Aporus
Genus of wasps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aporus is a genus[2] of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae, they specialise in hunting ground dwelling spiders in their burrows[3] for laying eggs on.
Quick Facts Aporus, Scientific classification ...
Aporus | |
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Aporus hirsutus, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Pompilidae |
Genus: | Aporus Spinola, 1808 |
Type species | |
Aporus bicolor Spinola, 1808[1] |
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Species within Aporus include[4]
- Aporus andradei Wolf, 1970
- Aporus apicatus Banks 1910
- Aporus bicolor Spinola, 1808
- Aporus concolor (Smith, 1860)
- Aporus cuzco Evans, 1973
- Aporus hirsutus (Banks, 1917) Blue Wasp
- Aourus idris (Cameron, 1867)
- Aporus japonicus Yasumatsu & Torikata 1934
- Aporus luxus (Banks, 1914)
- Aporus niger Cresson 1897
- Aporus pollux (Kohl, 1888)
- Aporus unicolor Spinola, 1808