Pepsis albocincta

Pepsis albocincta
Pepsis albocincta. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Pepsis
Species: P. albocincta
Binomial name
Pepsis albocincta
Smith, 1855
Synonyms
  • 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

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

Pepsis albocincta can reach a length of 25–55 millimetres (0.98–2.17 in). Body and legs are black with weak blue-green-violet sheen. Antenna are black with orange apical segments. Wings may be amber to deep orange or dark brown or black with blue-violetsheen. [2]

Distribution

They are present in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ Vardy C.R. (2000) New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part 1. Introduction and the P. rubra species-group.
  3. ↑ Catalogue of life

See also

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