Pepsis spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae .
Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks , as they usually hunt tarantulas , 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.[2]
Species Species within this genus include:[3] [4] [5] [1]
Pepsis achterbergi Vardy, 2005 Pepsis aciculata Taschenberg , 1869Pepsis adonta Vardy, 2005 Pepsis albocincta Smith , 1855Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry , 1885Pepsis apicata Taschenberg, 1869 Pepsis aquila H. Lucas , 1895Pepsis assimilis Banks , 1946Pepsis asteria Mocsáry, 1894 Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885 Pepsis atripennis Fabricius , 1793, 1804Pepsis aurifex Smith, 1855 Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister , 1872Pepsis aurozonata Smith, 1855 Pepsis australis Saussure , 1868Pepsis basalis Mocsáry, 1885 Pepsis basifusca H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis boharti Vardy, 2005 Pepsis bonplandi Brèthes , 1914Pepsis brevicornis Mocsáry, 1894Pepsis brunneicornis H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis caliente Vardy, 2005 Pepsis caridei Brèthes , 1908Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888 Pepsis catarinensis Vardy, 2005 Pepsis chacoana Brèthes , 1908Pepsis chiliensis Lepeletier, 1845 Pepsis chiron Mocsáry, 1885 Pepsis chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872 Pepsis chrysothemis H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis cincta (Fabricius , 1793, 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 , 1833Pepsis defecta Taschenberg, 1869 Pepsis dimidiata Fabricius , 1793, 1804Pepsis discolor Taschenberg, 1869 Pepsis ecuadorae Vardy, 2002 Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885 Pepsis elevata Fabricius , 1793, 1804Pepsis elongata Lepeletier, 1845 Pepsis equestris Erischson, 1848 Pepsis esmeralda Vardy, 2005 Pepsis festiva Fabricius , 1793, 1804Pepsis filiola Brèthes , 1914Pepsis flavescens H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis flavipennis (Fabricius , 1793, 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 (Fabricius , 1793, 1798) Pepsis helvolicornis H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis heros (Fabricius , 1793, 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 Spinola , 1841Pepsis jamaicensis Vardy, 2005 Pepsis krombeini Vardy, 2005 Pepsis laetabilis Brèthes , 1908Pepsis lampas H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894 Pepsis limbata Guerin , 1831Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius , 1793, 1804Pepsis lycaon Banks, 1945 Pepsis maeandrina H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois , 1809Pepsis marthae Vardy, 2002 Pepsis martini Vardy, 2005 Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845 Pepsis mexicana H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis mildei Stål , 1857Pepsis minarum Brèthes , 1914Pepsis 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 , 1843Pepsis pulawskii Vardy, 2002 Pepsis pulszkyi Mocsáry, 1885 Pepsis purpurea Smith, 1873 Pepsis purpureipes Packard , 1869Pepsis riopretensis Vardy, 2002 Pepsis roigi Vardy, 2000 Pepsis rubra (Drury , 1773) Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius , 1793, 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 Dahlbom, 1843 Pepsis thisbe H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845 Pepsis tolteca H. Lucas, 1895 Pepsis toppini Turner, 1915 Pepsis tricuspidata 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 ^ a b "Pepsis ". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 March 2017 . ^ Vardy, C. R. The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part 1. Introduction and the P. rubra species-group.[permanent dead link ^ BioLib ^ Hymenoptera Online Database ^ NCBI
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.
