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Auplopus

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Auplopus is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. Auplopus wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs of their spider prey before transporting it to the nest.[2]

Species

Species within Auplopus include[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ V.S.L. Pate (1946). "The Generic Names of the Spider Wasps (Psammocharidae olim Pompilidae) and Their Type Species (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 72 (3): 65–137. JSTOR 25077544.
  2. ^ "Spider-hunting Wasps - Bees, Wasps and Ants (Order: Hymenoptera) - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES)".
  3. ^ "Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Pompilidae". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  4. ^ http://www.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/Pompilidae%20of%20BC_Final2012.pdf
  5. ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
  6. ^ "Global Names Index".
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Auplopus: Brief Summary

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Auplopus is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. Auplopus wasps have the gruesome habit of amputating the legs of their spider prey before transporting it to the nest.

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