Pepsis (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. pepsis meaning 'digestion, cooking') is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. Species within this genus are also called tarantula hawks, as they usually hunt tarantulas, similarly to many species in the genus Hemipepsis.

蜘蛛蜂spiderwasp，属于膜翅目(Hymenoptera)蛛蜂科(Pompilidae或Psammocharidae)昆虫。分布世界大部分地区。约40种分布於英国，100多种分布於北美。中国广西也有分布。以有益的蜘蛛为食，但不被视为害虫。

Pepsis grossa is a very large species of pepsine spider wasp from the southern part of North America, south to northern South America. It preys on tarantula spiders, giving rise to the name tarantula hawk for the wasps in the genus Pepsis and the related Hemipepsis .

2025年1月24日 · The biology of the spider wasp, Pepsis thisbe (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) from Trans Pecos, Texas. I. I. Adult morphometrics, larval development and the ontogeny of larval feeding patterns.

2024年8月11日 · Revision of the Nearctic species of the Pompilid genus Pepsis (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) Paul D. Hurd. 1952. American Museum of Natural History, New York.

A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp (Pompilidae) that preys on tarantulas. Tarantula hawks belong to any of the many species in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis.

2000年1月1日 · The best known parasitoids of Theraphosidae are Pepsis spp. (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), also known as tarantula hawk wasps (Fig. 8.7), with some laboratory observations and a few reports in the...

Key words: spider-hunting wasps; Pompilidae; Pepsis; systematic revision; new species; Neotropical; natural history. The genus Pepsis is diagnosed and described, and its taxonomic and natural history reviewed.

the biology of the spider wasp, pepsis thisbe (hymenoptera: pompilidae) from trans pecos, texas. I. ADULT MORPHOMETRICS, LARVAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ONTOGENY OF LARVAL FEEDING PATTERNS

2002年1月1日 · We studied the temporal activity pattern of the spider wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in a disturbed lower montane rainforest, which is located in the city of Manizales...