''Pepsis'' is a genus of

spider wasp Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...

s belonging to the family

Pompilidae Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...

. Species within this genus are also called

tarantula hawk A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae) that preys on tarantulas. Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera ''Pepsis'' and ''Hemipepsis.'' They are one of the largest parasitoid wasps, using their sting to paralyze the ...

s, as they usually hunt

tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

s, 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.

Species

Species within this genus include:NCBI
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Pepsis albocincta ''Pepsis albocincta'' is a species of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. These wasps are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus ''Hemipepsis ''Hemipepsis'' is a ge ...

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, 1855 *'' Pepsis amyntas'' Mocsáry, 1885 *''

Pepsis apicata ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis aquila'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis assimilis''

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Pepsis asteria ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 restr ...

'' Mocsáry, 1894 *''

Pepsis atalanta ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Mocsáry, 1885 *''

Pepsis atripennis ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Fabricius, 1793, 1804 *''

Pepsis aurifex ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Smith, 1855 *''

Pepsis auriguttata ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Burmeister, 1872 *''

Pepsis aurozonata ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Smith, 1855 *''

Pepsis australis ''Pepsis'' is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. 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 rest ...

'' Saussure, 1868 *'' Pepsis basalis'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis basifusca'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis boharti'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis bonplandi'' Brèthes, 1914 *'' Pepsis brevicornis'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis brunneicornis'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis caliente'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis caridei'' Brèthes, 1908 *'' Pepsis cassiope'' Mocsáry, 1888 *'' Pepsis catarinensis'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis chacoana'' Brèthes, 1908 *'' Pepsis chiliensis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis chiron'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis chrysoptera'' Burmeister, 1872 *'' Pepsis chrysothemis'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis cincta'' ( Fabricius, 1793, 1793) *'' Pepsis cofanes'' Banks, 1946 *'' Pepsis completa'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis convexa'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis cooperi'' Vardy, 2000 *'' Pepsis crassicornis'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis cyanescens'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis cybele'' Banks, 1945 *'' Pepsis dayi'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis deaurata'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis decipiens'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis decorata'' Perty, 1833 *'' Pepsis defecta'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis dimidiata'' Fabricius, 1793, 1804 *'' Pepsis discolor'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis ecuadorae'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis elevata'' Fabricius, 1793, 1804 *'' Pepsis elongata'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis equestris'' Erischson, 1848 *'' Pepsis esmeralda'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis festiva'' Fabricius, 1793, 1804 *'' Pepsis filiola'' Brèthes, 1914 *'' Pepsis flavescens'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis flavipennis'' ( Fabricius, 1793, 1793) *'' Pepsis foxi'' H. Lucas, 1897 *'' Pepsis friburgensis'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis frivaldszkyi'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis fumipennis'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis gracilis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis gracillima'' Taschenberg, 1869 *'' Pepsis grossa'' ( Fabricius, 1793, 1798) *'' Pepsis helvolicornis'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis heros'' ( Fabricius, 1793, 1798) *'' Pepsis hirtiventris'' Banks, 1946 *'' Pepsis hyalinipennis'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis hymenaea'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis hyperion'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis ianthina'' Erichson, 1848 *'' Pepsis ianthoides'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis inbio'' Vardy, 2000 *'' Pepsis inclyta'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis infuscata'' Spinola, 1841 *'' Pepsis jamaicensis'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis krombeini'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis laetabilis'' Brèthes, 1908 *'' Pepsis lampas'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis lepida'' Mocsáry, 1894 *'' Pepsis limbata'' Guerin, 1831 *'' Pepsis luteicornis'' Fabricius, 1793, 1804 *'' Pepsis lycaon'' Banks, 1945 *'' Pepsis maeandrina'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis marginata''

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, 1809 *'' Pepsis marthae'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis martini'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis menechma'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis mexicana'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis mildei'' Stål, 1857 *'' Pepsis minarum'' Brèthes, 1914 *'' Pepsis montezuma'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis multichroma'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis nana'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis nanoides'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis nigricans'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis nitida'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis onorei'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis optima'' Smith, 1879 *'' Pepsis optimatis'' Smith, 1873 *'' Pepsis pallidolimbata'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis petitii'' Guerin, 1831 *'' Pepsis pilosa'' Banks, 1946 *'' Pepsis plutus'' Erichson, 1848 *'' Pepsis pretiosa'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis pulawskii'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis pulszkyi'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis purpurea'' Smith, 1873 *'' Pepsis purpureipes'' Packard, 1869 *'' Pepsis riopretensis'' Vardy, 2002 *'' Pepsis roigi'' Vardy, 2000 *'' Pepsis rubra'' ( Drury, 1773) *'' Pepsis ruficornis'' ( Fabricius, 1793, 1775) *'' Pepsis sabina'' Mocsáry, 1885 *'' Pepsis schlinkei'' H. Lucas, 1897 *'' Pepsis seifferti'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis seladonica'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis sericans'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis smaragdina'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis sommeri'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Pepsis stella'' Montet, 1921 *'' Pepsis sumptuosa'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis taschenbergi'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis terminata'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis thisbe'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis thoreyi'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Pepsis tolteca'' H. Lucas, 1895 *'' Pepsis toppini'' Turner, 1915 *'' Pepsis tricuspidata'' Gribodo, 1894 *'' Pepsis varipennis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis vinipennis'' Packard, 1869 *'' Pepsis viridis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Pepsis viridisetosa'' Spinola, 1841 *'' Pepsis vitripennis'' Smith, 1855 *'' Pepsis wahisi'' Vardy, 2005 *'' Pepsis xanthocera'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Pepsis yucatani'' Vardy, 2002

References

Bibliography

* Fred Punzo, Brian Garman. 1989. Effects of Encounter Experience on the hunting behavior of the spider wasp, ''Pepsis formosa'' (Say) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). In: The Southwestern Naturalist 34(4). December 1989, ISSN 0038-4909, S. 513–518. * Harris, A. C. 1987. Pompilidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Fauna of New Zealand. DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. 12:1-154.

External links

* * Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{apocrita-stub