title: Poecilopompilus
text: # Poecilopompilus
  
  Poecilopompilus is a fossorial genus of the family Pomplidae found in the New World. The main prey of these wasps are spiders of the family Araneidae.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are 37 currently recognised species in Poecilopompilus. These include:
  
  * Poecilopompilus algidus (Smith, 1855)
  * Poecilopompilus annulatus (Fabricius, 1793)
  * Poecilopompilus apicalis (Banks, 1947)
  * Poecilopompilus autrani (Holmberg)
  * Poecilopompilus badius Evans, 1966
  * Poecilopompilus costatus (Taschenberg)
  * Poecilopompilus decedens (Smith, 1873)
  * Poecilopompilus eurymelus (Banks, 1947)
  * Poecilopompilus exquisitus (Fox)
  * Poecilopompilus familiaris (Smith)
  * Poecilopompilus flavopictus(Smith)
  * Poecilopompilus interruptus (Say, 1835)
  * Poecilopompilus maculifrons (Smith, 1873)
  * Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius, 1798)
  * Poecilopompilus polistoides (Smith)
  * Poecilopompilus rubricatus (Smith, 1879)
  * Poecilopompilus ventralis (Banks, 1947)
  