Arachnospila is a predominantly Holarctic genus of spider wasps, with limited representation in montane habitats in Neotropical and Afrotropical regions.Lelej, A.s & Loktiniov V.M 2011 Review of the nominotypical subgenus of Arachnospila Kincaid (Hymenoptera:Pompilidae) of Russia and neighbouring countries with the lectotypification of enigmatic Pompilus sogdianus Morawitz and description of new species Zootaxa 2882: 1–18 They are found in open habitats and at forest edges. Their nests may contain more than one cell.
Species Subgenus Acanthopompilus Arachnospila conjungens (Kohl, 1898) Arachnospila alpivaga (Kohl, 1888) Arachnospila nuda (Tournier, 1890)
Subgenus Ammosphex Arachnospila abnormis (Dahlbom, 1842) Arachnospila alvarabnormis (Wolf, 1965) Arachnospila anceps (Wesmael, 1851) Arachnospila apennines (Wolf, 1964) Arachnospila colpostoma (Kohl, 1886) Arachnospila consobrina (Dahlbom, 1843) Arachnospila dakota (Cresson 1867) Arachnospila gibbomima (Main, 1929) Arachnospila hedickei (Main, 1929) Arachnospila imbecillus (Banks 1939) Arachnospila luctuosa (Cresson 1865) Arachnospila michiganensis (Driesbach 1949) Arachnospila nivalabnormis (Wolf, 1965) Arachnospila occidentalis (Driesbach 1949) Arachnospila ofa (Tournier, 1890) Arachnospila opinata (Tournier, 1890) Arachnospila parvula (Banks, 1912) Arachnospila rhaetabnormis (Wolf, 1965) Arachnospila silvana (Kohl, 1886) Arachnospila solona (Banks, 1913) Arachnospila trivialis (Dahlbom, 1843) Arachnospila wasbaueri (Eavns, 1966) Arachnospila valesabnormis (Wolf, 1965) Arachnospila virgilabnormis Wolf, 1976 Arachnospila wesmaeli (Thomson, 1870) Arachnospila westerlundi (Morawitz, 1893)
Subgenus Anoplochares Arachnospila asiatica (Morawitz, 1888) Arachnospila canariensis Wolf, 1978 Arachnospila fuscomarginata (Thomson, 1870) Arachnospila minutula (Dahlbom, 1842) Arachnospila spissa (Schiodte, 1837)
Subgenus Arachnospila Arachnospila arcta (Cresson 1865) Arachnospila brevispinis Wahis, 1992 Arachnospila fumipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Arachnospila ionica Wolf, 1964 Arachnospila longifrons Wolf, 1990 Arachnospila rufa (Haupt, 1927) Arachnospila sogdianoides (Wolf, 1964)
Subgenus Melanospila Arachnospila esau (Kohl, 1886) Arachnospila holomelas (Costa, 1882) Arachnospila tyrrhena Wahis, 1982
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