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Pompilini is a tribe of 
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- ...
s in the 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 ...
. There are about 18 genera and at least 50 described species in Pompilini.
Genera
These 18 genera belong to the tribe Pompilini: * ''Agenioideus
''Agenioideus'' is a genus of spider wasps from the subfamily Pompilinae; the genus occurs in Europe, where 21 species are recorded, eastwards to Japan, in North America, South America, and Australia.
Selected species
*'' Agenioideus acconeus' ...
'' Ashmead, 1902 c g b
* ''Allochares
''Allochares azureus'' is a species of spider wasp from the family Pompilidae, it is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Allochares''. It occurs in the southern part of North America and is a specialist parasitoid of the Southern house spid ...
'' Banks, 1917 c g b
* '' Ammosphex'' Wilcke, 1942 c g b
* ''Anoplius
''Anoplius'' is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae, called the blue-black spider wasps.
The genus includes the following species:
*''Anoplius aethiops'' (Cresson 1865)
*'' Anoplius americanus'' (Beauvois)
*'' Anoplius amethystinus ...
'' Dufour, 1834 i c g b (blue-black spider wasps)
* '' Anoplochares'' b
* ''Aporinellus
''Aporinellus'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Pompilidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Southeastern Asia and Northern America.
Species:
* ''Aporinellus albipennis'' Priesner, 1960
* ''Aporinellus albofasciatus ...
'' Banks, 1911 c g b
* ''Arachnospila
''Arachnospila'' is a predominantly Holarctic genus of spider wasps, with limited representation in montane habitats
in Neotropical and Afrotropical regions.Lelej, A.s & Loktiniov V.M 2011 Review of the nominotypical subgenus of ''Arachnospil ...
'' Kincaid, 1900 c g b
* '' Chalcochares'' Banks, 1917 c g b
* ''Episyron
''Episyron'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.
Features
''Episyron'' wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomen ...
'' Schiödte, 1837 i c g b
* ''Evagetes
''Evagetes'' is a genus of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae. There are 72 described species, of which 58 are found in the Palaearctic region, 11 in the Nearctic region, with a few penetrating to the Afrotropical, Indomalayan realm, Orient ...
'' Lepeletier, 1845 c g b
* '' Hesperopompilus'' b
* ''Paracyphononyx
''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 ...
'' Gribodo, 1884 c g b
* '' Perissopompilus'' b
* ''Poecilopompilus
Poecilopompilus is a fossorial genus of the family Pomplidae found in the New World. The main prey of these wasps are spiders of the family Araneidae.
Species
There are 37 currently recognised species in ''Poecilopompilus''. These include:
*' ...
'' Ashmead, 1902 c g b
* ''Tachypompilus
''Tachypompilus'' is a genus of spider wasps, found in the Neotropics. Nearctic, eastern Palearctic, Indomalayan
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the s ...
'' Ashmead, 1902 i c g b
* '' Tastiotenia'' Evans, 1950 c g b
* '' Xenopompilus'' Evans, 1954 c g b
* '' Xerochares'' Evans, 1951 c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
Further reading
* * *External links
* Pompilinae {{hymenoptera-stub