Hemipepsis (Dahlbom 1844), Tarantula Hawks ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Genus

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Taxonomy of Genus Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	319 21125 328720	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Apocrita Gerstaecker, 1867 Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps	165 17348 314830	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Aculeata Latreille, 1802 Stinging wasps	62 6400 167168	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps	18 1572 30557	Families Genera Species
Family	Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp	464 12311	Genera Species
Subfamily	Pepsinae Lepeletier, 1845	82 4461	Genera Species
Tribe	Pepsini	22 2776	Genera Species
Genus	Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844 Tarantula Hawks	286	Species

Subnodes of Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844

Subgenus	Hemipepsis (Rhodopepsis) Vecht & Wilcke, 1953	0	Species
Species	Hemipepsis acer Bingham, 1897
Species	Hemipepsis adjuncta
Species	Hemipepsis aenea Cameron, 1904
Species	Hemipepsis aeruginosa Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis aethiops Kohl, 1913
Species	Hemipepsis amamiensis Tsuneki, 1990
Species	Hemipepsis analis Haupt, 1933
Species	Hemipepsis anchietae Radoszkowski, 1881
Species	Hemipepsis angusta Banks, 1941
Species	Hemipepsis anthracina Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis aperita Kohl, 1913
Species	Hemipepsis apicata Tsuneki, 1990
Species	Hemipepsis approximata Haupt, 1941
Species	Hemipepsis ascensi Zavattari, 1907
Species	Hemipepsis ascensoi Zavattari, 1907
Species	Hemipepsis assamensis
Species	Hemipepsis atrox Drury, 1782
Species	Hemipepsis audax Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis aureomicans Haupt, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis aureosericea Guérin, 1838
Species	Hemipepsis aurosericea Guérin, 1838
Species	Hemipepsis australasiae Smith, 1873 Giant spider wasp	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis avicula Saussure, 1868	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis aviculus
Species	Hemipepsis bakeri Banks, 1934
Species	Hemipepsis banksi
Species	Hemipepsis barbara Lepeletier, 1845	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis bellicosa Smith, 1873 ⇒ Hemipepsis bellicosus	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis bellicosus Smith, 1873
Species	Hemipepsis belzebuth
Species	Hemipepsis braunsi Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis brunnea Klug, 1834
Species	Hemipepsis brunniceps Taschenberg, 1869	4	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis buchardi Wahis, 2000
Species	Hemipepsis caelebs Arnold, 1932	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis caeruleopennis Saussure, 1893
Species	Hemipepsis capensis Fabricius, 1781
Species	Hemipepsis capucina Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis capuzina Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis ceylonica Saussure, 1867 ⇒ Hemipepsis ceylonicus
Species	Hemipepsis ceylonicus Saussure, 1867
Species	Hemipepsis changi Tsuneki, 1989
Species	Hemipepsis coagnita
Species	Hemipepsis combusta Smith, 1855	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis commixta Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis conradsi Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis consanguinea Saussure, 1867 ⇒ Hemipepsis consanguineus
Species	Hemipepsis consanguineus Saussure, 1867
Species	Hemipepsis continua Gerstäcker, 1870
Species	Hemipepsis contumax Gerstäcker, 1870
Species	Hemipepsis contumex Gerstaecker, 1870
Species	Hemipepsis convergens Haupt, 1950
Species	Hemipepsis convexa Bingham, 1890
Species	Hemipepsis corallipes Wahis, 2000
Species	Hemipepsis cornuta
Species	Hemipepsis crassinervis van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis croesus Banks, 1934	3	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis curvinervis Cameron, 1902
Species	Hemipepsis dahlbomi Stål, 1857
Species	Hemipepsis deceptor Smith, 1859
Species	Hemipepsis dedjas Guérin, 1848	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis dedjaz Guérin-Méneville, 1849
Species	Hemipepsis denticulata
Species	Hemipepsis differens Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis discrepans Haupt, 1950
Species	Hemipepsis diselene Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis dubia
Species	Hemipepsis dubitans Banks, 1934
