The Ctenocerinae are a subfamily of spider wasps, Pompilidae, which contains a small number of genera, two in the Neotropics, four in Australia and the remainder in Africa. Ctenocerine wasps have evidently evolved from a common ancestor with the Pepsinae, but are specialized for preying upon trap-door spiders (Ctenizidae).
Genera
The following 26 genera are in the subfamily Ctenocerinae:
- Apinaspis <small>Banks, 1938</small>
- Apoclavelia <small>Evans, 1972</small>
- Apteropompilus <small>Brauns, 1899</small>
- Apteropompiloides <small>Brauns, 1899</small>
- Arnoldatus <small>Pate, 1946</small>
- Ateloclavelia <small>Arnold, 1932</small>
- Austroclavelia <small>Evans, 1972</small>
- Clavelia <small>Lucas, 1851</small>
- Claveliella <small>Arnold, 1939</small>
- Cteniziphontes <small>Evans, 1972</small>
- Ctenocerus <small>Dahlbom, 1845</small>
- Evansiclavelia <small>Pitts, Rodriguez & Shimizu, 2021</small>
- Hadropompilus <small>Arnold, 1934</small>
- Marimba <small>Pate, 1946</small>
- Masisia <small>Arnold, 1934</small>
- Maurillus <small>Smith, 1855</small>
- Maurilloides <small>Pitts & Shimizu, 2021</small>
- Paraclavelia Hau<small>pt, 1930</small>
- Parapompilus <small>Smith, 1855</small>
- Parapsilotelus <small>Arnold, 1960</small>
- Pezopompilus <small>Arnold, 1946</small>
- Pseudopedinaspis <small>Brauns, 1906</small>
- Psilotelus <small>Arnold, 1932</small>
- Spathomelus <small>Wahis, 2013</small>
- Teinotrachelus <small>Arnold, 1935</small>
- Trichosalius <small>Arnold, 1934</small>
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