Pepsis

Not to be confused with Pepsi (disambiguation).

Pepsis
Pepsis grossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Pepsis
Fabricius, 1804
Type species
Sphex stellata
Fabricius, 1793 (= Sphex rubra Drury, 1773)
Species[1]

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Pepsis versus tarantula in Arizona

Pepsis (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. pepsis meaning 'digestion, cooking') is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis. These wasps are restricted to the Americas, with the related genus Hemipepsis occurring in both Old and New Worlds.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CoL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Vardy, C. R. (2000). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part 1. Introduction and the P. rubra species-group" (PDF). Zoologische Verhandelingen. p. 86.