Episyron
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| Episyron | |
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| Episyron rufipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Tribe: | Episyronini |
| Genus: | Episyron Schioedte, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Sphex rufipes Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
Episyron is a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae which prey on spiders. Nine species are found in Europe.[2]
Episyron wasps are medium to large in size. The head and thorax have long, dark clustered hair with spotted abdomens.
