Kingdom Animalia Suborder Apocrita Family Pompilidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenopterans | Class Insecta Superfamily Vespoidea Subfamily Pepsinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Hymenopterans, Hemipepsis, Pepsinae, Tarantula hawk, Spider wasp | ||
Pepsis albocincta is a species of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae.
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These wasps are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.
Description
Pepsis albocincta can reach a length of 25–55 millimetres (0.98–2.17 in). Body and legs are black with weak blue-green-violet sheen. Antenna are black with orange apical segments. Wings may be amber to deep orange or dark brown or black with blue-violetsheen.
Distribution
They are present in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
References
Pepsis albocincta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA