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Taxonomy of Family Pompilidae Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp


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
Subnodes of Pompilidae Latreille, 1805
SubfamilyCeropalinae
Ashmead, 1900
9
555
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCtenoceratinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCtenocerinae
Arnold, 1934
13
90
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEpipompilinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNotocyphinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPepsinae
Lepeletier, 1845
82
4461
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPompilinae
Latreille, 1805
183
5993
Genera
Species
GenusAberropompilus
Shimizu & Wahis, 2016
1Species
GenusAcanthagenia
Haupt, 1959
  ⇒ Priochilus
5Species
GenusAcanthopompilus
Wahis, 1970
0Species
GenusAceropales
Moczar, 1969
0Species
GenusAdonta
Billberg, 1820
0Species
GenusAfricanoplius
9Species
GenusAfropompilus
Arnold, 1936
  ⇒ Tachypompilus
3Species
GenusAgenia
Descourtilz, 1825
  ⇒ Auplopus
204Species
GenusAgeniell
1Species
GenusAgeniopsis
1Species
GenusAglochares
Banks, 1941
  ⇒ Ctenostegus
1Species
GenusAlloridestus
Wolf, 1979
0Species
GenusAlpinopompilus
Wolf, 1965
0Species
GenusAmerocnemis
Banks, 1945
5Species
GenusAnacyphononyx
Haupt, 1950
4Species
GenusAnacyphonyx
Banks, 1946
  ⇒ Chirodamus
7Species
GenusAnapriocnemis
Haupt, 1959
  ⇒ Sphictostethus
3Species
GenusAnoplinellus
Banks, 1934
4Species
GenusAoplopus
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusAporinelliellus
Tsuneki, 1989
1Species
GenusArachnoproctonus
3Species
GenusArctoclavelia
Haupt, 1962
6Species
GenusAspidiaporus
1Species
GenusAtopagenia
Wasbauer, 1987
1Species
GenusAuricula
Sun, 1993
1Species
GenusBalanoderes
Haupt, 1929
4Species
GenusBarbatoclavelia
Wolf, 1978
0Species
GenusBatazonellus
Banks, 1941
1Species
GenusBatazonus
Ashmead, 1902
  ⇒ Poecilopompilus
32Species
GenusBifidoceropales
6Species
GenusBoreopompilus
Wolf, 1965
0Species
GenusBraunilla
Wasbauer & Kimsey, 2019
1Species
GenusCameronoplius
Evans, 1966
0Species
GenusCaputelus
Waichert & Pitts, 2017
1Species
GenusCarinevagetes
Wolf, 1970
0Species
GenusCercopales
Hofmann, 1834
  ⇒ Ceropales
0Species
GenusCeropaleoides
Radoszkowski, 1888
1Species
GenusCeropalioides
Ashmead, 1902
0Species
GenusCeropaloides
Dalla Torre, 1897
1Species
GenusChionopompilus
Priesner, 1955
1Species
GenusChionopterus
Priesner, 1965
0Species
GenusChyphonocheilus
Wolf, 1970
0Species
GenusChyphononyx
Schulz, 1906
10Species
GenusClistoderes
Banks, 1934
7Species
GenusCnemora
1Species
GenusCompsagenia
Haupt, 1959
1Species
GenusContemptevagetes
Wolf, 1970
0Species
GenusCosmagenia
Haupt, 1959
2Species
GenusCosmiaporus
Bradley, 1944
2Species
GenusCrassitarsomeracus
Wolf, 1975
0Species
GenusCryptochilinus
Haupt, 1950
0Species
GenusCryptochilus
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Cryptocheilus
213Species
GenusCryptosalius
Turner, 1917
  ⇒ Ctenocerus
9Species
GenusCyphonyx
Fox, 1897
7Species
GenusCyrtagenia
Evans, 1973
1Species
GenusDasyagetes
Priesner, 1955
  ⇒ Tachyagetes
3Species
GenusDicranopepsis
1Species
GenusDicyrtomaclavelia
Wolf, 1978
0Species
GenusDicyrtomalis
Bradley, 1944
2Species
GenusDicyrtomclavelia
Wolf, 1976
0Species
GenusDicyrtomus
Haupt, 1927
13Species
GenusDinosalius
Banks, 1934
  ⇒ Leptodialepis
8Species
GenusDipoyon
2Species
GenusDolichusus
1Species
GenusDrepanonyx
Wahis, 1966
0Species
GenusEctemnagenia
Haupt, 1959
1Species
GenusEggysomma
Haupt, 1962
5Species
GenusEidolopompilus
Turner, 1927
0Species
GenusEnbanksia
Evans, 1965
0Species
