# Pepsinae

The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the two genera of large tarantula hawks, as well as many genera of smaller species.

## Biology

A female spider wasp generally captures and stings a spider to paralise it; this is for their larvae to feed on. However, the wasps of this subfamily display a range of nesting behaviours:
* using preexisting cavities;
* using the immobilised spider’s burrow;
* digging a burrow in soil;
* building nests of mud;
* parasitoids; and
* kleptoparasites.

## Taxonomy

Pepsinae can be defined by:
* sternite 2 with a distinct transverse groove;
* mesofemur and metafemur without subapical spine-like setae set in grooves or pits;
* the metatibia with apical spine-like setae of uniform length, the setae not splayed; and
* vein Cu1 of fore wing is simple at its base, without any definite downward deflection, i.e. the second discal cell (2D) is without a ‘pocket’.
The subfamily Pepsinae comprises 84 genera. These include 16 genera of Ageniellini, 7 genera of Deuterageniini, 48 genera of Pepsini, 11 genera of Priocnemini, 1 genus of Psoropempulini, and 1 genus unplaced to tribe.

### Tribe Ageniellini

* Ageniella Banks, 1912
* Atopagenia Wasbauer, 1987
* Auplopus Spinola, 1841
* Cyemagenia Arnold, 1946
* Dichragenia Haupt, 1950
* Dimorphagenia Evans, 1973
* Eragenia Banks, 1946
* Machaerothrix Haupt, 1938
* Macromerella Banks, 1934
* Macromeris Lepeletier, 1831
* Mystacagenia Evans, 1973
* Paragenia Bingham, 1896
* Phanagenia Banks, 1933
* Phanochilus Banks, 1944
* Poecilagenia Haupt, 1926
* Priocnemella Banks, 1925

### Tribe Deuterageniini

* Deuteragenia Šustera, 1912
* Dipogon Fox, 1897
* Kuriloagenia Loktionov & Lelej, 2014
* Myrmecodipogon Ishikawa, 1965
* Nipponodipogon Ishikawa, 1965
* Stigmatodipogon Ishikawa, 1965
* Winnemanella Krombein, 1962

### Tribe Pepsini

* Abernessia Arlé, 1947
* Adirostes Banks, 1946
* Aimatocare Roig-Alsina, 1989
* Allaporus Banks, 1933
* Alococurgus Haupt, 1937
* Anacyphonyx Banks, 1946
* Austrosalius Turner, 1917
* Calopompilus Ashmead, 1900
* Chirodamus Haliday, 1837
* Chrysagenia Haupt, 1941
* Cordyloscelis Arnold, 1935
* Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
* Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 1845
* Dentagenia Haupt, 1933
* Derochorses Banks, 1941
* Dinosalius Banks, 1934
* Diplonyx de Saussure, 1887
* Dolichocurgus Haupt, 1937
* Entypus Dahlbom, 1843
* Epipompilus Kohl, 1884
* Eremocurgus Haupt, 1937
* Formosacesa Koçak et Kemal, 2008
* Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
* Herbstellus Wahis, 2002
* Heterodontonyx Haupt, 1935
* Hormopogonius Arnold,1934
* Hypoferreola Ashmead, 1902
* Iridomimus Evans, 1970
* Java Pate, 1946
* Lepidocnemis Haupt, 1930
* Leptodialepis Haupt, 1929
* Melanagenia Wahis, 2009
* Micragenia Haupt, 1926
* Microcurgus Haupt, 1937
* Minagenia Banks, 1934
* Mygnimia Shuckard, 1840
* Ochragenia Haupt, 1959
* Pachycurgus Haupt, 1937
* Paraclavelia Haupt, 1930
* Pepsis Fabricius, 1804
* Plagicurgus Roig-Alsina, 1982
* Pompilocalus Roig-Alsina, 1989
* Poecilocurgus Haupt, 1937
* Schistompilus Tsuneki,1988
* Schistonyx Saussure, 1887
* Spuridiophorus Arnold, 1934
* Trachyglyptus Arnold, 1934
* Xenocurgus Haupt, 1937

### Tribe Priocnemini

* Caliadurgus Pate, 1946
* Claveliocnemis Wolf, 1968
* Clistoderes Banks, 1934
* Ctenopriocnemis Ishikawa, 1962
* Eopompilus Gussakovskij, 1932
* Eopriocnemis Loktionov & Lelej, 2019
* Malloscelis Haupt, 1935
* Platydialepis Haupt, 1941
* Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837
* Priocnessus Banks, 1925
* Sphictostethus Kohl, 1884

### Tribe Psoropempulini

* Psoropempula Evans, 1974

### Incertae sedis

* Aberropompilus Shimizu & Wahis, 2016