Epipompilus aztecus

Epipompilus aztecus is a Neotropical spider wasp belonging to the Pompilid subfamily Ctenocerinae.

Epipompilus aztecus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pompilidae
Subfamily:	Pepsinae
Genus:	Epipompilus
Species:	E. aztecus
Binomial name
Epipompilus aztecus (Cresson 1869)
Synonyms
Ferreola azteca Cresson, 1869 Epipompilus maximliani Kohl, 1884 Aulocostethus aztecus Bradley, 1944

Description

The wasp is black and reddish brown in color.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Epipompilus aztecus spans from southern Mexico to Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil,^[2] and eastwards to the Atlantic Forest (biome).^[3]

Habitat

The Epipompilus aztecus lives primarily in Tropical deciduous forests.