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Taxonomy of Genus Pepsis Fabricius, 1804
Tarantula hawk, 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
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp
464
12311
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPepsinae
Lepeletier, 1845
82
4461
Genera
Species
TribePepsini
22
2776
Genera
Species
GenusPepsis
Fabricius, 1804
Tarantula hawk, Tarantula Hawks
675Species
Subnodes of Pepsis Fabricius, 1804
SubgenusPepsis (Brethesia)
Schrottky, 1909
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Chrysopepsis)
Haupt, 1952
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Cirripepsis)
Banks, 1945
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Deropepsis)
Banks, 1946
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Dinopepsis)
Banks, 1945
  ⇒ Pepsis
5Species
SubgenusPepsis (Gigantopepsis)
Lucas, 1919
  ⇒ Pepsis
5Species
SubgenusPepsis (Nannopepsis)
Banks, 1945
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Ovatopepsis)
Haupt, 1952
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Pepsis)
avitula Cockerell, 1941
Tarantula hawk, Tarantula Hawks
8Species
SubgenusPepsis (Stenopepsis)
Banks, 1945
  ⇒ Pepsis
1Species
SubgenusPepsis (Titanopepsis)
Haupt, 1952
0Species
SubgenusPepsis (Trichopepsis)
Banks, 1945
0Species
SpeciesPepsis 4-punctata
SpeciesPepsis abrupta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis accipitrinus Hurd, 1950
SpeciesPepsis achterbergi Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis aciculata Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis acroleuca Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis adonta Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis adusta Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis advena Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis adversatrix Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis aeneipennis Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis aenipennis Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis aequalis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis affinis Dahlbom, 1845
SpeciesPepsis albifrons Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis albocincta Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis albolimbata Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis alceste Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis alcimeda Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis alector Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis altitarsus Enderlein, 1901
SpeciesPepsis amabilis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis amalthea Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis amautas Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis ameghinoi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis amethystina Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis amok Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis amyntoides Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis analis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis andicola Cameron, 1903
SpeciesPepsis andina Brèthes, 1908
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis andrei Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis angusta Banks, 1944
SpeciesPepsis angustimarginata Viereck, 1908  ⇒ Pepsis basifusca
SpeciesPepsis anisitsii Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis anisitzii Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis annaeerdmuthae Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis antennalis Cameron, 1893
SpeciesPepsis apicalis Gray, 1832
SpeciesPepsis apicata Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis apollonis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis arcuata Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis arechavaletai Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis arenaria Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesPepsis aretheas Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis argentina Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis argentinicus Strand, 1910
SpeciesPepsis artemis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis aspasia Lucas, 0
SpeciesPepsis assimilis Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis astarte Banks, 1945
SpeciesPepsis asteria Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis astioles Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis atahualpa Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis ataraqua Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis atlanticus Kirby, 1884
SpeciesPepsis atrata Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis atricoma Hurd, 1950
SpeciesPepsis atripennis Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis atropos Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis atrovirens Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis atrox Drury, 1782
SpeciesPepsis augustimarginata Viereck, 1908
SpeciesPepsis auranticornis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis auricoma Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis aurifex Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
SpeciesPepsis aurimacula Mocsáry, 1885
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis aurimaculata Mocsáry, 1885
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis auripennis De Geer, 1773
SpeciesPepsis aurocincta Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis aurozonata Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis australis Saussure, 1867
SpeciesPepsis avitula T. D. A. Cockerell, 1941
SpeciesPepsis azteca Cameron, 1893  ⇒ Pepsis sommeri
SpeciesPepsis azurea Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis bahiae Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis balboae Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis balloui Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis bang-haasi Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis basalis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis basifusca Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis basinigra Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis bequaerti Salman, 1928
SpeciesPepsis bicarinata litt, 0
SpeciesPepsis bicolor Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis boguei Fox, 1898
SpeciesPepsis boharti Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis bonariensis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis bonplandi Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis brachynotus Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis brasiliensis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis brethesi Montet, 1921
SpeciesPepsis brevicornis Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis bruchii Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis bruneipes Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis brunneicornis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis burmeisteri Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesPepsis caliente Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis calypso Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis capitata Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis caridei Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis carinata Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis cassandra Mocsáry, 1888
SpeciesPepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
SpeciesPepsis castanea Palisot de Beauvois, 1809
SpeciesPepsis catarinensis Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis cavillatrix Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis centaurus Lucas, 1897
SpeciesPepsis centralis Cameron, 1893
