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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...
- '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...
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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...
- Lepidoptera,
though some
select beetles, flies, or bugs; the
spider wasps (
Pompilidae)
exclusively attack spiders.
Parasitoid wasp
species differ in
which host...
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Diplonyx is a
genus of
spider wasps in the
family Pompilidae. The
following species belongs to this genus:
Diplonyx campanulatus (de Saussure, 1892) Loktionov...
- The New
World tarantula-hawk wasp
genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera:
Pompilidae). Part 2. The P. grossa- to P. deaurata-groups. Zool.Verh.
Leiden 338:...
- an
additional layer for identification,
distinguishing it from
other Pompilidae members. The "tarantula hawk"
namesake comes from its
predation of tarantulas...
- 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...
- (2007). "Systematic
Studies on the
Pompilidae Occurring in ****an:
Genus Irenangelus Schulz (Hymenoptera:
Pompilidae: Ceropalinae)".
Journal of Hymenoptera...
