Arachnospila

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

Subgenus Acanthopompilus

Subgenus Ammosphex

Subgenus Anoplochares

Subgenus Arachnospila

Subgenus Melanospila

References

  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