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Old and New World Tarantula-hawk Wasps
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Old and New World Tarantula-hawk Wasps

Hemipepsis

Hemipepsis is a genus of large pepsine spider wasps found 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.

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35 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Flamed Tarantula-hawk Wasp

speciesHemipepsis ustulata

Hemipepsis sinensis

speciesHemipepsis sinensis

Hemipepsis mauritanica

speciesHemipepsis mauritanica

Hemipepsis tamisieri

speciesHemipepsis tamisieri

Hemipepsis brunnea

speciesHemipepsis brunnea

Hemipepsis capensis

speciesHemipepsis capensis

Hemipepsis fervida

speciesHemipepsis fervida

Hemipepsis speculifer

speciesHemipepsis speculifer

Hemipepsis vindex

speciesHemipepsis vindex

Hemipepsis princeps

speciesHemipepsis princeps

Hemipepsis fulvipennis

speciesHemipepsis fulvipennis

Hemipepsis hanedai

speciesHemipepsis hanedai

Hemipepsis iodoptera

speciesHemipepsis iodoptera

Hemipepsis vespertilio

speciesHemipepsis vespertilio

Hemipepsis braunsi

speciesHemipepsis braunsi

Hemipepsis sericeipennis

speciesHemipepsis sericeipennis

Hemipepsis hilaris

speciesHemipepsis hilaris

Hemipepsis toussainti

speciesHemipepsis toussainti

Hemipepsis dedjas

speciesHemipepsis dedjas

Hemipepsis yayeyamana

speciesHemipepsis yayeyamana

Hemipepsis glabrata

speciesHemipepsis glabrata

Hemipepsis ceylonica

speciesHemipepsis ceylonica

Hemipepsis aurosericea

speciesHemipepsis aurosericea

Hemipepsis australasiae

speciesHemipepsis australasiae

Hemipepsis dubitans

speciesHemipepsis dubitans

Hemipepsis buchardi

speciesHemipepsis buchardi

Hemipepsis corallipes

speciesHemipepsis corallipes

Hemipepsis fallax

speciesHemipepsis fallax

Hemipepsis amamiensis

speciesHemipepsis amamiensis

Hemipepsis mexicana

speciesHemipepsis mexicana

Hemipepsis commixta

speciesHemipepsis commixta

Hemipepsis brunniceps

speciesHemipepsis brunniceps

Hemipepsis caelebs

speciesHemipepsis caelebs

Hemipepsis gestroi

speciesHemipepsis gestroi

Hemipepsis turneri

speciesHemipepsis turneri

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