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Hemipepsis
Sign in to saveHemipepsis is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found primarily throughout the tropics. They are commonly known as tarantula hawks. Hemipepsis wasps are morphologically similar to the related genera Pepsis and Entypus, but distinguishable by the pattern of wing venation. In South Africa 18 plant species from three plant families, the Apocynaceae, Orchidaceae, and Asparagaceae subfamily Scilloideae are pollinated exclusively by Hemipepsis wasps. thumb|right|A Hemipepsis sp. wasp, Kruger National Park, [[South Africa]] thumb|right|A female Hemipepsis sp. wasp dragging a paralyzed tarantula,
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 179
- With media
- 62
- Family
- Pompilidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, SAM, ASU, USNM, UCSB, UTEP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, South Africa, Zimbabwe, United States, Sri Lanka, China, India
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pompilidae
- Image
- Naturkundliche Sammlung Übermaxx Überseemuseum Bremen 0028.JPG
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- Tarantula Hawks
- taxon name
- Hemipepsis
- Commons category
- Hemipepsis
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