''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of
spider wasps, found in the
Neotropics[.] Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
, eastern
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
,
Indomalayan and
Afrotropics.
Species
The species included in ''Tachypompilius'' include:
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Tachypompilus analis''
(Fabricius, 1781) red-tailed spider wasp
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Tachypompilus atratus''
(Colomo de Correa, 1985)
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Tachypompilus banksi''
(Colomo de Correa, 1985)
*''
Tachypompilus erubescens''
(Taschenberg, 1869)
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Tachypompilus ferrugineus
''Tachypompilus ferrugineus'', the rusty spider wasp, red-tailed spider hunter, or sometimes red-tailed spider wasp (but that name is also used for the Asian species '' Tachypompilus analis'') is a species of spider wasp from the Americas. It pr ...
''
(Say, 1824) rusty spider wasp
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Tachypompilus gracilis''
(Colomo de Correa, 1985)
*''
Tachypompilus ignitus
The rain spider wasp or red-femora spider wasp (''Tachypompilus ignitus'') is an Afrotropical species of spider wasp specialising in capturing spiders of the genus ''Palystes'', the rain spiders.
Distribution
This spider wasp is found in Southe ...
''
(Smith, 1855) rain spider wasp
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Tachypompilus larssoni
''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps, found in the Neotropics. Nearctic, eastern Palearctic, Indomalayan and Afrotropics.
Species
The species included in ''Tachypompilius'' include:
*'' Tachypompilus analis'' (Fabricius, 1781) red-t ...
''
(Kurczewski, 2007)
*''
Tachypompilus latus''
(Smith)
*''
Tachypompilus mendozae''
(Dalla Torre, 1897)
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Tachypompilus ovambo''
(Arnold, 1937)
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Tachypompilus pallidus''
(Banks, 1947)
*''
Tachypompilus praepotens''
(Kohl, 1894)
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Tachypompilus rubiginosus''
(Taschenberg)
*''
Tachypompilus torridus''
(Cresson)
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Tachypompilus unicolor
The red-tailed spider hunter (''Tachypompilus unicolor'') is a species of spider wasp from western North America.
Description
Especially in the subspecies ''T. u. cerinus'', the body is often entirely red, with yellow, dark-margined wings.
Dis ...
''
(Banks, 1919) red-tailed spider hunter
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Tachypompilus vitripennis
''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps, found in the Neotropics. Nearctic, eastern Palearctic, Indomalayan and Afrotropics.
Species
The species included in ''Tachypompilius'' include:
*'' Tachypompilus analis'' (Fabricius, 1781) red-t ...
''
(Arnold, 1937)
*''
Tachypompilus vulpes
''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps, found in the Neotropics. Nearctic, eastern Palearctic, Indomalayan and Afrotropics.
Species
The species included in ''Tachypompilius'' include:
*'' Tachypompilus analis'' (Fabricius, 1781) red-t ...
''
(Dalla Torre)
*''
Tachypompilus xanthopterus
''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps, found in the Neotropics. Nearctic, eastern Palearctic, Indomalayan and Afrotropics.
Species
The species included in ''Tachypompilius'' include:
*'' Tachypompilus analis'' (Fabricius, 1781) red-t ...
''
(Rohwer, 1913)
References
Pompilinae
Hymenoptera genera
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