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Checklist for Family Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 (Pompilid wasps)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
64
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp
18
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
18 Genera with 40 Species
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Atopompilus Arnold, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Atopopompilus Arnold, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 193710SpeciesTaxom
Ctenagenia Saussure, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Euryzonotulus Arnold, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1848Tarantula Hawks5SpeciesTaxom
Java Pate, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Poecilagenia Haupt, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Psammochares McKeown, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Pygmachus Haupt, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rutilus Klug, 1834
Agenioideus waltlii Spinola, 1838
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Atopompilus jacens (Bingham, 1912)⇒ Atopopompilus jacens Bingham, 1912
Atopopompilus jacens Bingham, 1912
Auplopus cinnamomeus
Auplopus demissus
Auplopus nigeriensis
Auplopus personatus
Auplopus sansibaricus Arnold, 1934
Auplopus spilotaenia Arnold, 1934
Ceropales (Ceropales) africana Moczar, 1989
Ceropales (Ceropales) cribrata Costa, 1881
Ceropales cribrata cribrata (Costa, 1881)⇒ Ceropales cribrata Costa, 1881
Ceropales (Ceropales) gambiae Moczar, 1989
Ceropales (Ceropales) kriechbaumeri Magretti, 1884
Ceropales (Ceropales) maroccana de Beaumont, 1947
Ceropales (Ceropales) punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Ceropales punctulatus bulawayoensis (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Ceropales punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Ceropales (Ceropales) scobiniferus Arnold, 1937
Ceropales (Ceropales) variolosus Arnold, 1937
Ctenagenia vespiformis Klug, 1834
Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843
Cyphononyx optimus Smith, 1855
Dicyrtomellus simulans Priesner, 1955
Euryzonotulus nigeriensis Arnold, 1937
Hemipepsis capensis Fabricius, 1781
Hemipepsis erythropyga Arnold, 1932
Hemipepsis ochropus Stål, 1857
Hemipepsis sinuosa Kohl, 1913
Hemipepsis tamisieri Guérin, 1848
Java nigricornis Tullgren, 1904
Poecilagenia nigeriensis Arnold, 1934
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Psammochares rutilus (Klug, 1834)⇒ Agenioideus rutilus Klug, 1834
Pseudagenia nigeriensis Arnold, 1934
Pseudagenia personata Gribodo, 1879
Pseudagenia sansibarica Lucas, 1898
Pseudagenia spilotaenia Kohl, 1894
Pseudagenia trisinuata Arnold, 1936
Pygmachus umbratus Haupt, 1930
Telostegus adulator Priesner, 1955

Subnodes of Pompilidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyCeropalinae
Ashmead, 1900
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPepsinae
Lepeletier, 1845
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPompilinae
Latreille, 1805
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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