Species	Hemipepsis ducalis Smith, 1858
Species	Hemipepsis efferata Wahis, 0
Species	Hemipepsis elizabethae Bingham, 1893
Species	Hemipepsis errabunda Dalla Torre, 1897
Species	Hemipepsis erythrocerus Brèthes, 1914
Species	Hemipepsis erythropyga Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis exasperata Smith, 1863
Species	Hemipepsis excelsa Cameron, 1891
Species	Hemipepsis excepta Banks, 1934
Species	Hemipepsis eximia Wahis, 1960
Species	Hemipepsis extranea Kirby, 1845
Species	Hemipepsis exul Kohl, 1909
Species	Hemipepsis fallax Saussure, 1892
Species	Hemipepsis fenestrata Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis ferox Arnold, 1948
Species	Hemipepsis ferruginea Smith, 1861
Species	Hemipepsis fervida Smith, 1861	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis fischeri Wahis, 1968
Species	Hemipepsis flava Dahlbom, 1843
Species	Hemipepsis flavopicta Smith, 1891
Species	Hemipepsis flavus Fabricius, 1775 ⇒ Mygnimia flava
Species	Hemipepsis fulvipennis Fabricius, 1793
Species	Hemipepsis fumipennis Smith, 1859
Species	Hemipepsis gestroi Gribodo, 1884 ⇒ Hemipepsis imperialis	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis gigas Taschenberg, 1869
Species	Hemipepsis glabrata Klug, 1834	3	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis grahami
Species	Hemipepsis hanedai Tsuneki, 1990
Species	Hemipepsis hectica Haupt, 1939
Species	Hemipepsis heros Guérin-Méneville, 1849	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis heteroneura Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis hilaris Smith, 1879
Species	Hemipepsis hildebrandti Saussure, 1891
Species	Hemipepsis holosericea Costa, 1887
Species	Hemipepsis hottentota Taschenberg, 1869
Species	Hemipepsis hova Saussure, 1891
Species	Hemipepsis ichneumonea Guérin-Méneville, 1831	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis imperialis Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis inaequalis
Species	Hemipepsis indiana
Species	Hemipepsis indica Linnaeus, 1758
Species	Hemipepsis inermis Arnold, 1932 ⇒ Hemipepsis ocellata
Species	Hemipepsis insignis Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis insulana
Species	Hemipepsis intermedia Smith, 1873
Species	Hemipepsis iodoptera Stål, 1857	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis jacobsoni van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis kalaharicus Bischoff, 0
Species	Hemipepsis kangeanensis van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis kiogae Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis krombeini
Species	Hemipepsis lacaena Smith, 1861
Species	Hemipepsis lacustris Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis laeta Smith, 1873
Species	Hemipepsis latirostris Arnold, 1932	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis lineaticollis
Species	Hemipepsis lucernaris Wahis, 2000
Species	Hemipepsis luctuosa Arnold, 1948
Species	Hemipepsis lusca Fabricius, 1804
Species	Hemipepsis luteipennis Dahlbom, 1845
Species	Hemipepsis luteopicta
Species	Hemipepsis luzonica Banks, 1934
Species	Hemipepsis marginata Wahis, 0
Species	Hemipepsis martinii Bingham, 1896
Species	Hemipepsis mashonae Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis matangensis Cameron, 1905
Species	Hemipepsis mauritanica Linnaeus, 1767	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis mellerborgi Dahlbom, 1845	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis mexicana Cresson, 1867
Species	Hemipepsis minora Banks, 1934
Species	Hemipepsis misera Cameron, 1901
Species	Hemipepsis mlanjensis Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis mlanjiensis Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis momentosa Smith, 1873
Species	Hemipepsis morelosensis Cameron, 1893
Species	Hemipepsis mysorae Wahis, 0
Species	Hemipepsis negritos Banks, 1934
Species	Hemipepsis nenitra Saussure, 1891
Species	Hemipepsis nigricornis van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis nigripennis Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis obscurus Lucas, 1898
Species	Hemipepsis obsoleta Saussure, 1867
Species	Hemipepsis obsonator Bingham, 1897
Species	Hemipepsis occulta Haupt, 1950
Species	Hemipepsis ocellata Fabricius, 1782
Species	Hemipepsis ochroptera Stål, 1857
Species	Hemipepsis ochropus Stål, 1857
Species	Hemipepsis odin Strand, 1914
Species	Hemipepsis opulenta Smith, 1863
Species	Hemipepsis perhirsuta Banks, 1940
Species	Hemipepsis perplexa Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis pervalida Wahis, 0
