Anoplius | |
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Anoplius viaticus (L.) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) with prey Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck) (Arachnida: Araneidae) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Pompilidae |
Genus: | Anoplius Dufour, 1834 [1] |
Type species | |
Sphex nigerrmius Scopoli, 1763 [2] |
Anoplius is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae called the blue-black spider wasps. It is one of two genera within the tribe Anopliini of subfamily Pompilinae. [3]
The genus includes the following species:
The former subgenus Lophopompilus has been elevated to a separate genus by Loktionov and Lelej. [3]