''Auplopus'' is a large

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 subfamily

Pepsinae The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the two genera of large tarantula hawks, as well as many genera of smaller species. Biology A female spider wasp generally captures and stings a spider to paralise ...

of the spider wasp 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 ...

, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before transporting it to the nest.

Species

Species within ''Auplopus'' include *'' Auplopus adjunctus (Banks, 1911) *'' Auplopus aeginus (Smith, 1857) *'' Auplopus albifrons'' (Dalman, 1823) *'' Auplopus alaris'' (Saussure, 1867) *'' Auplopus alishanus'' Ishikawa, 1967 *'' Auplopus amazonus'' Wahis, 2006 *'' Auplopus appendiculatus'' (Gussakovskij, 1932) *'' Auplopus arcuaticornis'' Wahis, 2006 *'' Auplopus architectus'' (Say, 1836) *'' Auplopus artemis'' (Bingham, 1896) *'' Auplopus bakeri'' (Banks, 1934) *''

Auplopus banoensis ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Rohwer, 1919) *'' Auplopus banosensis'' Tsuneki 1988 *'' Auplopus bimaculatus'' (Smith, 1859) *''

Auplopus bipennis ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before tran ...

'' (Saussure, 1867) *''

Auplopus blandus ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before tran ...

'' (Guerin. 1830) *''

Auplopus caerulescens ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Dahlbom, 1843) *''

Auplopus camilla ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Turner, 1910) *''

Auplopus canberra ''Auplopus canberra'' is a species of spider wasp within the genus '' Auplopus''. It was originally described by Howard Ensign Evans based on a holotype from Canberra, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is ...

'' (Evans, 1972) *''

Auplopus capella ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Williams, 1920) *''

auplopus celaeno ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Smith, 1857) *''

Auplopus carbonarius ''Auplopus carbonarius'' is a spider wasp of the family Pompilidae. Uniquely among the British group it constructs a nest of barrel-shaped cells in which spiders are stored and the larvae develop. The British common name is sometimes given as the ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Auplopus carinatus ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' Tsuneki, 1988 *''

Auplopus cebuensis ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' Tsuneki, 1988 *''

Auplopus celaeno ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Smith, 1857) *''

Auplopus chiponensis ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' (Yasumatsu, 1939) *'' Auplopus chrysosoma'' (Rohwer, 1910) *'' Auplopus chusanensis'' (Haupt, 1938) *'' Auplopus clypeatus'' Dreisbach, 1963 *'' Auplopus commendabilis'' (Kohl, 1894) *'' Auplopus consociata'' (Turner, 1910) *'' Auplopus constructor'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Auplopus cyanellus'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus deceptrix'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Auplopus dilga'' (Evans, 1972) *'' Auplopus domesticus'' (Taschenberg, 1872) *'' Auplopus dreisbachi'' Wahis, 1986 *'' Auplopus enodans'' (Kohl, 1894) *'' Auplopus erythropus'' (Brethes, 1910) *'' Auplopus esaki'' (Yasumatsu, 1939) *'' Auplopus esmerelda'' (Banks, 1925) *'' Auplopus eucharis'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus fasciatus'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Auplopus femoralis'' (Arnold, 1934) *'' Auplopus femoratus'' (Fabricius, 1805) *'' Auplopus formosanus'' (Yasumatsu, 1939) *'' Auplopus funerator'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus fusiformis'' (Saussure, 1867) *'' Auplopus gnoma'' (Cameron, 1902) *'' Auplopus himalayensis'' (Cameron, 1905) *'' Auplopus hombukeanus'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus hoorai'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus hypsipyla'' (Bingham, 1893) *''

Auplopus ichnusus ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before t ...

'' Wolf, 1960 *'' Auplopus imitabilis'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus inermis'' Townes, 1957 *'' Auplopus kinabalensis'' Tsuneki, 1988 *'' Auplopus krombeini'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus kuanghuanus'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus kuarensis'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus kyotensis'' （Yasumatsu, 1939） *'' Auplopus laeviculus'' (Bingham, 1897) *'' Auplopus lankaensis'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus macromeroides'' (Williams, 1919) *'' Auplopus makilingi'' (Williams, 1919) *'' Auplopus mandshuricus'' Lelej, 1990 *'' Auplopus maroccanus'' Priesner, 1967 *'' Auplopus mazoensis'' (Arnold, 1934) *''

Auplopus mellipes ''Auplopus mellipes'', known as the red legged spider wasp, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera ...

'' (Say, 1836) *'' Auplopus micromegas'' (Saussure, 1867) *'' Auplopus militaris'' (Lynch-Arribalzaga, 1873) *'' Auplopus mindanaoensis'' Tsuneki, 1988 *''

Auplopus montanus ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before tran ...

'' Alayo, 1974 *'' Auplopus murotai'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus mutabilis'' (Smith, 1870) *''

Auplopus nabori ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before tran ...

'' Alayo, 1974 *'' Auplopus nambui'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus nantaror'' Tsuneki, 1988 *'' Auplopus nigrellus'' (Banks, 1912) *'' Auplopus nigrescens'' Tsuneki, 1988 *'' Auplopus nitidiventris'' (Smith, 1860) *'' Auplopus nozakae'' Tsuneki, 1990 *'' Auplopus nyemitawa'' ((Rohwer, 1919) *'' Auplopus obtusus'' (Perez, 1905) *'' Auplopus ochraceus'' (Haupt, 1938) *'' Auplopus okawa'' (Rohwer, 1919) *'' Auplopus optabilis'' Wahis, 2008 *'' Auplopus pacificus'' Lelej, 1990 *'' Auplopus pempuchiensis'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus persephone'' (Banks, 1934) *'' Auplopus personatus'' (Gribodo, 1879) *'' Auplopus pygialis'' (Perez, 1905) *'' Auplopus pumilio'' (Arnold, 1934) *'' Auplopus rectus'' (Haupt, 1926) *'' Auplopus rossi'' (Bingham, 1902) *'' Auplopus rufocinctus'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Auplopus semialatus'' (Williams, 1919) *''

Auplopus smithi ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before tran ...

'' (Dalla Torre, 1897) *''

Auplopus taino ''Auplopus'' is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. ''Auplopus'' wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before tran ...

'' Snelling & Torres, 2004 *'' Auplopus takachihoi'' Yasumatsu, 1943 *'' Auplopus thailandinus'' Tsuneki, 1988 *'' Auplopus tibialis'' Lepeletier, 1845 *'' Auplopus timidus'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Auplopus tinctus'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Auplopus tsunekii'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus unifasciatus'' (Ashmead, 1904) *'' Auplopus vitripennis'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Auplopus viridicans'' Wahis, 2003 *'' Auplopus williamsi'' (Rohwer, 1919) *'' Auplopus yaeyamaensis'' Shimizu, 1986 *'' Auplopus yasumatsui'' Lelei, 1995 *'' Auplopus zulu'' Dalla Torre, 1897

References

Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae {{apocrita-stub