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.
| Poecilopompilus | |
|---|---|
| A Poecilopompilus spider wasp dragging a paralyzed golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila) in South Florida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Subfamily: | Pompilinae |
| Genus: | Poecilopompilus Ashmead, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Pompilus navus Cresson, 1867 | |
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