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Species Auplopus architectus

Representative Images

Spider Wasp - Auplopus architectus Spider Wasp - Auplopus architectus Wasp with prey - Auplopus architectus - female Human habitation3 - Auplopus architectus blue green wasp - Auplopus architectus - female Auplopus architectus - Auplopus architectus - female Auplopus architectus - Auplopus architectus - female Auplopus architectus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies)
Family Pompilidae (Spider Wasps)
Subfamily Pepsinae
Tribe Ageniellini (Mud-nesting Spider Wasps)
Genus Auplopus
Species architectus (Auplopus architectus)

Explanation of Names

Auplopus architectus Say, 1836

Size

Female: Forewing 6.0-9.0 mm
Male: Forewing 5.5-7.0 mm

See Also

Auplopus caerulescens
Auplopus nigrellus

Print References

Townes H.K. (1957) Nearctic wasps of the subfamilies Pepsinae and Ceropalinae. U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 209: 1-286 (descriptions, distribution, and keys to species) (Relevant Section)(1)

Internet References

iNaturalist
BOLD Systems

Works Cited

1.Nearctic Wasps of the Subfamilies Pepsinae and Ceropalinae
Henry K. Townes. 1957. Smithsonian Institute Press (Bulletin 209).
Contributed by Nick Fensler on 18 March, 2007 - 2:20am
Additional contributions by Nathaniel Green
Last updated 17 February, 2021 - 7:47pm

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