Ageniella

Ageniella
	Ageniella conflicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Aculeata
Superfamily:	Pompiloidea
Family:	Pompilidae
Subfamily:	Pepsinae
Tribe:	Ageniellini
Genus:	Ageniella; Banks, 1912

Ageniella is a genus of mud-nesting spider wasps in the family Pompilidae.^[1]

Description[]

Spider wasps in the genus Ageniella are smaller and thinner than many others, though these proportions are shared by the members of the tribe Ageniellini. Some individual species are reddish/pink, such as . Similarly, most have banding on the wings. The wings can be smoky or clear, with the smoky ones having the banding and the clear ones lacking in this feature.^[2]

Habitat[]

Open areas, fields, meadows, sometimes near buildings.^[2]

Nests[]

Trumpet (or thimble) shaped, stocked with one spider each, and containing one egg.^[2]

Subgenera[]

Ageniella (subgenus) ^[2]
Ameragenia ^[2]
Leucophrus ^[2]
Nemagenia ^[2]
Priophanes ^[2]

References[]

^ F, Eduardo; Santos, Dos; CECILIA; WAICHERT; Prado, Cristiane; Santos, Scott Dos (2017). "Behavioural notes on the Neotropical parasocial spider wasp Ageniella (Lissagenia) flavipennis (Banks) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with host association". Ecological entomology. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Tribe Ageniellini - Mud-nesting Spider Wasps". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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[1] F, Eduardo; Santos, Dos; CECILIA; WAICHERT; Prado, Cristiane; Santos, Scott Dos (2017). "Behavioural notes on the Neotropical parasocial spider wasp Ageniella (Lissagenia) flavipennis (Banks) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with host association". Ecological entomology. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[bg-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Tribe Ageniellini - Mud-nesting Spider Wasps". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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