Tarantula-parasite

Guides

• Notocyphinae

  Notocyphinae is a monotypic subfamily of spider wasps containing the single genus Notocyphus. These wasps are distributed across the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. The subfamily is notable for parasitism on tarantulas, including documented cases involving the aviculariine tarantula Avicularia purpurea in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

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• Notocyphus

  Notocyphus is a genus of spider wasps and the sole genus in the monotypic subfamily Notocyphinae. These wasps are known to parasitize tarantulas, including arboreal species in the subfamily Aviculariinae and terrestrial species in Theraphosinae. The genus occurs in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, with documented host associations in the Amazon region of Ecuador and Brazil.

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