GenusEopriocnemis
Loktionov & Lelej, 2019
1Species
GenusEpipilpomus
Evans, 1962
0Species
GenusEpipompiloides
Evans, 1961
1Species
GenusEpizuron
Ashmead, 1902
0Species
GenusEragenia
Banks, 1946
17Species
GenusErythropompilus
Shimizu & Pitts, 2021
5Species
GenusEubatozonus
Haupt, 1950
1Species
GenusEvagethes
Saunders, 1880
2Species
GenusEvansiclavelia
Pitts, Rodriguez & Shimizu, 2021
1Species
GenusExagetes
Priesner, 1955
3Species
GenusFormosacesa
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0Species
GenusFortunatevagetes
Wolf, 1978
0Species
GenusGuineopepsis
2Species
GenusGymnochares
Banks, 1917
  ⇒ Agenioideus
8Species
GenusHadroclavelia
Haupt, 1962
1Species
GenusHanedapompilus
Shimizu, 2005
1Species
GenusHatanomus
Tsuneki, 1990
1Species
GenusHemianospilus
Wolf, 1966
0Species
GenusHemiceropales
Priesner, 1969
18Species
GenusHemipogonius
Saussure, 1892
3Species
GenusHerbstellus
Wahis, 2002
2Species
GenusHomotus
1Species
GenusHypsiceraeus
Morice & Durrant, 1915
1Species
GenusIchneumocheilus
Wolf, 1970
1Species
GenusIrenagelus
9Species
GenusIrenangulus
3Species
GenusKentronaporus
Wolf, 1990
1Species
GenusKuriloagenia
Loktionov & Lelej, 2014
1Species
GenusLanuganospilus
Wolf, 1966
0Species
GenusLeptodialepsis
1Species
GenusLeptopriocnemis
Ishikawa, 1962
0Species
GenusLeuchimon
Haupt, 1930
  ⇒ Evagetes
5Species
GenusLissocnemis
Kohl, 1906
  ⇒ Ctenocerus
3Species
GenusLophopompilus
Radoszkowski, 1887
  ⇒ Anoplius
14Species
GenusMachaerotrix
5Species
GenusMalgacnemis
1Species
GenusMallopsis
1Species
GenusMarochares
5Species
GenusMaurilloides
Pitts & Shimizu, 2021
1Species
GenusMeganospilus
Wolf, 1966
0Species
GenusMelanospila
Wolf, 1965
0Species
GenusMeracus
Tournier, 1889
5Species
GenusMesagenia
2Species
GenusMetoposcopus
Haupt, 1962
2Species
GenusMoczarellus
Wolf, 1962
0Species
GenusMygnimia
Shuckard, 1840
  ⇒ Hemipepsis
91Species
GenusMyrmecodipogon
Ishikawa, 1965
3Species
GenusNemagenia
Banks, 1944
1Species
GenusNeotumagenia
Fernández, 1998
0Species
GenusNipponodipogon
Ishikawa, 1965
12Species
GenusNotiochares
Banks, 1917
9Species
GenusNyctalosalius
Wahis, 2003
  ⇒ Leptodialepis
0Species
GenusPaleogenia
Waichert & Pitts, 2016
1Species
GenusParachyphononyx
Schulz, 1906
1Species
GenusParacyphonyx
Ashmead, 1902
3Species
GenusParaferreola,
1912, 0
0Species
GenusParagenioides
Wolf, 1968
1Species
GenusParasalius
Banks, 1934
4Species
GenusPepis
Klug in Erichson, 1848
  ⇒ Pepsis
0Species
GenusPepsinites
Rodriguez & Waichert, 2017
6Species
GenusPhauloclavelia
Haupt, 1962
9Species
GenusPholidaporus
Bradley, 1944
1Species
GenusPilpomus
Costa, 1859
0Species
GenusPlagicurgus
Roig-Alsina, 1982
2Species
GenusPlagioceps
Haupt, 1930
1Species
GenusPlicatomeracus
Wolf, 1975
15Species
GenusPogonius
Dahlbom, 1845
12Species
GenusPompilinites
Rodriguez & Waichert, 2017
2Species
GenusPompiliodon
Wasbauer, 2019
1Species
GenusPompilites
Rodriguez, 2017
4Species
GenusPompilius
Spinola, 1808
  ⇒ Pompilus
4Species
GenusPompilogaster
Howard, 1901
2Species
GenusPompilogastra
Ashmead, 1902
1Species
GenusPompiloides
Haupt, 1927
  ⇒ Paracyphononyx
43Species
GenusPriocnemioides
Radoszkowski, 1888
  ⇒ Wasbauerellus
46Species
GenusPriocnemissus
Haupt, 1949
0Species
GenusPriocnemoides
Ashmead, 1900
7Species
GenusPrionocnemis
Kirby, 1884
  ⇒ Risiocnemis
18Species
GenusPrionocnemoides
Dalla Torre, 1897
0Species
GenusPrionocnemus
Burmeister, 1872
3Species
GenusPriophanes
Banks, 1943
  ⇒ Ageniella
28Species
GenusProsalius
Aurivillius, 1907
3Species
GenusProtelostegus
Priesner, 1955
1Species
GenusPsammocharoides
Moczar, 1946
11Species
GenusPseudoclavellia
2Species
GenusPsyllosphex
Arnold, 1935
  ⇒ Olixon
3Species
