Ctenocerinae
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The Ctenocerinae are a subfamily of spider wasps, Pompilidae, which contains a small number of genera, two in the Neotropics, four in Australia and the remainder in Africa. Ctenocerine wasps have evidently evolved from a common ancestor with the Pepsinae, but are specialized for preying upon trap-door spiders (Ctenizidae).
Genera
The following 26 genera are in the subfamily Ctenocerinae:
- Apinaspis Banks, 1938
- Apoclavelia Evans, 1972
- Apteropompilus Brauns, 1899
- Apteropompiloides Brauns, 1899
- Arnoldatus Pate, 1946
- Ateloclavelia Arnold, 1932
- Austroclavelia Evans, 1972
- Clavelia Lucas, 1851
- Claveliella Arnold, 1939
- Cteniziphontes Evans, 1972
- Ctenocerus Dahlbom, 1845
- Evansiclavelia Pitts, Rodriguez & Shimizu, 2021
- Hadropompilus Arnold, 1934
- Marimba Pate, 1946
- Masisia Arnold, 1934
- Maurillus Smith, 1855
- Maurilloides Pitts & Shimizu, 2021
- Paraclavelia Haupt, 1930
- Parapompilus Smith, 1855
- Parapsilotelus Arnold, 1960
- Pezopompilus Arnold, 1946
- Pseudopedinaspis Brauns, 1906
- Psilotelus Arnold, 1932
- Spathomelus Wahis, 2013
- Teinotrachelus Arnold, 1935
- Trichosalius Arnold, 1934
References
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{{cite journal |last=Evans |first=H.E. |date=1972 |title=The Tribe Ctenoceratini in Australia |journal=Australian Journal of Entomology |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=244-252 |doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1972.tb01624.x}}
{{cite journal |last=Loktionov |first=Valery M. |date=2023 |title= Geographical distribution of the spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the world |journal=Russian Entomological Journal |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages= 394-402 |doi=10.15298/rusentj.32.4.05|doi-access=free }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Pompilidae/Classification/index.htm |title=Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Pompilidae |accessdate=2012-03-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127041909/http://www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Pompilidae/Classification/index.htm |archivedate=2012-01-27 }}
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