Batozonellus
Batozonellus is a genus of the spider hunting wasps (insects belonging to the family Pompilidae). Description. The species of the genus "Batozonellus" range from large to very large. Body is black and yellow. The compound eyes are large. Clypeus is short and broad. The wings are yellow. The tip of the forewing has a brownish band. The pterostigma is quite small. The tibiae have long spines. The females dig their nests in the ground and supply larvae with spiders of the family Araneidae. Species. The species in the genus are: Some species formerly placed within the genus "Batozonellus" have  been assigned to the genus "Parabatozonus" by some authorities, including the type species of the genus, "Batozonellus fuliginosus". If this classification is to be followed then a new type species will have to be designated for "Batozonellus". The species reclassified under "Parabatozonus" are: Distribution and habitat. These wasps can be found in most of Europe. They colonize predominantly open habitats and forest edges. Under newer studies the genus "Batozonellus" "sensu stricto" is found only in Africa and Australia, and "Parabatozonus" is found in Europe, Asia and Africa.