Pepsis albocincta

Pepsis albocincta
	Pepsis albocincta museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Pompiloidea
Family:	Pompilidae
Subfamily:	Pepsinae
Genus:	Pepsis
Species:	P. albocincta
Binomial name
	Pepsis albocincta; Smith, 1855
Synonyms
	Pepsis abrupta Brèthes, 1908; Pepsis ameghinoi Brèthes, 1908; Pepsis annaeerdmuthae Lucas, 1919; Pepsis bicarinata Mocsáry ms in Lucas, 1895; Pepsis chrysothorax Brèthes, 1908; Pepsis copelloi Brèthes, 1914; Pepsis echeverriai Brèthes, 1908; Pepsis erythrocera Brèthes, 1914; Pepsis ichesi Brèthes, 1908; Pepsis lycaste Banks, 1946;

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]

References

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[1] Biolib

[2] Vardy C.R. (2000) New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part 1. Introduction and the P. rubra species-group.

[3] Catalogue of life

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