SpeciesPepsis cerastes Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis cerberus Lucas, 1894  ⇒ Pepsis menechma
SpeciesPepsis chacoana Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis charon Mocsáry, 1885  ⇒ Pepsis mildei
SpeciesPepsis chilensis
SpeciesPepsis chiliensis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis chilloensis Cameron, 1903
SpeciesPepsis chiron Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis chloe Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis chlorana Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis chloroptera Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis chlorotica Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis chrysobapta Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis chrysochlamys Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872
SpeciesPepsis chrysothorax Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis cincta Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis cinctipennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis cinnabarina Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis circe Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis circularis Fox, 1898
SpeciesPepsis citreicornis Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis citricornis Lucas, 0
SpeciesPepsis clarinervis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis cleanthes Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis cleone Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis clotho Mocsáry, 1888
SpeciesPepsis clypeata Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis coeruleoviridis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis cofanes Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis collaris Kirby, 1884
SpeciesPepsis colombica Brèthes, 1926
SpeciesPepsis colossica Stål, 1857
SpeciesPepsis comes Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis comparata Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis completa Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis concava Brèthes, 1908
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis concolor Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis confusa Fox, 1897
SpeciesPepsis consimilis Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis consors Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis convexa Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis cooperi Vardy, 2000
SpeciesPepsis copelloi Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis cordata Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis cordubensis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis corduvensis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis cornuta Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis coronaria Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis crassicornis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis cristata Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis crucis Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Prionyx thomae
SpeciesPepsis culta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis cultrata Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis cupripennis Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis curti Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis cyanea Palisot-Beauvais, 1809
SpeciesPepsis cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis cyanoptera Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis cyanosoma Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis cybele Banks, 1945
SpeciesPepsis cylindrica Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis dahlbomii Stål, 1857
SpeciesPepsis dayi Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis deaurata Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis debilitans Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis decipiens Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis decolorata Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis decorata Perty, 1833
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis dedjas Guérin-Ménéville, 1849
SpeciesPepsis defecta Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis deletrix Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis denserugosa Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis depressa Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis destillatoria Illiger, 1807  ⇒ Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium
SpeciesPepsis deuteroleuca Smith, 1855
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis diabolus Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis diagonalis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis diana Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis dimidiata Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis dimidiatipennis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis discoidalis Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis discolor Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis discrepans Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis diselene Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis diversa Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis diversipennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis dives Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis domingensis Lepeletier, 1845
2Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis dominguensis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis dorsata Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis dromeda Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis dryas Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis dubitata Cresson, 1867
SpeciesPepsis duplicata Cresson, 1867
SpeciesPepsis echeverriai Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis ecuadorae Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis elegans Lepeletier, 1845  ⇒ Pepsis menechma
2Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis elevatus Perty, 1833
SpeciesPepsis elisa Montet, 1921
SpeciesPepsis elongata Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis ephebus Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis equatoriana Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis equestris Erichson, 1848
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis erdmanni Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis erecta Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis errans Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis erynnis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis erythrocera Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis erythroptera Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis esmeralda Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis eubule Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis euchroma Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis eurydice Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis euterpe Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis excelsa Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis exigua Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis eximia Smith, 1873
SpeciesPepsis exornata Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis externa Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis fasciculata Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis femorata Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesPepsis ferruginea Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis ferrugineipennis Haliday, 1837
SpeciesPepsis ferruginipennis Haliday, 1837
SpeciesPepsis fervens Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Prionyx fervens
SpeciesPepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis filiola Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis fimbriata Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis flaminia Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis flavescens Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis flavicornis Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis flavilis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis floralis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis fluminensis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis fluorescens Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis formosus Say, 1832
SpeciesPepsis foxi Lucas, 1897
SpeciesPepsis fraterna Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis friburgensis Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis fridvaldzkyi Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis fruhstorferi Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis fulgidipennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis fulva Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis fulvicornis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis fulvipennis LeGuillou, 1842
SpeciesPepsis fumata Enderlein, 1901
SpeciesPepsis fumipennis Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis fusca Christ, 1791
SpeciesPepsis fuscipennis Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Pepsis elongata
SpeciesPepsis fuscobasalis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis fuscorubra Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis fusiformis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis gallardoi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis garbei Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis gigantea Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis gigas Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis glabripennis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis gracilis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesPepsis guaranitica Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis guatemalensis Lucas, 1894
SpeciesPepsis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesPepsis hecate Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis hecuba Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis helenae Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis helvicornis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis helvolicornis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis helyolicornis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis herodes Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis heros Fabricius, 1798  ⇒ Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata
Tarantula Hawk Wasp
SpeciesPepsis hesperiae Patton, 1894
SpeciesPepsis heterochroa Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis hexamita Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis hirsuta Salman, 1933
SpeciesPepsis hirtipes Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis hirtiventris Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis holmbergi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis hora Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis huascar Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis humeralis Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis hyalinipennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis hyalinnipennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis hymenaea Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis hyperion Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis ianthina Erichson, 1848
SpeciesPepsis ianthoides Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis ichesi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis ichneumoneus Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
SpeciesPepsis ierensis Banks, 1945
SpeciesPepsis ignicornis Cresson, 1865
SpeciesPepsis iheringi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis ilione Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis impatiens Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis inaequalis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis inbio Vardy, 2000
SpeciesPepsis inca Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis incendiaria Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis incerta Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis incompleta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis indistincta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis inermis Fox, 1898
SpeciesPepsis infuscata Spinola, 1841  ⇒ Pepsis smaragdina
SpeciesPepsis inimicissima Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis insignis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis intermedia Schrottky, 1902
SpeciesPepsis interrupta Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis iolanthe Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis ismare Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis itapaca Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis itinerata Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis iucunda Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis jamaicensis Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis janira Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis janthina Erichson, 1848
SpeciesPepsis joergenseni Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis johannis Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Prionyx fervens
SpeciesPepsis jucunda Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis jujuyensis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis juno Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis karschi Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis koerberi Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis kohli Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis krombeini Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis laconia Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis laetabilis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis lahillei Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis lampas Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis lanthina Erichson, 0
SpeciesPepsis lara Mocsáry, 1888
SpeciesPepsis lassonis Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis lativalvis Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis lepeletieri Guérin-Méneville, 1831
SpeciesPepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis lestes Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis leucobasis Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis lilloi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis limbata Guérin, 1831
SpeciesPepsis limbatella Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis limbatica Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis limbella Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis linsleyi Hurd, 1950
SpeciesPepsis longula Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis lucasii Fox, 1898
SpeciesPepsis lucidula Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis lurida Lucas, 1895  ⇒ Pepsis thoreyi
SpeciesPepsis luridicornis Brèthes, 1926
SpeciesPepsis lusca Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis lutaria Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesPepsis luteicornis Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis luteipenne Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis luteipennis Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Penepodium luteipenne
SpeciesPepsis lycaon Banks, 1945
