Family Pompilidae Rank Genus | ||
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Similar Pepsis heros, Pepsis ruficornis, Pepsis grossa, Pepsinae, Tarantula hawk | ||
Tarantula vs pepsis wasp
Pepsis is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae.
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Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.
These wasps are restricted to the Americas, with the related genus Hemipepsis occurring in both Old and New Worlds.
Tarantula vs pepsis wasp tarantula hawk
Species
Species within this genus include:
References
Pepsis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA