Arachnospila

Arachnospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Arachnospila
Kincaid, 1900

Arachnospila is a predominantly Holarctic genus of spider wasps, with limited representation in montane habitats in Neotropical and Afrotropical regions.[1] They are found in open habitats and at forest edge, the nests may contain more than one cell.

Species

Subgenus Acanthopompilus

Subgenus Ammosphex

Subgenus Anoplochares

Subgenus Arachnospila

Subgenus Melanospila

References

  1. Lelej, A.s & Loktiniov V.M 2011 Review of the nominotypical subgenus of Arachnospila Kincaid (Hymenoptera:Pompilidae) of Russia and neighbouring countries with the lectotypification of enigmatic Pompilus sogdianus Morawitz and description of new species Zootaxa 2882: 1–18
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