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Genus of spider wasp

Phanagenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Tribe: Ageniellini
Genus: Phanagenia
Banks, 1933

Phanagenia is a genus of spider wasp in the tribe Ageniellini, a member of the family Pompilidae. The genus has only one species in North America, Phanagenia bombycina.

Description

Wasps in the genus Phanagenia are small, thin, and wiry. Adults range from 5 mm to 15 mm. Most are black, including Phanagenia bombycina, with iridescent black wings.

Habitat

Woodlands and woodland edges, where adults rarely visit flowers.

Nest

Nests and nest provisions are similar to those of other Ageniellini, such as Auplopus, Ageniella, and Eragenia.

References

  1. ^ "Genus Phanagenia". bugguide.net. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Phanagenia


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