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Pepsis menechma

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Pepsis menechma, the elegant tarantula hawk, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae, widely distributed in North America and Central America.[1][2][3][4] It has numerous very different color forms over its range, and has been historically classified as several species.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Pepsis menechma species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ "Pepsis menechma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. ^ "Pepsis menechma Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ^ "Pepsis menechma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. ^ Vardy, C.R. (2005). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.
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Pepsis menechma: Brief Summary

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Pepsis menechma, the elegant tarantula hawk, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae, widely distributed in North America and Central America. It has numerous very different color forms over its range, and has been historically classified as several species.

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