Tarantula Hawks Pepsis

Photo: Carel de Haseth

Classification

Pompilidae [family]
(3 species)

Pepsis [genus] (2)

Pepsis rubra [species]

Pepsis ruficornis [species]

Classification

Pompilidae [family]
(3 species)

Pepsis [genus] (2)

Pepsis rubra [species]

Pepsis ruficornis [species]

Names

English name	Tarantula Hawks
Valid name	Pepsis Fabricius, 1804

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Hymenoptera [order] Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
        
        Aculeata [suborder] Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
        
        Pompiloidea [superfamily] Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies
        
        Pompilidae [family] Spider Wasps
        
        Pepsis Fabricius, 1804 [genus] Tarantula Hawks