Pepsis albocincta

Pepsis albocincta is a species of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae.[1]

Pepsis albocincta
Pepsis albocincta museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Vespoidea
Family:
Pompilidae
Subfamily:
Pepsinae
Genus:
Pepsis
Species:
P. albocincta
Binomial name
Pepsis albocincta
Smith, 1855
Synonyms
  • Pepsis abrupta Brèthes, 1908
  • Pepsis ameghinoi Brèthes, 1908
  • Pepsis annaeerdmuthae Lucas, 1919
  • Pepsis bicarinata Mocsáry ms in Lucas, 1895
  • Pepsis chrysothorax Brèthes, 1908
  • Pepsis copelloi Brèthes, 1914
  • Pepsis echeverriai Brèthes, 1908
  • Pepsis erythrocera Brèthes, 1914
  • Pepsis ichesi Brèthes, 1908
  • Pepsis lycaste Banks, 1946

These wasps are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.

Description

P. albocincta can reach a length of 25–55 mm (0.98–2.17 in). Body and legs are black with a weak blue-green-violet sheen. Antennae are black with orange apical segments. Wings may be amber to deep orange or dark brown or black with a blue-violet sheen.[2]

Distribution

They are present in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[3]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Vardy C.R. (2000) New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part 1. Introduction and the P. rubra species-group.
  3. Catalogue of life


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