Anoplius depressipes is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.[1][2][3] It is a known predator of fishing spiders from the genus Dolomedes, and the wasp is highly adept at walking on the surface of water. [4]
Anoplius depressipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Pompilidae |
Genus: | Anoplius |
Species: | A. depressipes
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Binomial name | |
Anoplius depressipes Banks
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References
edit- ^ "Anoplius depressipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Anoplius depressipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Anoplius depressipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Hosts, Nesting Behavior, and Ecology of Some North American Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Southeastern Naturalist. 11 (m4). Humboldt Field Research Institute: 1. 2012-12-01. doi:10.1656/058.011.m401. ISSN 1528-7092.
External links
edit- Media related to Anoplius depressipes at Wikimedia Commons