Species	Hemipepsis petri Schulz, 1906
Species	Hemipepsis pilosipes Arnold, 1948
Species	Hemipepsis placida Bingham, 1896
Species	Hemipepsis praestabilis Bingham, 1897
Species	Hemipepsis princeps Smith, 1858	4	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis proba Haupt, 1950
Species	Hemipepsis procera Wahis, 1968
Species	Hemipepsis prodigiosa
Species	Hemipepsis prodigiosus Gerstäcker, 1870
Species	Hemipepsis pseudoconvexa
Species	Hemipepsis quadraticollis Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis quadridentata van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis refulgens Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis robertiana Cameron, 1903
Species	Hemipepsis rogersi Cameron, 1893
Species	Hemipepsis rubida Bingham, 1890
Species	Hemipepsis rufata Haupt, 0
Species	Hemipepsis rufofemoratus Lucas, 1898
Species	Hemipepsis sabulosa Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis saevissima Smith, 1873
Species	Hemipepsis satelles Bingham, 1896
Species	Hemipepsis semenovi Gussakowskij, 1932 ⇒ Hemipepsis sabulosa
Species	Hemipepsis semiaurata Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis sericata
Species	Hemipepsis sericeipennis Bingham, 1902
Species	Hemipepsis severa Drury, 1782
Species	Hemipepsis sikorae Saussure, 1890
Species	Hemipepsis simpsoni Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis sinensis Smith, 1855 ⇒ Hemipepsis sogdiana
Species	Hemipepsis sinuosa Kohl, 1913
Species	Hemipepsis smithii Bingham, 1897
Species	Hemipepsis sogdiana Zonstein, 2000
Species	Hemipepsis spectrum Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis speculifer Lepeletier, 1845	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis stimulator Cameron, 1893
Species	Hemipepsis subintegra Gribodo, 1894
Species	Hemipepsis sublivida Arnold, 1948
Species	Hemipepsis sulfureicornis Arnold, 1960
Species	Hemipepsis sycophanta Gribodo, 1884
Species	Hemipepsis tagala Gribodo, 1894	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis taiwana Tsuneki, 1989
Species	Hemipepsis taiwanensis Tsuneki, 1989
Species	Hemipepsis tamisieri Guérin, 1848	4	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis taprobanae Cameron, 1901
Species	Hemipepsis testacea Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis thione Smith, 1861
Species	Hemipepsis tinctor Saussure, 1867
Species	Hemipepsis titan Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis toussainti Banks, 1928
Species	Hemipepsis transversa
Species	Hemipepsis turneri Arnold, 1936
Species	Hemipepsis unguicularis Kohl, 1913
Species	Hemipepsis unifasciata Radoszkowski, 1881
Species	Hemipepsis unifasciatus Radoszkowski, 1881	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis ustulata Dahlbom, 1843	2	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis vanuana Banks, 1941	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis variabilis Arnold, 1932
Species	Hemipepsis vechti Wahis, 1959
Species	Hemipepsis veda Cameron, 1891
Species	Hemipepsis velutina van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis venatoria Bingham, 1896
Species	Hemipepsis venusta Wahis, 0
Species	Hemipepsis veraepacis Cameron, 1893 ⇒ Priochilus veraepacis
Species	Hemipepsis verendus Kohl, 1894
Species	Hemipepsis vespertilio Gerstaecker, 1857
Species	Hemipepsis vespiformis Smith, 1855
Species	Hemipepsis vestitipennis Turner, 1918
Species	Hemipepsis vicina
Species	Hemipepsis vindex Smith, 1855	1	Subspecies
Species	Hemipepsis violenta Haupt, 1957
Species	Hemipepsis viridipennis Lucas, 1898
Species	Hemipepsis vulcanica van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
Species	Hemipepsis yayeyamana Tsuneki, 1990
Species	Hemipepsis yemenita Wahis, 2000

Synonyms

Cryptochilinus (Haupt, 1935)

Hovagenia (Banks, 1941)

Moropepsis (Banks, 1934)

Mygnimia (Shuckard, 1840)

Pachynimia (Haupt, 1929)

Pallosoma (Lepeletier, 1845)

Tetracryptocheilus (Zavattari, 1907)

Tetracryptochilus (Schulz, 1911)

Tetraodontonyx (Ashmead, 1900)

Trichonyx (Haupt, 1929)

Xenopepsis (Arnold, 1932)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hemipepsis

English

Tarantula Hawks

Distribution of Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic South Africa, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, USA, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ecozone

River, Mountains

Links, sources and further information

Hemipepsis at gbif.org
Hemipepsis at irmng.org