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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Pepsis |
| Species: | P. menechma
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| Binomial name | |
| Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
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Pepsis elegans Lepeletier, 1845 | |
References
edit- ^ "Pepsis menechma species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Pepsis menechma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Pepsis menechma Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Pepsis menechma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Vardy, C.R. (2005). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.
Further reading
edit- 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.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
External links
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