''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of
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- ...
distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp has laid its egg on the spider while the wasp larva exists as
koinobiont
In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionary strategies within parasiti ...
ectoparasitoid
In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionary strategies within parasi ...
of the spider.
Species
There are 51 species currently recognised in ''Paracophonyx'' and some of these are listed below with the areas where they have been recorded from.
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Paracyphononyx affinis''
Haupt, 1929 Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
,
Ghana
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,
Uganda
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,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
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Paracyphononyx africanus''
Rad., 1881 Angola
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,
Democratic Republic of Congo
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, Uganda,
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
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Paracyphononyx alienus''
Smith, 1879 Japan
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Paracyphononyx amoenissimus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Dalla Torre Brazil
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Paracyphononyx ater''
Priesner, 1955 Egypt
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Paracyphononyx capensis''
Arnold, 1959 South Africa
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Paracyphononyx carinatus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
''
Rad., 1881 Angola,
Sierra Leone
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, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx coloratus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Haupt, 1929 Cameroon
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Paracyphononyx consimilis
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Smith, 1879 Australia
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Paracyphononyx diabolicus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Holmberg Brazil,
Paraguay
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,
Argentina
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Paracyphononyx difficilis
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Bischoff, 1913 Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe)
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Paracyphononyx diversipes''
Arnold, 1962 Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx diversus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Dahlbom, 1845 Central and East Africa to South Africa,
Yemen
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Paracyphononyx elliotti
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp ...
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Saussure Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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Paracyphononyx fairchildi''
Banks, 1947 Brazil
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Paracyphononyx frustratus''
Smith, 1879 South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx funebris''
Magretti, 1884 Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
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Paracyphononyx funereus''
Lepeletier, 1845 eastern and central
United States of America
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Paracyphononyx furibundus''
Kohl, 1894 Central Asia
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Paracyphononyx gemellus''
Arnold, 1936 South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx incalis
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp ...
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Banks, 1947 Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
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, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
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Paracyphononyx incognitus''
Cameron, 1891 Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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Paracyphononyx laboriosus''
Arnold, 1936 Ethiopia, South Africa
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Paracyphononyx languidus''
Haupt, 1929 South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx metemmensis
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp ...
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Magretti, 1884 Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx minor
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp ...
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Banks, 1947 Brazil
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Paracyphononyx mombassicus''
R. Luc., 1898 Kenya
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Paracyphononyx montanus''
Arnold, 1960 South Africa
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Paracyphononyx neriene''
Banks, 1947 Argentina
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Paracyphononyx parallelus''
Haupt, 1929 Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa
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Paracyphononyx pedestris''
Smith, 1885 Philippines
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Paracyphononyx petiolaris''
Saussure, 1891 Madagascar
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Paracyphononyx plutonis''
Banks, 1940 Madagascar
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Paracyphononyx rothneyi
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp ...
''
Cameron, 1891 India
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Paracyphononyx rotundinervis''
Cameron, 1910 Ethiopia,
Tanzania
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, Uganda
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Paracyphononyx ruficrus''
Klug, 1834 Asia Minor
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, Egypt, South Africa, Yemen, Zimbabwe
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Paracyphononyx scapulatus''
Brethes, South America
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Paracyphononyx semiplumbeus''
Taschenberg, 1869 Brazil, Argentina
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Paracyphononyx sericeus''
Banks, 1947 Brazil
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Paracyphononyx serraticornis''
Taschenberg, Brazil
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Paracyphononyx sulcatus''
Fox, Brazil
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Paracyphononyx unicolor''
Smith, 1879 Panama
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Paracyphononyx vivax''
Cameron, 1891 India
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Paracyphononyx wroughtoni''
Cameron, 1891 India
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Paracyphononyx zavattarii''
Guiglia, 1943 Canary Islands
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Paracyphononyx zonatus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the was ...
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Illiger, 1802 Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
References
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