Alectryon vs Black Banded Spider Wasp

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anoplius viaticus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Black Banded Spider Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pompilidae
Genus	Alectryon	Anoplius
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anoplius viaticus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Black Banded Spider Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Banded Spider Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Banded Spider Wasp

The Black Banded Spider Wasp (Anoplius viaticus) is a species in the genus Anoplius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.