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Auplopus Spinola

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Pompiloidea; Family: Pompilidae; Subfamily: Pepsinae)

Auplopus Spinola, 1841

 
 

Auplopus abercornensis (Arnold, 1951) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus accraensis (Arnold, 1951) (Ghana)

Auplopus aenescens (Arnold, 1934) (Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone)

Auplopus albosignata (Arnold, 1951) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus amita (Arnold, 1934) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus amita angusticeps (Arnold, 1939) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus anomalus (Arnold, 1952) (Tanzania)

Auplopus audax (Banks, 1941) (Madagascar)

Auplopus basilewskyi (Arnold, 1955) (Ruanda)

Auplopus basutorum (Arnold, 1955) (Lesotho)

Auplopus bivittatus (Saussure, 1891) (Madagascar)

Auplopus brownei (Arnold, 1934) (Kenya)

Auplopus brunnitarsis (Arnold, 1958) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus cameronis (Arnold, 1934) (Tanzania)

Auplopus cameruna (Kohl, 1894) (Cameroon, Congo)

Auplopus cana (Arnold, 1934) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus capicolus (Cameron, 1905) (South Africa)

Auplopus carinigenus (Cameron, 1910) (South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda)

Auplopus chirindensis (Arnold, 1956) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus cinnamomeus (Arnold, 1956) (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania)

Auplopus circuliferus (Arnold, 1934) (Malawi, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus commendabilis (Kohl, 1894) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Yemen)

Auplopus commendabilis bagandarum (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus consobrinus (Saussure, 1892) (Madagascar)

Auplopus curvinervis (Arnold, 1960) (Cameroon)

Auplopus demissus (Arnold, 1934) (Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Togo, Uganda)

Auplopus diana (Arnold, 1958) (Malawi)

Auplopus distinquendus (Bischoff, 1913) (?)

Auplopus domesticus (Taschenberg, 1872) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus egenus (Kohl, 1894) (South Africa)

Auplopus egregius (Arnold, 1934) (Mozambique)

Auplopus enodans (Kohl, 1894) (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Yemen)
 

Auplopus esau (Kohl, 1913) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus femoralis (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus ferrugineus (Magretti, 1898) (Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus flavotegulata (Bingham, 1902) (Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus flavotegulata gaudens (Arnold, 1936) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus gemella (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus gibbosulus (Arnold, 1955) (Somalia)

Auplopus gowdeyi (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus gratus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus hessei (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus hirticeps (Arnold, 1933) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus hyalinatus (Bischoff, 1913) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus impavidus (Arnold, 1955) (South Africa)

Auplopus imperfectus (Arnold, 1951) (Tanzania)

Auplopus ineptus (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus infantulus (Kohl, 1894) (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia)

Auplopus iridis (Arnold, 1934) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana)

Auplopus jonesii (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus kilimandjaroensis (Cameron, 1910) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda)

Auplopus kovacsi (Arnold, 1933) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus lacustris (Arnold, 1936) (Tanzania)

Auplopus laevigatus (Smith, 1855) (Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus lissopyga (Arnold, 1933) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus longiventris (Cameron, 1912) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus lujae (Arnold, 1939) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus luteopicta (Arnold, 1939 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus lycaste (Banks, 1941) (Madagascar)

Auplopus manicana (Arnold, 1939) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus maritimus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus mazoensis (Arnold, 1934) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus melaenus (Saussure, 1892) (Madagascar)

Auplopus meona (Banks, 1941) (Madagascar)

Auplopus natalensis (Cameron, 1905) (South Africa)

Auplopus neaveana (Arnold, 1935) (Malawi)

Auplopus nigeriensis (Arnold, 1934) (Nigeria, Uganda)

Auplopus nigroaurantiacus (Magretti, 1884) (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus nigroaurantiacus gribodoi (Magretti, 1895) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus obesus (Arnold, 1934) (Malawi, South Africa)

Auplopus odontocephalus (Cameron, 1910) (Tanzania)

Auplopus ogadeni (Magretti, 1898) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus pauperculus (Arnold, 1936) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus pedunculatus (Saussure, 1892) (Madagascar)

Auplopus perplexus (Arnold, 1955) (Tanzania)

Auplopus personatus (Gribodo, 1879) (Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus perspicuus (Arnold, 1934) (Africa)

Auplopus picticornis (Arnold, 1934) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa)

Auplopus pinheyi (Arnold, 1960) (Cameroon)

Auplopus planiusculus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa, Uganda)

