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