-
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...
- 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...
- parasitoids,
mostly using other insects as hosts.
Another family, the
Pompilidae, is a
specialist parasitoid of spiders. Some
wasps are even parasitoids...
- '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...
- Lepidoptera,
though some
select beetles, flies, or bugs; the
spider wasps (
Pompilidae)
exclusively attack spiders.
Parasitoid wasp
species differ in
which host...
-
Dipogon bifasciatus is a
species of
spider wasp from the
family Pompilidae. This
species is
found in the Palearctic.
Dipogon bifasciatus was
first formally...
-
Pepsis albocincta is a
species of
spider wasps belonging to the
family Pompilidae.
These wasps are also
called tarantula hawks, as they
usually hunt tarantulas...
- The New
World tarantula-hawk wasp
genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera:
Pompilidae). Part 2. The P. grossa- to P. deaurata-groups. Zool.Verh.
Leiden 338:...
- 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. The...
-
Pepsini is a
tribe of
spider wasps in the
family Pompilidae.
Abernessia Arlé, 1947
Adirostes Banks, 1946
Aimatocare Roig-Alsina, 1989
Allaporus Banks,...
