Notocyphus Explained

Notocyphus is a genus of spider wasps, belonging to the family Pompilidae. They are the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Notocyphinae.^[1] These wasps are found in the Nearctic and the Neotropics.

Species

The following species are included in the genus Notocyphus:^[2]

• Notocyphus abdominalis Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus abnormis (Taschenberg, 1869)
• Notocyphus adoletis Banks, 1945
• Notocyphus albopictus Smith, 1862
• Notocyphus alboplagiatus (F.Smith)
• Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, 2012
• Notocyphus apicalis Cameron, 1893
• Notocyphus atratus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus aurantiicornis Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus bicolor Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus bimaculatus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus bipartitus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus brevicornis Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus chiriquensis Cameron, 1893
• Notocyphus compressiventris (Cresson, 1865)
• Notocyphus conspicua (Smith, 1873)
• Notocyphus crassicornis (Smith, 1864)
• Notocyphus deceptus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus dolorosus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus dorsalis Cresson, 1872
• Notocyphus dubius Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus erythronotus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus femoratus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus ferrugineus Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus fraternus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus fulvus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus fumipennis (Cameron, 1891)
• Notocyphus fuscus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus griseus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus inornatus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus joergenseni Brèthes, 1909
• Notocyphus laetabilis (Smith, 1873)
• Notocyphus lucasi Banks, 1945
• Notocyphus lugubris (Smith, 1873)
• Notocyphus lunulatus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus luteipennis Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus macrostoma Kohl, 1886
• Notocyphus maculifrons Smith, 1873
• Notocyphus melanosoma Kohl, 1886
• Notocyphus minimus Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus morosus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus multipicta (Smith, 1873)
• Notocyphus nessus Banks, 1945
• Notocyphus nigrinus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus nubilipennis Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus obscuripennis Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus octomaculatus Arnold, 1951
• Notocyphus ordinaria (Smith, 1873)
• Notocyphus ornatus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus pallidipennis Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus pictipennis Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus plagiatus Smith, 1862
• Notocyphus procris Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus rixosus Smith, 1855
• Notocyphus rubriventris Brèthes, 1909
• Notocyphus rufigaster Banks, 1945
• Notocyphus saevissimus Smith, 1855
• Notocyphus sericeus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus sigmoides Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus signatus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus similis Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus stahli Lucas, 1897
• Notocyphus terminatus Fox, 1897
• Notocyphus thetis Banks, 1945
• Notocyphus tyrannicus Smith, 1855
• Notocyphus unicinctus Brèthes, 1913
• Notocyphus variegatus Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus vindex Smith, 1864
• Notocyphus violaceipennis Cameron, 1893
• Notocyphus williamsi Banks, 1947
• Notocyphus xanthoproctus Lucas, 1897

Notes and References

1. Waichert . Cecilia . Rodriguez . Juanita . Wasbauer . Marius . von Dohlen . Carol . Pitts . James . amp . 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 . 10.1111/zoj.12272. free .
2. Web site: Notocyphus . 3 August 2021 . Global Biodiversity Information Facility.