GenusRhodopepsis
van der Vecht & Wilcke, 1953
0Species
GenusRidestus
Banks, 1912
12Species
GenusRufopompilus
Wolf, 1970
0Species
GenusSchistompilus
Tsuneki, 1988
0Species
GenusSchiztonyx
Ashmead, 1900
0Species
GenusSophropompilus
Ashmead, 1902
61Species
GenusSternopepsis
1Species
GenusStigmaporus
Zonstein, 2001
4Species
GenusStigmatodipogon
Ishikawa, 1965
6Species
GenusStreptosella
Dreisbach, 1950
4Species
GenusTachpompilus
1Species
GenusTainopompilus
Rodriguez & Pitts, 2016
1Species
GenusTaiwagenia
Tsuneki, 1989
1Species
GenusTaiwania
Spaeth, 1913
11Species
GenusTea
Pate, 1946
  ⇒ Eoferreola
12Species
GenusTelosthelus
1Species
GenusTemlepis
Tsuneki, 1989
1Species
GenusTrichosyron
Haupt, 1930
  ⇒ Evagetes
1Species
GenusWesmaelinius
Costa, 1886
7Species
GenusWinnemanella
Krombein, 1962
1Species
GenusXanthampulex
Schulz, 1906
  ⇒ Irenangelus
9Species
GenusZarachnophroctonus
Pate, 1946
0Species

Synonyms
Psammocharidae (Yasumatsu, 1935)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pompilidae
GermanWegwespen
EnglishPompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
DutchSpinnendoders, Wegwespen
DanishVejhvepse
SwedishVägsteklar
FinnishTiepistiäiset


Distribution and Species lists of Pompilidae Latreille, 1805
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Afghanistan
16 Genera  20 Species
Albania
13 Genera  26 Species
Algeria
28 Genera  104 Species
Angola
11 Genera  22 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
29 Genera  88 Species
Armenia
2 Genera  2 Species
Australia
58 Genera  310 Species
Austria
27 Genera  119 Species
Azerbaijan
3 Genera  4 Species
Bahamas
6 Genera  9 Species
Bahrain
2 Genera  2 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
2 Genera  4 Species
Belgium
20 Genera  74 Species
Belize
5 Genera  7 Species
Benin
5 Genera  5 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
10 Genera  54 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  4 Species
Botswana
25 Genera  33 Species
Brazil
46 Genera  208 Species
Brunei
3 Genera  3 Species
Bulgaria
21 Genera  72 Species
Burkina Faso
5 Genera  15 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  3 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
18 Genera  39 Species
Canada
30 Genera  126 Species
Cape Verde
8 Genera  9 Species
Central African Republic
6 Genera  6 Species
Chad
4 Genera  6 Species
Chile
20 Genera  56 Species
China
35 Genera  106 Species
Colombia
23 Genera  89 Species
Costa Rica
36 Genera  68 Species
Croatia
16 Genera  36 Species
Cuba
25 Genera  28 Species
Cyprus
16 Genera  31 Species
Czech Republic
22 Genera  110 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
29 Genera  100 Species
Denmark
15 Genera  56 Species
Djibouti
3 Genera  3 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
11 Genera  18 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
22 Genera  74 Species
Egypt
38 Genera  140 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  5 Species
Equatorial Guinea
3 Genera  3 Species
Eritrea
4 Genera  6 Species
Estonia
15 Genera  53 Species
Ethiopia
24 Genera  82 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  1 Species
Finland
18 Genera  84 Species
France
43 Genera  203 Species
Gabon
8 Genera  14 Species
Gambia
18 Genera  23 Species
Georgia
6 Genera  5 Species
Germany
31 Genera  145 Species
Ghana
14 Genera  33 Species
Greece
36 Genera  116 Species
Guatemala
11 Genera  23 Species
Guinea
5 Genera  7 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
12 Genera  65 Species
Haiti
11 Genera  14 Species
Honduras
29 Genera  44 Species
Hungary
24 Genera  62 Species
Iceland
7 Genera  13 Species
India
48 Genera  138 Species
