southern house spid ...
'' Banks, 1917 c g b
* '' Ammosphex'' Wilcke, 1942 c g b
* '' Anoplius'' Dufour, 1834 i c g b (blue-black spider wasps)
* '' Anoplochares'' b
* '' Aporinellus'' Banks, 1911 c g b
* ''Arachnospila
''Arachnospila'' is a predominantly Holarctic genus of spider wasps, with limited representation in montane habitats
in Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, ...
'' Kincaid, 1900 c g b
* '' Chalcochares'' Banks, 1917 c g b
* ''Episyron
''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.
Features
''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...
'' Schiödte, 1837 i c g b
* '' Evagetes'' Lepeletier, 1845 c g b
* '' Hesperopompilus'' b
* ''Paracyphononyx
''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 was ...
'' Gribodo, 1884 c g b
* '' Perissopompilus'' b
* '' Poecilopompilus'' Ashmead, 1902 c g b
* '' Tachypompilus'' Ashmead, 1902 i c g b
* '' Tastiotenia'' Evans, 1950 c g b
* '' Xenopompilus'' Evans, 1954 c g b
* '' Xerochares'' Evans, 1951 c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
Further reading
* * *External links
* Pompilinae {{hymenoptera-stub