''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-ne ...

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 parasitism ...

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 parasitism ...

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. *'' Paracyphononyx affinis'' Haupt, 1929

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

*'' Paracyphononyx africanus'' Rad., 1881

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

, Uganda,

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

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Paracyphononyx alienus ''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 ...

'' Smith, 1879

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

*'' Paracyphononyx amoenissimus'' Dalla Torre

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*'' Paracyphononyx ater'' Priesner, 1955

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

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Paracyphononyx capensis ''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 ...

'' Arnold, 1959

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

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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 Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

, South Africa, Zimbabwe *''

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 wasp ...

'' Haupt, 1929 Cameroon *''

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 wasp ...

'' Smith, 1879

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

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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 wasp ...

'' Holmberg Brazil,

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

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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 wasp ...

'' Bischoff, 1913

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe) *'' Paracyphononyx diversipes'' Arnold, 1962 Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx diversus'' Dahlbom, 1845 Central and East Africa to South Africa,

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

*'' Paracyphononyx elliotti'' Saussure

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

*'' Paracyphononyx fairchildi'' Banks, 1947 Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx frustratus'' Smith, 1879 South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx funebris'' Magretti, 1884

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

*'' Paracyphononyx funereus'' Lepeletier, 1845 eastern and central

United States of America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguo ...

*'' Paracyphononyx furibundus'' Kohl, 1894 Central Asia *'' Paracyphononyx gemellus'' Arnold, 1936 South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx incalis'' Banks, 1947

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

*'' Paracyphononyx incognitus'' Cameron, 1891

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

*'' Paracyphononyx laboriosus'' Arnold, 1936 Ethiopia, South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx languidus'' Haupt, 1929 South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx metemmensis'' Magretti, 1884 Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx minor'' Banks, 1947 Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx mombassicus'' R. Luc., 1898 Kenya *'' Paracyphononyx montanus'' Arnold, 1960 South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx neriene'' Banks, 1947 Argentina *'' Paracyphononyx parallelus'' Haupt, 1929 Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa *'' Paracyphononyx pedestris'' Smith, 1885 Philippines *'' Paracyphononyx petiolaris'' Saussure, 1891 Madagascar *'' Paracyphononyx plutonis'' Banks, 1940 Madagascar *'' Paracyphononyx rothneyi'' Cameron, 1891

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

*'' Paracyphononyx rotundinervis'' Cameron, 1910 Ethiopia,

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

, Uganda *'' Paracyphononyx ruficrus'' Klug, 1834

Asia Minor Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

, Egypt, South Africa, Yemen, Zimbabwe *'' Paracyphononyx scapulatus'' Brethes, South America *'' Paracyphononyx semiplumbeus'' Taschenberg, 1869 Brazil, Argentina *'' Paracyphononyx sericeus'' Banks, 1947 Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx serraticornis'' Taschenberg, Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx sulcatus'' Fox, Brazil *'' Paracyphononyx unicolor'' Smith, 1879 Panama *'' Paracyphononyx vivax'' Cameron, 1891 India *'' Paracyphononyx wroughtoni'' Cameron, 1891 India *'' Paracyphononyx zavattarii'' Guiglia, 1943

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

*'' Paracyphononyx zonatus'' Illiger, 1802 Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe

References

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