SpeciesPepsis lycaste Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis lynchii Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis macula Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Prionyx macula
SpeciesPepsis maeandrina Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis magnifica Montet, 1921
SpeciesPepsis mancoi Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis mapirensis Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis mapiriensis Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis margarete Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis margarite Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis marthae Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis martini Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis maxillaris Palisot de Beauvois, 1805  ⇒ Chlorion maxillosum ciliatum
SpeciesPepsis maxillosa Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis meandrina Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis meridionalis Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis messerschmidti Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis micans Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis midleyi Stål, 1857
SpeciesPepsis mildei Stål, 1857
SpeciesPepsis militaris Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis mimetica Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis minarum Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis miniata Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis mixta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis mocsaryi Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis modesta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis moebinsi Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis moebiusi Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis moesta Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis mordax Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis multichroma Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis mutabilis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis mystica Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nana Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis nanoides Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis nebulosa Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nemesis Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis nephele Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nero Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nessus Lucas, 1895
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis nestor Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis neutra Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis nigrescens Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis nigricans Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nigricornis Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis nigrita Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesPepsis nigrocincta Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nigroprasina Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis niobe Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis niphe Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis nireus Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis nitens Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis nitida Lepeletier, 1845
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis nitocris Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis novitia Banks, 1921
SpeciesPepsis nuda Fox, 1899
SpeciesPepsis nupta Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis nutrix Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis obliquerugosa Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis obscura Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Pepsis vitripennis
SpeciesPepsis occidentalis Cameron, 1893
SpeciesPepsis ocellata Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesPepsis ogloblini Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis omniviolacea Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis onorei Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis operosa Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis opimicornis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis optima Smith, 1879
SpeciesPepsis optimatis Smith, 1873
SpeciesPepsis optimus Smith, 1879  ⇒ Pepsis optima
SpeciesPepsis opulenta Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis orestes Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis ornata Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis pacifica Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis palliata Hurd, 1950
SpeciesPepsis pallida Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis pallidicornis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis pallidipennis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis pampeana Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis pan Mocsáry, 1885  ⇒ Pepsis purpurea
SpeciesPepsis papiliopennis Christ, 1791
SpeciesPepsis parca Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis parthenope Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis patagonica Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis pattoni Banks, 1944
SpeciesPepsis paulistana Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis pellita Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis pensilis Illiger, 1807  ⇒ Sceliphron (Sceliphron) destillatorium
SpeciesPepsis periphetes Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis persephone Schrottky, 1903
SpeciesPepsis pertyi Lucas, 1895
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis peruanus Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis petitii Guérin, 1831
SpeciesPepsis pictipennis Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis pilosa Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis pisoensis Strand, 1911
SpeciesPepsis planifrons Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis plaumanni Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis plumbea Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesPepsis plutus Erichson, 1848
SpeciesPepsis polita Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis postica Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis praesidialis Taschenberg, 1869
SpeciesPepsis praetexta Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis preciosa Klug, 0
SpeciesPepsis pretiosa Dahlbom, 1843
SpeciesPepsis prismatica Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis prixii Brèthes, 1908
1Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis procera Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis prudentipolitana Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis prudentopolitana Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis pruinosa Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis pseudoformosa Cockerell, 1898
SpeciesPepsis pubiventris Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis pulawskii Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis pulchella Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis pulchra Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis pulchricornis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis pulchripennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis pulszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis pulzkyi Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis purpurascens Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis purpurea Smith, 1873
SpeciesPepsis purpureipes Packard, 1869
SpeciesPepsis purpureus Smith, 1873
SpeciesPepsis pygidialis Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis pyramus Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis quadrata Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis quadripunctata Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesPepsis quichua Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis quitoensis Packard, 1869
