''Pepsis'' (from

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πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') is a genus 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 belonging to 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 ...

. Species within this genus are also called

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 some of the largest parasitoid wasps, using their sting to paralyze ...

s, as they usually hunt

tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

s, similarly to many species in the genus '' Hemipepsis''. These wasps are restricted to the Americas, with the related genus ''Hemipepsis'' occurring in both Old and New Worlds.

Species

Species within this genus include:NCBI
/ref> *'' Pepsis achterbergi'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis aciculata'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis adonta'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis albocincta''

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, 1855 *'' Pepsis amyntas'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis apicata'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis aquila'' H. Lucas, 1895 *''

Pepsis assimilis ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

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, 1946 *''

Pepsis asteria ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Mocsáry, 1894 *''

Pepsis atalanta ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Mocsáry, 1885 *''

Pepsis atripennis ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

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, 1804 *''

Pepsis aurifex ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Smith, 1855 *''

Pepsis auriguttata ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Burmeister, 1872 *''

Pepsis aurozonata ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Smith, 1855 *''

Pepsis australis ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Saussure, 1868 *'' Pepsis basalis'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis basifusca'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis boharti'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis bonplandi'' Brèthes, 1914 *'' Pepsis brevicornis'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis brunneicornis'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis caliente'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis caridei'' Brèthes, 1908 *'' Pepsis cassiope'' Mocsáry, 1888 *'' Pepsis catarinensis'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis chacoana'' Brèthes, 1908 *'' Pepsis chiliensis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis chiron'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis chrysoptera'' Burmeister, 1872 *'' Pepsis chrysothemis'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis cincta'' (

, 1793) *'' Pepsis cofanes'' Banks, 1946 *'' Pepsis completa'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis convexa'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis cooperi'' Vardy, 2000 *'' Pepsis crassicornis'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis cyanescens'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis cybele'' Banks, 1945 *'' Pepsis dayi'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis deaurata'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis decipiens'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis decorata'' Perty, 1833 *'' Pepsis defecta'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis dimidiata''

, 1804 *'' Pepsis discolor'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis ecuadorae'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis elevata''

, 1804 *'' Pepsis elongata'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis equestris'' Erischson, 1848 *'' Pepsis esmeralda'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis festiva''

, 1804 *'' Pepsis filiola'' Brèthes, 1914 *'' Pepsis flavescens'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis flavipennis'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Pepsis foxi'' H. Lucas, 1897 *'' Pepsis friburgensis'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis frivaldszkyi'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis fumipennis'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis gracilis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis gracillima'' Taschenberg, 1869 *''

Pepsis grossa ''Pepsis grossa'' is a very large species of Pepsinae, pepsine spider wasp from the southern part of North America, south to northern South America. It preys on tarantula spiders, giving rise to the name tarantula hawk for the wasps in the genu ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Pepsis helvolicornis'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis heros'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Pepsis hirtiventris'' Banks, 1946 *'' Pepsis hyalinipennis'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis hymenaea'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis hyperion'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis ianthina'' Erichson, 1848 *'' Pepsis ianthoides'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis inbio'' Vardy, 2000 *'' Pepsis inclyta'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis infuscata''

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, 1841 *'' Pepsis jamaicensis'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis krombeini'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis laetabilis'' Brèthes, 1908 *'' Pepsis lampas'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis lepida'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis limbata'' Guerin, 1831 *'' Pepsis luteicornis''

, 1804 *'' Pepsis lycaon'' Banks, 1945 *'' Pepsis maeandrina'' H. Lucas, 1895 *''

Pepsis marginata ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

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, 1809 *'' Pepsis marthae'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis martini'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis menechma'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis mexicana'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis mildei'' Stål, 1857 *'' Pepsis minarum'' Brèthes, 1914 *'' Pepsis montezuma'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis multichroma'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis nana'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis nanoides'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis nigricans'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis nitida'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis onorei'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis optima'' Smith, 1879 *'' Pepsis optimatis'' Smith, 1873 *'' Pepsis pallidolimbata'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis petitii'' Guerin, 1831 *'' Pepsis pilosa'' Banks, 1946 *'' Pepsis plutus'' Erichson, 1848 *'' Pepsis pretiosa'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis pulawskii'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis pulszkyi'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis purpurea'' Smith, 1873 *'' Pepsis purpureipes''

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, 1869 *'' Pepsis riopretensis'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis roigi'' Vardy, 2000 *'' Pepsis rubra'' (

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, 1773) *'' Pepsis ruficornis'' (

, 1775) *'' Pepsis sabina'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis schlinkei'' H. Lucas, 1897 *'' Pepsis seifferti'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis seladonica'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis sericans'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis smaragdina'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis sommeri'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Pepsis stella'' Montet, 1921 *'' Pepsis sumptuosa'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis taschenbergi'' H. Lucas, 1895 *''

Pepsis terminata ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') 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, si ...

'' Dahlbom, 1843 *''

Pepsis thisbe ''Pepsis thisbe'', also known as Thisbe's tarantula-hawk wasp, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. Females are 32-44 mm long with a dark blue body and orange wings. Description The females of this species sport curly antenna ...

'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis thoreyi'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Pepsis tolteca'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis toppini'' Turner, 1915 *''

Pepsis tricuspidata ''Pepsis'' (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. ''pepsis'' meaning 'digestion, cooking') is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Spider wasp, Pompilidae. Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt t ...

'' Gribodo, 1894 *'' Pepsis varipennis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis vinipennis'' Packard, 1869 *'' Pepsis viridis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis viridisetosa'' Spinola, 1841 *'' Pepsis vitripennis'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis wahisi'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis xanthocera'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis yucatani'' Vardy, 2002

References

Bibliography

* Fred Punzo, Brian Garman. 1989. Effects of Encounter Experience on the hunting behavior of the spider wasp, ''Pepsis formosa'' (Say) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). In: The Southwestern Naturalist 34(4). December 1989, ISSN 0038-4909, S. 513–518. * Harris, A. C. 1987. Pompilidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Fauna of New Zealand. DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. 12:1-154.

External links

* * {{Authority control Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius