Dipogon (wasp)

Dipogon
Dipogon brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Tribe: Deuterageniini
Genus: Dipogon
Fox, 1897
Type species
Dipogon populator
Fox, 1897[1]

Dipogon is a genus of spider wasps of the family Pompilidae in the subfamily Pepsinae. They are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. Their generic name ("two beards") comes from the characteristic long bristle tufts just below the mandibles, which are used to carry material to construct the cells in the nest, and for constructing the nest.[2]

Species

Species in Dipogon include:[3]

Transferred to Deuteragenia

Transferred to Winnemanella

References

  1. ^ V.S.L. Pate (1946). "The Generic Names of the Spider Wasps (Psammocharidae olim Pompilidae) and Their Type Species (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 72 (3): 65–137. JSTOR 25077544.
  2. ^ "Nature Conservation Imaging - Page Redirection".
  3. ^ Lelej, Arkady S.; Loktionov, Valery M. (2012). "Phylogeny and classification of the tribe Deuterageniini (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae: Pepsinae)". Far Eastern Entomologist. 254: 1–15. Retrieved 2025-07-18.