Ceropales rugata
Townes, 1957
Ceropales rugata is a of spider wasp in the Pompilidae, described by Townes in 1957. The Ceropales comprises kleptoparasitic spider wasps that do not hunt spiders themselves but instead lay on spiders captured by other pompilid wasps. This species belongs to a lineage exhibiting of stinging spider wasps, particularly in the genus Poecilopompilus.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Ceropales rugata: /sɛˈɹoʊpəˌliːz ruːˈɡeɪtə/
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Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Cicindela scutellaris rugata (the “wrinkled tiger beetle”) | Beetles In The Bush
- Coleoptera | Beetles In The Bush | Page 8
- Bug Eric: Ichneumon Wasp: Ceratogastra ornata
- Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata (the “reddish-green sand tiger beetle”) | Beetles In The Bush
- 2015 Texas Collecting Trip iReport—Fall Tiger Beetles | Beetles In The Bush