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Ageniellini
Ageniellini, known as the mud-nesting spider wasps, is a tribe of spider wasps in the subfamily Pepsinae. Description The Ageniellini are slender-bodied spider wasps. They are distinguished from most other Pompilidae by their petiolate abdominal structure and typical absence of a transverse carina on the first segment of the gaster. These traits are, however, shared with '' Melanagenia'' of the tribe Pepsini, which is separated by the lack of malar space, deep lateral sulcus of the pronotum, and wing venation. Distribution The tribe Ageniellini is cosmopolitan. Behavior Members of Ageniellini have one of three lifestyles that either invade the nests of other spider wasp nests as kleptoparasites, build their own nests in dry soil, or build thimble-shaped nests out of mud. The most common of these nesting strategies is building mud nests, which are frequently communal in contrast to most other spider wasp groups. As typical of the rest of the family, the Ageniellini provision the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phanagenia
''Phanagenia'' is a genus of spider wasp in the tribe Ageniellini, a member of the family Pompilidae. The genus has only one species in North America, ''Phanagenia bombycina''. Description Wasps in the genus ''Phanagenia'' are small, thin, and wiry. Adults range from 5 mm to 15 mm. Most are black, including ''Phanagenia bombycina'', with iridescent black wings. Habitat Woodlands and woodland edges, where adults rarely visit flowers. Nest Nests and nest provisions are similar to those of other Ageniellini, such as '' Auplopus'', '' Ageniella'', and ''Eragenia ''Eragenia'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae, formerly included in the genus '' Priocnemella''. The genus has some 16 described species, with only one species in North America, '' Eragenia tabascoensis'', restric ...''. References Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ageniella
''Ageniella'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae. Description Spider wasps in the genus ''Ageniella'' are smaller and thinner than many others, though these proportions are shared by the members of the tribe Ageniellini. Some individual species are reddish/pink, such as ''Ageniella conflicta ''Ageniella'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae. Description Spider wasps in the genus ''Ageniella'' are smaller and thinner than many others, though these proportions are shared by the members of the tribe Ageniell ...''. Similarly, most have banding on the wings. The wings can be smoky or clear, with the smoky ones having the banding and the clear ones lacking in this feature. Habitat Open areas, fields, meadows, sometimes near buildings. Nests Trumpet (or thimble) shaped, stocked with one spider each, and containing one egg. Subgenera * ''Ageniella'' (subgenus) * ''Ameragenia'' * ''Leucophrus'' * ''Nemagenia'' * ''Prioph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-nesting Ageniellini), and most capture and paralyze prey, though members of the subfamily Ceropalinae are kleptoparasites of other pompilids, or ectoparasitoids of living spiders. In South America, species may be referred to colloquially as or , though these names can be generally applied to any very large stinging wasps. Furthermore, in some parts of Venezuela and Colombia, it is called , or "horse killers", while in Brazil some particular bigger and brighter species of the general kind might be called /, or "throat locker". Morphology Like other strong fliers, pompilids have a thorax modified for efficient flight. The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and mesothorax; moreover, the prothorax is best developed in Pompilidae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Wasps
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-nesting Ageniellini), and most capture and paralyze prey, though members of the subfamily Ceropalinae are kleptoparasites of other pompilids, or ectoparasitoids of living spiders. In South America, species may be referred to colloquially as or , though these names can be generally applied to any very large stinging wasps. Furthermore, in some parts of Venezuela and Colombia, it is called , or "horse killers", while in Brazil some particular bigger and brighter species of the general kind might be called /, or "throat locker". Morphology Like other strong fliers, pompilids have a thorax modified for efficient flight. The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and mesothorax; moreover, the prothorax is best developed in Pom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eragenia
''Eragenia'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae, formerly included in the genus '' Priocnemella''. The genus has some 16 described species, with only one species in North America, ''Eragenia tabascoensis'', restricted to southern Texas. Description Wasps of the genus ''Eragenia'' are small, thin, and wiry. These wasps look almost identical to those of the genus ''Ageniella'', though they are separated by two things: ''Eragenia'' has a "trough-like impression on the lateroapical margin of the clypeus", and a "curved, spine-like bristle on the apex of the anterior tibia". ''Eragenia tabascoensis ''is tawny (red, can be yellow) in color, with yellow wings. The wings are banded in black. Habitat This genus lives in open areas, and at the edges of forests. It can live in forests as well, hunting in sunny patches. Adults are not found at flowers. Nests ''Eragenia congrua ''Eragenia'' is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepsinae
The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the tarantula hawks, as well as smaller species. Genera *'' Ageniella'' Banks, 1912 *'' Allaporus'' Banks, 1933 *'' Auplopus'' Spinola, 1841 250px, '' Auplopus carbonarius'' with prey *''Caliadurgus'' Pate, 1946 *'' Chirodamus'' Haliday, 1837 *'' Cryptocheilus'' Panzer, 1806 *'' Cyemagenia'' Arnold, 1946 *''Cyphononyx'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Deuteragenia'' Šustera, 1912 *'' Dichragenia'' Haupt, 1950 *'' Dipogon'' Fox 1897 *'' Entypus'' Dahlbom, 1843 *'' Epipompilus'' Kohl, 1884 *'' Guichardia'' Arnold, 1951 *'' Hemipepsis'' Dahlbom, 1844 *''Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...'' Pate, 1946 *'' Melanagenia'' Wahis, 2009 *'' Minagenia'' Banks, 1934 *'' Nipponodipogon'' Ishikawa, 1965 *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animalia
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilateral symmetry, bilaterally symmetric body plan. The Bilateria include the protostomes, containing animals such as nematodes, arthropods, flatworms, annelids and molluscs, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
