Species of wasp
| Pepsis albocincta
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| Pepsis albocincta museum specimen
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Hymenoptera
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| Family:
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Pompilidae
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| Genus:
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Pepsis
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| Species:
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P. albocincta
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| Binomial name
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Pepsis albocincta
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| Synonyms
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- Pepsis abrupta Brèthes, 1908
- Pepsis ameghinoi Brèthes, 1908
- Pepsis annaeerdmuthae Lucas, 1919
- Pepsis bicarinata Mocsáry ms in Lucas, 1895
- Pepsis chrysothorax Brèthes, 1908
- Pepsis copelloi Brèthes, 1914
- Pepsis echeverriai Brèthes, 1908
- Pepsis erythrocera Brèthes, 1914
- Pepsis ichesi Brèthes, 1908
- Pepsis lycaste Banks, 1946
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Pepsis albocincta is a species of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae.[1]
These wasps are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.
Description
P. albocincta can reach a length of 25–55 mm (0.98–2.17 in). Body and legs are black with a weak blue-green-violet sheen. Antennae are black with orange apical segments. Wings may be amber to deep orange or dark brown or black with a blue-violet sheen.[2]
Distribution
They are present in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[3]
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