Aporus Explained

Aporus is a genus^[1] of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae, they specialise in hunting ground dwelling spiders in their burrows^[2] for laying eggs on.

Species within Aporus include^[3]

• Aporus andradei Wolf, 1970
• Aporus apicatus Banks 1910
• Aporus bicolor Spinola, 1808
• Aporus concolor (Smith, 1860)
• Aporus cuzco Evans, 1973
• Aporus hirsutus (Banks, 1917) Blue Wasp
• Aourus idris (Cameron, 1867)
• Aporus japonicus Yasumatsu & Torikata 1934
• Aporus luxus (Banks, 1914)
• Aporus niger Cresson 1897
• Aporus pollux (Kohl, 1888)
• Aporus unicolor Spinola, 1808

Notes and References

1. Royal Entomogical Society of London 1934 Generic Names of British Insects British museum (Natural History) Dept. of entomology
2. Evans H.E. 1972 Revision of the Australian and New Guinean Species of Epipompilus (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Pacific Insects 14 (1) : 101-131
3. Web site: Aporus niger (Cresson, 1867) -- Discover Life.