Poecilopompilus Mixtus
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Poecilopompilus is a
fossorial A fossorial animal () is one that is adapted to digging and which lives primarily (but not solely) underground. Examples of fossorial vertebrates are Mole (animal), moles, badgers, naked mole-rats, meerkats, armadillos, wombats, and mole salamand ...
genus of the family Pomplidae found in the New World. The main prey of these wasps are spiders of the family
Araneidae Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...
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Species

There are 37 currently recognised species in ''Poecilopompilus''. These include: *'' Poecilopompilus algidus'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Poecilopompilus annulatus'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Poecilopompilus apicalis'' (Banks, 1947) *'' Poecilopompilus autrani'' (Holmberg) *'' Poecilopompilus badius'' Evans, 1966 *'' Poecilopompilus costatus'' (Taschenberg) *'' Poecilopompilus decedens'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Poecilopompilus eurymelus'' (Banks, 1947) *'' Poecilopompilus exquisitus'' (Fox) *'' Poecilopompilus familiaris'' (Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus flavopictus''(Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus interruptus'' (Say, 1835) *'' Poecilopompilus maculifrons'' (Smith, 1873) *'' Poecilopompilus mixtus'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Poecilopompilus polistoides'' (Smith) *'' Poecilopompilus rubricatus'' (Smith, 1879) *'' Poecilopompilus ventralis'' (Banks, 1947)


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