Pompilus (genus)
| Pompilus | |
|---|---|
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| Pompilus cinereus with prey | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Pompilus Fabricius, 1798 |
Pompilus is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae the members of which prey on spiders. There are seven species recognised in Pompilus sensu stricto.[1] It is the type genus of the family Pompilidae and the sub-family Pompilinae.
Biology
Pompilus wasps are fossorial, stocking short burrows in sand with single spiders of various families upon which they lay a single egg.[1]
Distribution
The members of Pompilus are widely distributed throughout the Old World, in both temperate and tropical regions but with the greatest diversity in Africa.[1]
The species are[1]
- Pompilus cinereus (Fabricius 1775) Leaden spider wasp
- Pompilus mirandus (Saussure 1867)
- Pompilus cadmius Saussure 1892
- Pompilus bilineatus (Arnold 1937)
- Pompilus botswana Day 1972
- Pompilus irpex Gerstaecker, 1858
- Pompilus niveus Saunders 1901