Biology:Pepsis menechma
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Pepsis |
| Species: | P. menechma
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| Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
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Pepsis elegans Lepeletier, 1845 | |
Pepsis menechma, the elegant tarantula hawk, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae, widely distributed in North America and Central America.[1][2][3][4] It has numerous very different color forms over its range, and has been historically classified as several species.[5]
References
- ↑ "Pepsis menechma species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/c4b7c1b04bdc56c41bdfc48ef2090f00. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Pepsis menechma". https://www.gbif.org/species/7772215. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Pepsis menechma Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/26694. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Pepsis menechma Overview". http://eol.org/pages/3832458/overview. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ Vardy, C.R. (2005). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=DKzAmSDdLtsC.
- "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. 1979. https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/catalog-hymenoptera-america-north-mexico. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q49626882 entry
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