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Hemipepsis species

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

Hemipepsis species

Tanzania, Baobab Valley. Photograph © Steve Marshall (University of Guelph).

Distribution

Tanzania.

Biology

 Prey on Baboon spiders (Theraphosidae).

Reference

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

Credits

Photograph © Steve Marshall (University of Guelph).

Map Illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

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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