title: Ctenocerinae
text: # Ctenocerinae
  
  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 genera in the Ctenocerinae include:
  
  * Abernessia Arlé, 1947
  * Apoclavelia Evans, 1972
  * Apteropompilus Brauns, 1899
  * Apteropompiloides Brauns, 1899
  * Arnoldatus Pate, 1946
  * Ateloclavelia Arnold, 1932
  * Austroclavelia Evans, 1972
  * Clavelia Lucas, 1851
  * Claveliella Arnold, 1939
  * Cteniziphontes Evans, 1972
  * Ctenocerus Dahlbom, 1845
  * Hadropompilus Arnold, 1934
  * Hypoferreola Ashmead, 1902
  * Lepidocnemis Haupt, 1930
  * Marimba Pate, 1946
  * Masisia Arnold, 1934
  * Maurillus Smith, 1855
  * Micragenia Arnold, 1934
  * Paraclavelia Haupt, 1930
  * Parapompilus Smith, 1855
  * Parapsilotelus Arnold, 1960
  * Pezopompilus Arnold, 1946
  * Protoclavelia Arnold, 1932
  * Pseudopedinaspis Brauns, 1906
  * Psilotelus Arnold, 1932
  * Spathomelus Wahis, 2013
  * Stenoclavelia Arnold, 1935
  * Teinotrachelus Arnold, 1935
  * Trichosalius Arnold, 1934
  