Epipompilus aztecus
Epipompilus aztecus is a Neotropical spider wasp belonging to the Pompilid subfamily Ctenocerinae.
| Epipompilus aztecus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Subfamily: | Ctenocerinae |
| Genus: | Epipompilus |
| Species: | E. aztecus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipompilus aztecus (Cresson 1869) | |
| Synonyms | |
Description
A black and reddish brown wasp.[1]
Distribution
From southern Mexico to Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.[2] and eastwards to the Atlantic Forest (biome).[3]
Habitat
Tropical deciduous forest.
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References
- Evans H.E 1967 Studies on the Neotropical Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) Additional Notes on Epompilus Kohl Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology Brevoria 273
- Silvestre, R. ; Auko, T.H. ; Carbonari, V. 2010 Check List 6(4) 483-484
- Eduardo Fernando dos Santos and Fernando Barbosa Noll, “Additions to the Known Distribution of Epipompilus aztecus (Cresson, 1869) and E. excelsus (Bradley, 1944) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae),” Psyche, vol. 2010, Article ID 562869, 3 pages, 2010.
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