''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 ''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 ...

(Banks, 1911) *'' Auplopus aeginus (Smith, 1857) *'' Auplopus albifrons'' (Dalman, 1823) *'' Auplopus alaris'' (Saussure, 1867) *''

Auplopus alishanus ''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 ...

'' Ishikawa, 1967 *''

Auplopus amazonus ''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 ...

'' Wahis, 2006 *'' Auplopus appendiculatus'' (Gussakovskij, 1932) *'' Auplopus arcuaticornis'' Wahis, 2006 *'' Auplopus architectus'' (Say, 1836) *''

Auplopus artemis ''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 ...

'' (Bingham, 1896) *''

Auplopus bakeri ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (Rohwer, 1910) *'' Auplopus chusanensis'' (Haupt, 1938) *''

Auplopus clypeatus ''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 ...

'' Dreisbach, 1963 *'' Auplopus commendabilis'' (Kohl, 1894) *'' Auplopus consociata'' (Turner, 1910) *'' Auplopus constructor'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Auplopus cyanellus'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus deceptrix'' (Smith, 1873) *''

Auplopus dilga ''Auplopus dilga'' is a species of spider wasp within the genus '' Auplopus''. It was described by Howard Ensign Evans. Description The body colour, wings and hair are the same as '' A. canberra'', but ''A. dilga'' differs in having a shorter an ...

'' (Evans, 1972) *'' Auplopus domesticus'' (Taschenberg, 1872) *'' Auplopus dreisbachi'' Wahis, 1986 *'' Auplopus enodans'' (Kohl, 1894) *'' Auplopus erythropus'' (Brethes, 1910) *'' Auplopus esaki'' (Yasumatsu, 1939) *''

Auplopus esmerelda ''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 ...

'' (Banks, 1925) *''

Auplopus eucharis ''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 ...

'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus fasciatus'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Auplopus femoralis ''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 ...

'' (Arnold, 1934) *'' Auplopus femoratus'' (Fabricius, 1805) *'' Auplopus formosanus'' (Yasumatsu, 1939) *'' Auplopus funerator'' Wahis, 1992 *''

Auplopus fusiformis ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' Townes, 1957 *'' Auplopus kinabalensis'' Tsuneki, 1988 *'' Auplopus krombeini'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus kuanghuanus'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus kuarensis'' Tsuneki, 1989 *''

Auplopus kyotensis ''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 ...

'' （Yasumatsu, 1939） *'' Auplopus laeviculus'' (Bingham, 1897) *'' Auplopus lankaensis'' Wahis, 1992 *'' Auplopus macromeroides'' (Williams, 1919) *''

Auplopus makilingi ''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 ...

'' (Williams, 1919) *'' Auplopus mandshuricus'' Lelej, 1990 *'' Auplopus maroccanus'' Priesner, 1967 *''

Auplopus mazoensis ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Perez, 1905) *'' Auplopus ochraceus'' (Haupt, 1938) *''

Auplopus okawa ''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 ...

'' (Rohwer, 1919) *'' Auplopus optabilis'' Wahis, 2008 *'' Auplopus pacificus'' Lelej, 1990 *'' Auplopus pempuchiensis'' Tsuneki, 1989 *'' Auplopus persephone'' (Banks, 1934) *''

Auplopus personatus ''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 ...

'' (Gribodo, 1879) *'' Auplopus pygialis'' (Perez, 1905) *''

Auplopus pumilio ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (Smith, 1873) *''

Auplopus tinctus ''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 ...

'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Auplopus tsunekii'' Wahis, 1992 *''

Auplopus unifasciatus ''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 ...

'' (Ashmead, 1904) *'' Auplopus vitripennis'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Auplopus viridicans'' Wahis, 2003 *'' Auplopus williamsi'' (Rohwer, 1919) *'' Auplopus yaeyamaensis'' Shimizu, 1986 *'' Auplopus yasumatsui'' Lelei, 1995 *''

Auplopus zulu ''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

References

Hymenoptera genera Pepsinae {{apocrita-stub