Dipogon (wasp)

Dipogon
Dipogon sayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Dipogon
Fox, 1897
Type species
Dipogon populator
Fox, 1897[1]

Dipogon is a genus of spider wasps of the family Pompilidae in the subfamily Pepsinae. They are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. Their generic name ("two beards") comes from the characteristic long bristle tufts just below the mandibles, which are used to carry material to construct the cells in the nest, and for constructing the nest.[2]

Species in Dipogon include:[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ V.S.L. Pate (1946). "The Generic Names of the Spider Wasps (Psammocharidae olim Pompilidae) and Their Type Species (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 72 (3): 65–137. JSTOR 25077544.
  2. ^ "Nature Conservation Imaging - Page Redirection".
  3. ^ R. Edwards; G. Broad, eds. (2005). Provisional Atlas for the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. NERC. ISBN 978-1-870393-78-2.
  4. ^ "Search Results".
  5. ^ H. E. Evans (2000). "Three new species of Dipogon Fox (subgenus Dipogon) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from central and western North America". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 102 (4): 1010–1013.