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Pepsis is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae PepsisPepsis albocinctaScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder HymenopteraFamily PompilidaeSubfamily PepsinaeGenus PepsisFabricius 1804Type speciesSphex stellataFabricius 1793Species 1 See textPepsis heros Pepsis wasp with prey Pepsis rubra Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks as they usually hunt tarantulas 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 2 Contents 1 Species 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksSpecies EditSpecies within this genus include 3 4 5 1 Pepsis achterbergi Vardy 2005 Pepsis aciculata Taschenberg 1869 Pepsis adonta Vardy 2005 Pepsis albocincta Smith 1855 Pepsis amyntas Mocsary 1885 Pepsis apicata Taschenberg 1869 Pepsis aquila H Lucas 1895 Pepsis assimilis Banks 1946 Pepsis asteria Mocsary 1894 Pepsis atalanta Mocsary 1885 Pepsis atripennis Fabricius 1793 1804 Pepsis aurifex Smith 1855 Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister 1872 Pepsis aurozonata Smith 1855 Pepsis australis Saussure 1868 Pepsis basalis Mocsary 1885 Pepsis basifusca H Lucas 1895 Pepsis boharti Vardy 2005 Pepsis bonplandi Brethes 1914 Pepsis brevicornis Mocsary 1894 Pepsis brunneicornis H Lucas 1895 Pepsis caliente Vardy 2005 Pepsis caridei Brethes 1908 Pepsis cassiope Mocsary 1888 Pepsis catarinensis Vardy 2005 Pepsis chacoana Brethes 1908 Pepsis chiliensis Lepeletier 1845 Pepsis chiron Mocsary 1885 Pepsis chrysoptera Burmeister 1872 Pepsis chrysothemis H Lucas 1895 Pepsis cincta Fabricius 1793 1793 Pepsis cofanes Banks 1946 Pepsis completa Smith 1855 Pepsis convexa H Lucas 1895 Pepsis cooperi Vardy 2000 Pepsis crassicornis Mocsary 1885 Pepsis cyanescens Lepeletier 1845 Pepsis cybele Banks 1945 Pepsis dayi Vardy 2005 Pepsis deaurata Mocsary 1894 Pepsis decipiens H Lucas 1895 Pepsis decorata Perty 1833 Pepsis defecta Taschenberg 1869 Pepsis dimidiata Fabricius 1793 1804 Pepsis discolor Taschenberg 1869 Pepsis ecuadorae Vardy 2002 Pepsis egregia Mocsary 1885 Pepsis elevata Fabricius 1793 1804 Pepsis elongata Lepeletier 1845 Pepsis equestris Erischson 1848 Pepsis esmeralda Vardy 2005 Pepsis festiva Fabricius 1793 1804 Pepsis filiola Brethes 1914 Pepsis flavescens H Lucas 1895 Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius 1793 1793 Pepsis foxi H Lucas 1897 Pepsis friburgensis Vardy 2002 Pepsis frivaldszkyi Mocsary 1885 Pepsis fumipennis Smith 1855 Pepsis gracilis Lepeletier 1845 Pepsis gracillima Taschenberg 1869 Pepsis grossa Fabricius 1793 1798 Pepsis helvolicornis H Lucas 1895 Pepsis heros Fabricius 1793 1798 Pepsis hirtiventris Banks 1946 Pepsis hyalinipennis Mocsary 1885 Pepsis hymenaea Mocsary 1885 Pepsis hyperion Mocsary 1894 Pepsis ianthina Erichson 1848 Pepsis ianthoides Vardy 2005 Pepsis inbio Vardy 2000 Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier 1845 Pepsis infuscata Spinola 1841 Pepsis jamaicensis Vardy 2005 Pepsis krombeini Vardy 2005 Pepsis laetabilis Brethes 1908 Pepsis lampas H Lucas 1895 Pepsis lepida Mocsary 1894 Pepsis limbata Guerin 1831 Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius 1793 1804 Pepsis lycaon Banks 1945 Pepsis maeandrina H Lucas 1895 Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois 1809 Pepsis marthae Vardy 2002 Pepsis martini Vardy 2005 Pepsis menechma Lepeletier 1845 Pepsis mexicana H Lucas 1895 Pepsis mildei Stal 1857 Pepsis minarum Brethes 1914 Pepsis montezuma Smith 1855 Pepsis multichroma Vardy 2005 Pepsis nana Mocsary 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 Mocsary 1885 Pepsis purpurea Smith 1873 Pepsis purpureipes Packard 1869 Pepsis riopretensis Vardy 2002 Pepsis roigi Vardy 2000 Pepsis rubra Drury 1773 Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius 1793 1775 Pepsis sabina Mocsary 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 Dahlbom 1843 Pepsis thisbe H Lucas 1895 Pepsis thoreyi Dahlbom 1845 Pepsis tolteca H Lucas 1895 Pepsis toppini Turner 1915 Pepsis tricuspidata 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 2002References Edit a b Pepsis Catalogue of Life Retrieved 22 March 2017 Vardy C R The New World tarantula hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius Hymenoptera Pompilidae Part 1 Introduction and the P rubra species group permanent dead link Zoologische Verhandelingen 2000 pp 86 pp BioLib Hymenoptera Online Database NCBIBibliography EditFred 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 Edit Media related to Pepsis at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Pepsis at Wikispecies This Apocrita related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pepsis amp oldid 1139665250, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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