Aporus
| Aporus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Aporus Spinola, 1808 |
Aporus is a genus[1] of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae, they specialise in hunting ground dwelling spiders in their burrows[2] for laying eggs on.
Species within Aporus include[3]
- Aporus andradei Wolf, 1970
- Aporus apicatus Banks 1910
- Aporus concolor (Smith, 1860)
- Aporus cuzco Evans, 1973
- Aporus hirsutus (Banks, 1917) Blue Wasp
- Aourus idris (Cameron, 1867)
- Aporus japonicus Yasumatsu & Torikata 1934
- Aporus luxus (Banks, 1914)
- Aporus niger Cresson 1897
- Aporus pollux (Kohl, 1888)
- Aporus unicolor Spinola, 1808
References
- ↑ Royal Entomogical Society of London 1934 Generic Names of British Insects British museum (Natural History) Dept. of entomology
- ↑ Evans H.E. 1972 Revision of the Australian and New Guinean Species of Epipompilus (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Pacific Insects 14 (1) : 101-131
- ↑ http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Aporus+niger