SpeciesPepsis quitonensis Packard, 1869
SpeciesPepsis ramicornis Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesPepsis reaumeri
SpeciesPepsis reaumuri Dahlbom, 1845
SpeciesPepsis recta Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis recterugosa Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis richteri Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis riojaneirensis Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis riopretensis Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis roberti Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis roigi Vardy, 2000
SpeciesPepsis rubescens Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis rubra Drury, 1773
Red-winged Tarantula Hawk
SpeciesPepsis rubripennis Christ, 1791
SpeciesPepsis ruficeps Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775
Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk
SpeciesPepsis sabina Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis sagana Mocsáry, 1894
SpeciesPepsis sagax Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis salamandra Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis sancta-annae Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis sanctaeannae Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis sanguigutta Christ, 1791
SpeciesPepsis saphirus Beauvois, 1805  ⇒ Pepsis ruficornis
SpeciesPepsis sapphirius Palisot-Beauvais, 1809
SpeciesPepsis sapphirus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
SpeciesPepsis sappho Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis satrapes Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis sayi Banks, 1926
SpeciesPepsis scalaris Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis schlenki Lucas, 1897
SpeciesPepsis schlinkei Lucas, 1897
SpeciesPepsis schrottkyi Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis sciron Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis seifferti Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis seiffertii Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
SpeciesPepsis selene Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis selvatica Brèthes, 1920
SpeciesPepsis semilucana Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis sepultrix Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis sericana
SpeciesPepsis sericans Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis sericeus Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Sphex sericeus
SpeciesPepsis serricornis Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesPepsis severa Drury, 1782
SpeciesPepsis sherillae Hurd, 1948
SpeciesPepsis sibylla Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis sickmanni Mocsáry, 1888
SpeciesPepsis similis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis sinnis Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis sirene Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
4Subspecies
SpeciesPepsis smaragdinula Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis solitarius Smith, 1879
SpeciesPepsis somatochlora Hurd, 1950
SpeciesPepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
SpeciesPepsis spathulifera Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis speciosa Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
SpeciesPepsis speciosissima Schulz, 1906
SpeciesPepsis spegazzinii Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis spengeli Mocsáry, 1888
SpeciesPepsis sphinx Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis splendens Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis splendida Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis staudingeri Enderlein, 1901
SpeciesPepsis stella Montet, 1921
SpeciesPepsis stellata Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPepsis strenua Klug, 1848
SpeciesPepsis strickeri Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis stygia Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis subruficornis Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis sulcata Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis sulcifrons Cameron, 1903
SpeciesPepsis sulphureicornis Palisot de Beauvois, 1809
SpeciesPepsis sulphuricornis Palisot de Beauvois, 1809
SpeciesPepsis sumptuosa Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis tandilensis Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis taschenbergi Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis taschenbergii Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis terebrans Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
SpeciesPepsis thalassina Klug, 1848
SpeciesPepsis thalia Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis theresiae Kriechbaumer, 1900
SpeciesPepsis thomae Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesPepsis thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845
SpeciesPepsis thracis Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis thunbergi Dahlbom, 1843
SpeciesPepsis tibialis Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesPepsis tinctipennis Smith, 1873
SpeciesPepsis tolteca Lucas, 1895  ⇒ Pepsis petitii
SpeciesPepsis tomentosa Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesPepsis toppini Turner, 1915
SpeciesPepsis tornowii Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis transversa Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis tricolor Brèthes, 1914
SpeciesPepsis tricuspidata Gribodo, 1894
SpeciesPepsis triscupidata Gribodo, 1894
SpeciesPepsis troglodytes Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis unifasciata Radoszkowski, 1881
SpeciesPepsis vaga Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis vagabunda Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis variipennis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis varipennis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis vau-alba Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis venezuelae Kaye, 1913
SpeciesPepsis venosa Banks, 1945
SpeciesPepsis venturii Schrottky, 1902
SpeciesPepsis vicina Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis victrix Lucas, 1895
SpeciesPepsis villosa Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis vinciens Lucas, 1919
SpeciesPepsis vinipennis Packard, 1869
SpeciesPepsis violacea Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesPepsis violaceipennis Mocsáry, 1885
SpeciesPepsis virescens Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis virgo Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis viridaurea Haupt, 1952
SpeciesPepsis viridis Lepeletier, 1845
SpeciesPepsis viridisetosa Spinola, 1841
SpeciesPepsis vitripennis Smith, 1855
SpeciesPepsis vittigera Lucas, 1897
SpeciesPepsis vivida Brèthes, 1908
SpeciesPepsis wahisi Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis weberi Banks, 1946
SpeciesPepsis willinki Vardy, 2005
SpeciesPepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
SpeciesPepsis yucatani Vardy, 2002
SpeciesPepsis zelotarum Lucas, 1919

Synonyms
Dinopepsis (Banks, 1945)
Gigantopepsis (Lucas, 1919)
Pepis (Klug in Erichson, 1848)
Pepsis (Dinopepsis) (Banks, 1945)
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) (Lucas, 1919)
Pepsis (Stenopepsis) (Banks, 1945)
Stenopepsis (Banks, 1945)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pepsis
EnglishTarantula hawk, Tarantula Hawks


Distribution of Pepsis Fabricius, 1804
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic South Africa, Suriname, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


Ecozone
River


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