Notocyphus is a genus of spider wasps, belonging to the family Pompilidae. They are the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Notocyphinae.[2] These wasps are found in the Nearctic and the Neotropics.

Notocyphus
Notocyphus dorsalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Notocyphinae
Genus: Notocyphus
Smith, 1855
Type species
Notocyphus saevissimus
Smith, 1855[1]

Species

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The following species are included in the genus Notocyphus:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Waichert, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Juanita; von Dohlen, Carol & Pitts, James (2012). "The Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic". Zootaxa. 3353: 1–47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3353.1.1.
  2. ^ Waichert, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Juanita; Wasbauer, Marius; von Dohlen, Carol & Pitts, James (2015). "Molecular phylogeny and systematics of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): Redefining subfamily boundaries and the origin of the family". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (2): 271–287. doi:10.1111/zoj.12272.
  3. ^ "Notocyphus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 August 2021.