Ceropalinae
Subfamily of wasps
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The Ceropalinae are a subfamily of the Pompilidae, the spider wasps, containing two genera, whose members are kleptoparasitic on other solitary wasps which hunt spiders, mainly fellow members of the Pompilidae.
| Ceropalinae | |
|---|---|
| Ceropales spp | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceropalinae |
The two genera within the Ceropalinae are [1]
- Ceropales Latreille, 1796
- Irenangelus Schultz 1906