Auplopus planus (Haupt, 1957) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus praestans (Arnold, 1958) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus pretoriensis (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus pseudocyphononyx (Turner, 1918) (Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus pugnax (Banks, 1941) (Madagascar)

Auplopus pumilio (Arnold, 1934) (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, South Africa, Yemen)

Auplopus punctipleurus (Arnold, 1939) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus pygidialis (Arnold, 1955) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus quadrimacula (Banks, 1941) (Madagascar)

Auplopus regina (Arnold, 1934) (Malawi, Mozambique)

Auplopus remipes (Arnold, 1937) (Sierra Leone)

Auplopus rossi (Bingham, 1902) (South Africa)

Auplopus rubrirostris (Arnold, 1934) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus rubrirostris pondoensis (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus rubrirostris nigrostomus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus ruficoxa (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus rufocinctus (Smith, 1855) (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Yemen)

Auplopus sankuruensis (Arnold, 1936) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus sansibaricus (Lucas, 1898) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania - Zanzibar, Uganda, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus sansibaricus aureosericeus (Arnold, 1934) (Kenya)

Auplopus sansibaricus longipennis (Arnold, 1934) (Tanzania)

Auplopus scapularis (Arnold, 1939) (Liberia)

Auplopus schoutedeni (Cameron, 1912) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus seminitidus (Arnold, 1955) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)

Auplopus sheppardi (Arnold, 1939) (Zimbabwe)

Auplopus somalicus (Magretti, 1898) (Somalia)

Auplopus somalica pauperatus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus spilocephalus (Cameron, 1905) (South Africa)

Auplopus spilotaenia (Kohl, 1894) (Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa)

Auplopus spilotaenia nyasae (Arnold, 1934) (Malawi)

Auplopus spinosipes (Arnold, 1939) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Auplopus stigmalis (Lucas, 1898) (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus subintermedia (Magretti, 1898) (Niger)

Auplopus subpetiolatus (Smith, 1879) (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus sylvicolus (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus terreus (Kohl, 1906) (Madagascar)

Auplopus ugandensis (Arnold, 1934) (Uganda)

Auplopus vagus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus vagus karroensis (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus vagus pallidipennis (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus vagus sulcatus (Arnold, 1934) (South Africa)

Auplopus validus (Gribodo, 1884) (Ethiopia)

Auplopus vitripennis (Smith, 1855) (Malawi, South Africa)

Auplopus vulcanicolus (Schulz, 1906) (South Africa)

Auplopus vumbui (Arnold, 1934) (Malawi, Zimbabwe)

Auplopus xanthospilus Cameron, 1908 (Tanzania)

Auplopus species (Namibia)

Auplopus species (South Africa)

Auplopus species (South Africa)

Distribution

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Biology

 Females hunt and paralyse wandering ground living spiders (Clubionidae, Lycosidae, Salticidae, Sparassidae, Theridiidae) removing the spider's legs before transporting the prey to their nests, which are constructed in concealed situations e.g. under bark or stones or in pre-existing cavities (Evans & Shimizu 1996, 1998; Gess & Gess, 2014).

References

Evans HE & Shimizu A. 1996. The evolution of nest building and communal nesting in Ageniellini (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of Natural History 30: 1633-1648.

Evans HE & Shimizu A. 1998. Further notes on the nesting behaviour of Ageniellini (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of Natural History 32: 1411–1412.

Gess FW. 1981. Some aspects of an ethological study of the aculeate wasps and the bees of a karroid area in the vicinity of Grahamstown, South Africa. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museum, Natural History 14: 1–80.

Gess FW, Gess SK. 1974. An ethological study of Dichragenia pulchricoma (Arnold) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), a southern African spider-hunting wasp which builds a turreted subterranean nest. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 9: 187–214.

Gess FW, Gess SK. 1976. Ethological notes on Dichragenia neavei (Kohl) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), an African spider-hunting wasp building a turreted, subterranean nest. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 11: 129–134.

Gess, F.W. & Gess S.K. 1977. Bricks without straw the nesting of the wasp Dichragenia pulchricoma (Arnold). The Eastern Cape Naturalist 61: 6-8.

Gess SK, Gess FW 2014. Wasps and bees in southern Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series 24. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. 320 pp.

Picker, M., Griffiths, C & Weaving, A. 2002. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.

Credits

Photographs © Alan Weaving (published in Struik's Field Guide to Insects of South Africa) or © Peter Webb (Irene, Pretoria).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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