Spuridiophorus

Spuridiophorus
Spuridiophorus capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pompilinae
Genus: Spuridiophorus
Arnold, 1934

Spuridiophorus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. It has been found to be sister to a clade including Ferreola and Homonotus.[1]

The genus is found in southern Africa and Australia.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised:[2]

  • Spuridiophorus capensis (Brauns, 1906)
  • Spuridiophorus inermis Arnold, 1934
  • Spuridiophorus maculipennis Arnold, 1936[3]
  • Spuridiophorus similis Guigla 1943[4]
  • Spuridiophorus turneri Arnold, 1936[3]
  • Spuridiophorus ultimus (Turner, 1916)

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Juanita; Pitts, James P.; Florez, Jaime A.; Bond, Jason E.; von Dohlen, Carol D. (January 2016). "Molecular phylogeny of Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): Evidence for rapid diversification and host shifts in spider wasps". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 94 (Pt A): 55–64. Bibcode:2016MolPE..94...55R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.08.014. PMID 26302949.
  2. ^ a b Krogmann, Lars; Austin, Andrew D (August 2012). "Systematics of Australian Agenioideus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) with the first record of a spider wasp parasitizing Latrodectus hasselti Thorell (redback spider)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 51 (3): 166–174. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00850.x.
  3. ^ a b Arnold, G. (1936). "The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian region. Part V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 18: 73–12.
  4. ^ Guigla, D. (1943). "Missione biologica Sagan-Omo diretta dal Prof. Edoardo Zavattari. Nuovi specie d'Imenotteri Aculeati (Pompilidae - Sphecidae)". Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana. 75. Genova: 68–76.