Pompilinae

Pompilinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pompilinae

The Pompilinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, the species of which lay their eggs on the paralysed bodies of their prey.

The Pompilinae contain the following genera, not all of which may currently be valid:[1][2][3]

References

  1. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=154286,
  2. Day M.C (1981) A revision of Pompilus fabricius (Hymenoptera : Pompilidae), with further nomenclatural and biological considerations; Volume 42, Issue 1 of Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).: Entomology, British Museum (Natural History)
  3. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=93323637