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Checklist for Genus Pepsis Fabricius, 1804 (Tarantula hawk)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
13
883
10651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp
265
3515
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPepsinae
Lepeletier, 1845
66
1539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePepsini
19
839
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPepsis
Fabricius, 1804
Tarantula hawk, Tarantula Hawks
154Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 154 Species
Pepsis Fabricius, 2002Tarantula hawk154SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
154 Species
Pepsis (Dinopepsis) formosa (Say, 1823)⇒ Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) aquila Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) arizonica (Banks, 1921)⇒ Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) pallidolimbata Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Stenopepsis) venusta (Smith, 1855)⇒ Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis achterbergi Vardy, 2005
Pepsis aciculata Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis adonta Vardy, 2005
Pepsis albocincta Smith, 1855
Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis angustimarginata (Viereck, 1908)⇒ Pepsis basifusca Lucas, 1895
Pepsis apicata Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis assimilis Banks, 1946
Pepsis asteria Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis atripennis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis augustimarginata Viereck, 1908
Pepsis aurifex Smith, 1855
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis aurozonata Smith, 1855
Pepsis australis Saussure, 1867
Pepsis avitula T. D. A. Coc..., 1941
Pepsis azteca (Cameron, 1893)⇒ Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis basalis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis basifusca Lucas, 1895
Pepsis boharti Vardy, 2005
Pepsis bonplandi Brèthes, 1914
Pepsis brevicornis Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis brunneicornis Lucas, 1895
Pepsis caliente Vardy, 2005
Pepsis caridei Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis cassandra Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis catarinensis Vardy, 2005
Pepsis cerberus (Lucas, 1894)⇒ Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis chacoana Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis chiliensis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis chiron Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis cofanes Banks, 1946
Pepsis completa Smith, 1855
Pepsis convexa Lucas, 1895
Pepsis cooperi Vardy, 2000
Pepsis crassicornis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis cybele Banks, 1945
Pepsis dayi Vardy, 2005
Pepsis deaurata Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis decipiens Lucas, 1895
Pepsis decorata Perty, 1833
Pepsis defecta Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis dimidiata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis discolor Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis ecuadorae Vardy, 2002
Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis elegans (Lepeletier, 1845)⇒ Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis elongata Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis equestris Erichson, 1848
Pepsis esmeralda Vardy, 2005
Pepsis eximia Smith, 1873
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis filiola Brèthes, 1914
Pepsis flavescens Lucas, 1895
Pepsis flavipennis Fabricius, 1793
Pepsis formosus Say, 1832
Pepsis foxi Lucas, 1897
Pepsis friburgensis Vardy, 2002
Pepsis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis fumipennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis gracilis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis helvolicornis Lucas, 1895
Pepsis heros (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pepsis marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis hirtiventris Banks, 1946
Pepsis hyalinipennis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis hymenaea Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis hyperion Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis ianthina Erichson, 1848
Pepsis ianthoides Vardy, 2005
Pepsis inbio Vardy, 2000
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis infuscata (Spinola, 1841)⇒ Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis jamaicensis Vardy, 2005
Pepsis krombeini Vardy, 2005
Pepsis laetabilis Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis lampas Lucas, 1895
Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis limbata Guérin, 1831
Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis luteipennis (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis lycaon Banks, 1945
Pepsis macula (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Prionyx macula Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis maeandrina Lucas, 1895
Pepsis marthae Vardy, 2002
Pepsis martini Vardy, 2005
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis minarum Brèthes, 1914
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis multichroma Vardy, 2005
Pepsis nana Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis nanoides Vardy, 2005
Pepsis nigricans Lucas, 1895
Pepsis nitida Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis onorei Vardy, 2002
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis optimatis Smith, 1873
Pepsis petitii Guérin, 1831
Pepsis pilosa Banks, 1946
Pepsis plutus Erichson, 1848
Pepsis pretiosa Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis pulawskii Vardy, 2002
Pepsis pulszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis purpurea Smith, 1873
Pepsis purpureipes Packard, 1869
Pepsis purpureus Smith, 1873
Pepsis riopretensis Vardy, 2002
Pepsis roigi Vardy, 2000
Pepsis rubra Drury, 1773Red-winged Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis sabina Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis saphirus (Beauvois, 1805)⇒ Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775
Pepsis sapphirus Palisot de B..., 1805
Pepsis schlinkei Lucas, 1897
Pepsis seifferti Lucas, 1895
Pepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis sericans Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis stella Montet, 1921
Pepsis sumptuosa Smith, 1855
Pepsis taschenbergi Lucas, 1895
Pepsis taschenbergii Lucas, 1895
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis tolteca (Lucas, 1895)⇒ Pepsis petitii Guérin, 1831
Pepsis toppini Turner, 1915
Pepsis tricuspidata Gribodo, 1894
Pepsis variipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis varipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis vinipennis Packard, 1869
Pepsis viridis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis viridisetosa Spinola, 1841
Pepsis vitripennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis wahisi Vardy, 2005
Pepsis willinki Vardy, 2005
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis yucatani Vardy, 2002


Links, sources and further information
Pepsis at gbif.org
Pepsis at irmng.org