Pompilidae
Pepsis thisbe Lucas, 1895
Pepsis thisbe Lucas, 1895
Pepsis thisbe is a tarantula-hunting wasp found in desert areas of the American Southwest.
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis mildei, or Milde's tarantula-hawk wasp, is a predatory spider wasp native to North and Central America that preys on tarantulas.
Pepsis mexicana Lucas, 1895
Pepsis mexicana Lucas, 1895
Pepsis mexicana, the Mexican tarantula-hawk wasp, is a small to medium species ranging from the southwestern US to Costa Rica.
Pepsis grossa Smith, 1855
Pepsis grossa Smith, 1855
Pepsis grossa is a large aposematic wasp species with three geographically separated color forms found from southern US to northern South America.
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Elegant tarantula hawk (Pepsis menechma) is a spider wasp species distributed across North to South America.
Entypus fulvicornis (Cresson, 1867)
Entypus fulvicornis (Cresson, 1867)
Entypus fulvicornis is a spider wasp species found in eastern North America in open areas and forest edges.
Entypus unifasciatus
Entypus unifasciatus
Entypus unifasciatus is a species of spider wasp found from most of North America to South America that preys on large spiders.
Priocnemis minorata Banks, 1912
Priocnemis minorata Banks, 1912
Priocnemis minorata is a spider wasp species from the family Pompilidae.
Priocnemis conformis Smith, 1876
Priocnemis conformis Smith, 1876
This is a description of latitude-linked morphological variation in New Zealand populations of Priocnemis conformis Smith, 1876.
Priocnemis monachus Smith, 1855
Priocnemis monachus Smith, 1855
Priocnemis monachus is a large metallic bluish-black wasp endemic and widespread in New Zealand.
Hemipepsis ustulata
Hemipepsis ustulata
Hemipepsis ustulata is a large North American spider wasp that parasitizes theraphosid spiders, identifiable by distinct body and wing traits.
Cryptocheilus australis (Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
Cryptocheilus australis (Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
Cryptocheilus australis, the golden spider wasp, is native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania, and introduced to northern New Zealand.
Cyphononyx fulvognathus (Rohwer, 1911)
Cyphononyx fulvognathus (Rohwer, 1911)
Cyphononyx fulvognathus is a solitary wasp species found across East and Southeast Asia.
Sphictostethus nitidus (Fabricius, 1775)
Sphictostethus nitidus (Fabricius, 1775)
Sphictostethus nitidus is an endemic New Zealand wasp species with distinct color differences between males and females.
Caliadurgus fasciatellus (Spinola, 1808)
Caliadurgus fasciatellus (Spinola, 1808)
Caliadurgus fasciatellus is a small wasp species found across Europe in exposed dry sandy or sandy clay habitats.
Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763)
Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763)
Auplopus carbonarius is a wasp species with a described appearance, woodland habitat, and distribution across North America and Europe.
Tachypompilus unicolor
Tachypompilus unicolor
Tachypompilus unicolor is a wasp species with a described subspecies and a defined range in western North America.
Tachypompilus ferrugineus
Tachypompilus ferrugineus
Tachypompilus ferrugineus is a mostly reddish-brown wasp distributed from Canada down to South America and the Caribbean.
Tachypompilus analis (Fabricius, 1781)
Tachypompilus analis (Fabricius, 1781)
Tachypompilus analis, the red-tailed spider wasp, is a widespread black wasp with a distinct orange-red tail, found across parts of Asia and Hawaii.
Anoplius viaticus
Anoplius viaticus
Anoplius viaticus is a large spider-hunting wasp with characteristic black and red body colouration, showing variation in Africa.
Episyron quinquenotatus
Episyron quinquenotatus
Episyron quinquenotatus is a roughly 10 mm long wasp found across North America in open sandy habitats near water.
Episyron rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Episyron rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Episyron rufipes is a small wasp species that lives in dry sandy habitats across Western Europe to Central Asia.
Agenioideus cinctellus (Spinola, 1808)
Agenioideus cinctellus (Spinola, 1808)
Agenioideus cinctellus is a small spider wasp found across Eurasia and recently recorded in Canada.
Poecilopompilus algidus
Poecilopompilus algidus
Poecilopompilus algidus is a variable spider wasp that mimics other stinging wasps across its North to South American range.
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