Arachnospila

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Arachnospila
Arachnospila fumipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Arachnospila
Kincaid, 1900
Type species
Arachnospila septentrionalis

Arachnospila is a predominantly Holarctic genus of spider wasps, with limited representation in montane habitats in Neotropical and Afrotropical regions.[2] They are found in open habitats and at forest edge, the nests may contain more than one cell.

Species[edit]

Subgenus Acanthopompilus[edit]

Subgenus Ammosphex[edit]

Subgenus Anoplochares[edit]

Subgenus Arachnospila[edit]

Subgenus Melanospila[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ V.S.L. Pate (1946). "The Generic Names of the Spider Wasps (Psammocharidae olim Pompilidae) and Their Type Species (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 72 (3): 65–137. JSTOR 25077544.
  2. ^ Lelej, A.s & Loktiniov V.M 2011 Review of the nominotypical subgenus of Arachnospila Kincaid (Hymenoptera:Pompilidae) of Russia and neighbouring countries with the lectotypification of enigmatic Pompilus sogdianus Morawitz and description of new species Zootaxa 2882: 1–18