Indonesia
26 Genera  54 Species
Iran
29 Genera  82 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  3 Species
Ireland
20 Genera  34 Species
Israel
30 Genera  105 Species
Italy
36 Genera  230 Species
Ivory Coast
11 Genera  17 Species
Jamaica
9 Genera  10 Species
Japan
49 Genera  153 Species
Jordan
21 Genera  54 Species
Kazakhstan
25 Genera  118 Species
Kenya
23 Genera  51 Species
Kyrgyzstan
31 Genera  157 Species
Laos
4 Genera  5 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  5 Species
Lebanon
8 Genera  8 Species
Lesotho
34 Genera  69 Species
Liberia
27 Genera  27 Species
Libya
17 Genera  40 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
12 Genera  43 Species
Madagascar
36 Genera  71 Species
Malawi
32 Genera  87 Species
Malaysia
19 Genera  34 Species
Mali
16 Genera  24 Species
Malta
16 Genera  30 Species
Mauritania
5 Genera  5 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
44 Genera  168 Species
Micronesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Moldova
2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
22 Genera  119 Species
Morocco
36 Genera  183 Species
Mozambique
26 Genera  62 Species
Myanmar
12 Genera  17 Species
Namibia
35 Genera  75 Species
Nepal
5 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
28 Genera  118 Species
New Zealand
7 Genera  14 Species
Nicaragua
4 Genera  13 Species
Niger
7 Genera  8 Species
Nigeria
18 Genera  40 Species
North Korea
3 Genera  5 Species
Norway
14 Genera  64 Species
Oman
7 Genera  9 Species
Pakistan
11 Genera  18 Species
Palau
2 Genera  2 Species
Palestine
3 Genera  3 Species
Panama
22 Genera  93 Species
Papua New Guinea
12 Genera  5 Species
Paraguay
18 Genera  63 Species
Peru
42 Genera  192 Species
Philippines
46 Genera  108 Species
Poland
21 Genera  57 Species
Portugal
26 Genera  63 Species
Republic South Africa
93 Genera  451 Species
Romania
14 Genera  37 Species
Russia
29 Genera  82 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  2 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
5 Genera  5 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
15 Genera  21 Species
Senegal
21 Genera  48 Species
Serbia
12 Genera  30 Species
Sierra Leone
8 Genera  17 Species
Singapore
9 Genera  9 Species
Slovakia
16 Genera  46 Species
Slovenia
4 Genera  5 Species
Solomon Islands
10 Genera  11 Species
Somalia
11 Genera  19 Species
South Korea
12 Genera  21 Species
Spain
41 Genera  135 Species
Sri Lanka
14 Genera  27 Species
Sudan
22 Genera  32 Species
Suriname
8 Genera  40 Species
Sweden
23 Genera  106 Species
Switzerland
19 Genera  67 Species
Syria
24 Genera  69 Species
Taiwan
48 Genera  156 Species
Tajikistan
24 Genera  66 Species
Tanzania
32 Genera  74 Species
Thailand
7 Genera  8 Species
Togo
11 Genera  19 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
10 Genera  20 Species
Tunisia
30 Genera  108 Species
Turkey
40 Genera  193 Species
Turkmenistan
27 Genera  98 Species
Uganda
28 Genera  95 Species
Ukraine
20 Genera  50 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Genera  3 Species
United Kingdom
36 Genera  106 Species
Uruguay
4 Genera  20 Species
USA
67 Genera  362 Species
Uzbekistan
21 Genera  82 Species
Vanuatu
2 Genera  4 Species
Venezuela
8 Genera  55 Species
Vietnam
9 Genera  8 Species
Yemen
21 Genera  46 Species
Zambia
33 Genera  74 Species
Zimbabwe
66 Genera  294 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Grasslands, Mountains, Wetland


Pompilidae (Latreille 1805)
Pompilidae (Latreille 1805)


Links, sources and further information
Pompilidae at artfakta.se
Pompilidae at dyntaxa.se
Pompilidae at gbif.org
Pompilidae at irmng.org
Pompilidae at itis.gov