Deuteragenia sayi
| Deuteragenia sayi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Deuteragenia |
| Species: | D. sayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Deuteragenia sayi Banks, 1941
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dipogon sayi Banks, 1941 | |
Deuteragenia sayi is a species of spider wasp of the family Pompilidae.[2][1]
Description
This species is among the smaller spider wasps. The body is black, slender, and long-legged. The clear wings are banded, with the band closest to the thorax thinner than the one near the wingtip.[3]
Habitat
This species is found in woods, where it searches stems, twigs, logs, trunks, and branches for nest sites.
Behavior
This species nests in preexisting cavities, namely those in trees. Prey includes most of the common species of spiders. D. sayi rarely visits flowers, though it is recorded on Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota).
References
- ^ a b Lelej, Arkady S.; Loktionov, Valery M. (2012). "Phylogeny and classification of the tribe Deuterageniini (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae: Pepsinae)". Far Eastern Entomologist. 254: 1–15. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Dipogon sayi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Eaton, Eric R., and Kenn Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007.