Cyphononyx

Cyphononyx is a genus of spider hunting wasps in the family Pompilidae.[2]

Cyphononyx
Cyphononyx optimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Cyphononyx
Dahlbom, 1845
Type species
Sphex falvicornis
Synonyms
  • Cyphonyx Fox, 1896

Selected species

The following species are listed as belonging to this genus:[3]

  • Cyphononyx abyssinicus Gribodo, 1879
  • Cyphononyx aeneipennis H. Lucas, 1898
  • Cyphononyx anguliferus (H. Lucas, 1897)
  • Cyphononyx antarctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Cyphononyx antennata (Smith, 1855)
  • Cyphononyx apicalis (Saussure, 1891)
  • Cyphononyx auropubens Arnold, 1932
  • Cyphononyx bipartitus (Lepeletier, 1845)
  • Cyphononyx bretonii (Guérin, 1844)
  • Cyphononyx camerunensis Tullgren, 1904
  • Cyphononyx castaneus (Klug, 1834)
  • Cyphononyx claggi Banks, 1934
  • Cyphononyx confusus Dahlbom, 1845
  • Cyphononyx decipiens (Smith, 1855)
  • Cyphononyx decorata Saussure, 1891
  • Cyphononyx fatalis (Gerstaecker, 1857)
  • Cyphononyx fulvognathus (Rohwer, 1911)
  • Cyphononyx gowdeyi (Turner, 1918)
  • Cyphononyx grandidieri Saussure, 1887
  • Cyphononyx madecassus Saussure, 1887
  • Cyphononyx medecassus (Saussure, 1887)
  • Cyphononyx muelleri Saussure, 1890
  • Cyphononyx nyasicus Arnold, 1932
  • Cyphononyx obscurus (Smith, 1855)
  • Cyphononyx optimus (Smith, 1855)
  • Cyphononyx pan Arnold, 1932
  • Cyphononyx parvulus Banks, 1941
  • Cyphononyx plebejus (Saussure, 1868)
  • Cyphononyx promontorii Arnold, 1932
  • Cyphononyx purpureipennis Arnold, 1948
  • Cyphononyx rathjensi Wahis, 2000
  • Cyphononyx subauratus Turner, 1918
  • Cyphononyx umtaliensis Arnold, 1932
  • Cyphononyx usambarensis H. Lucas, 1898
  • Cyphononyx ustus Haupt, 1933

References
  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. BioLib
  3. "Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 1845". GBIF. Retrieved 20 April 2019.


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