Pepsinae
Sign in to saveThe Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the two genera of large tarantula hawks, as well as many genera of smaller species.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Pompilidae
- Collections
- ASU, NMMNHS
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Biology
- Taxonomy
- Tribe [[Ageniellini]]
- Tribe [[Deuterageniini]]
- Tribe [[Pepsini]]
- Tribe [[Priocnemini]]
- Tribe [[Psoropempulini]]
- ''Incertae sedis''
- References
The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the two genera of large tarantula hawks, as well as many genera of smaller species.
==Biology== A female spider wasp generally captures and stings a spider to paralise it; this is for their larvae to feed on. However, the wasps of this subfamily display a range of nesting behaviours: using preexisting cavities; using the immobilised spider's burrow; digging a burrow in soil; building nests of mud; parasitoids; and kleptoparasites.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pepsinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.