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:

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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Category:Apocrita subfamilies

Category:Pompilidae

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