The Ctenocerinae are a subfamily of spider wasps, Pompilidae, which contains a small number of genera, two in the Neotropics, four in Australia and the remainder in Africa. Ctenocerine wasps have evidently evolved from a common ancestor with the Pepsinae, but are specialized for preying upon trap-door spiders (Ctenizidae).
The Ctenocerinae are a subfamily of spider wasps, Pompilidae, which contains a small number of genera, two in the Neotropics, four in Australia and the remainder in Africa. Ctenocerine wasps have evidently evolved from a common ancestor with the Pepsinae, but are specialized for preying upon trap-door spiders (Ctenizidae).
==Genera== The following 26 genera are in the subfamily Ctenocerinae: Apinaspis Banks, 1938 Apoclavelia Evans, 1972 Apteropompilus Brauns, 1899 Apteropompiloides Brauns, 1899 Arnoldatus Pate, 1946 Ateloclavelia Arnold, 1932 Austroclavelia Evans, 1972 Clavelia Lucas, 1851 Claveliella Arnold, 1939 Cteniziphontes Evans, 1972 Ctenocerus Dahlbom, 1845 Evansiclavelia Pitts, Rodriguez & Shimizu, 2021 Hadropompilus Arnold, 1934 Marimba Pate, 1946 Masisia Arnold, 1934 Maurillus Smith, 1855 Maurilloides Pitts & Shimizu, 2021 Paraclavelia Haupt, 1930 Parapompilus Smith, 1855 Parapsilotelus Arnold, 1960 Pezopompilus Arnold, 1946 Pseudopedinaspis Brauns, 1906 Psilotelus Arnold, 1932 Spathomelus Wahis, 2013 Teinotrachelus Arnold, 1935 Trichosalius Arnold, 1934
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