Pepsis albocincta
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Family: | Pompilidae
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Species: | P. albocincta
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Pepsis albocincta Smith, 1855
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Pepsis albocincta is a species of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae.[1]
These wasps are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.
Description[]
P. albocincta can reach a length of 25–55 mm (0.98–2.17 in). Body and legs are black with a weak blue-green-violet sheen. Antennae are black with orange apical segments. Wings may be amber to deep orange or dark brown or black with a blue-violet sheen.[2]
Distribution[]
They are present in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[3]
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Categories:
- Pepsinae
- Insects described in 1855
- Hymenoptera of South America
- Insects of Brazil
- Insects of Bolivia
- Insects of Uruguay
- Arthropods of Argentina
- Invertebrates of Paraguay
- Apocrita stubs