Ceropales longipes

Smith, 1855

Ceropales longipes is a spider wasp in the Pompilidae, first described by Smith in 1855. The Ceropales comprises kleptoparasitic spider wasps that exploit the prey-capture efforts of other spider wasps rather than hunting spiders directly. Ceropales longipes appears to be a rare or poorly documented , with extremely limited observational records available. The species name 'longipes' refers to its long-legged , a trait common among spider wasps.

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How to pronounce Ceropales longipes: /ˈsɛrəpeɪlz ˈlɒndʒɪpiːz/

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