Caliadurgus
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| Caliadurgus | |
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| Caliadurgus fasciatellus female with Garden Spider | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Subfamily: | Pepsinae |
| Genus: | Caliadurgus Pate, 1946 |
| Type species | |
| Pompilus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808 | |
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Caliadurgus is a genus of spider wasps of the subfamily Pepsinae. These are medium-sized black spider wasps with some red. They have a catholic habitat choice and their preferred prey are spiders of the families Araneidae and Tetragnathidae.[1] They have a Holarctic and Neotropical distribution.[2][3]
