Pompilinae
The Pompilinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, the species of which lay their eggs on the paralyzed bodies of their prey.

Taxonomy and phylogeny 
Tribal classification has been revised numerous times with little consensus between authors. Bradley's 1944 classification used 7 tribes: Allocharini, Allocyphononychini, Aporini, Ctenocerini, Epipompilini, Pedinaspini, Pompilini. Evans's 1951 classification only included 5 of these tribes, omitting Allocharini and Allocyphononychini. Ctenocerini has since been elevated to subfamily status as Ctenocerinae, and Epipompilini has been omitted by Pitts et al. in 2006. Engel and Grimaldi, later in 2006, included 17 extant tribes: Allocharini, Allocyphonychini, Anoplageniini, Anopliini, Aporini (with 3 subtribes), Cordyloscelidini, Eidopompilini, Entomoborini, Episyronini, Notocyphini, Pedinaspini, Pompilini, Psammoderini, Pseudopompilini, Spuridiophorini, Tachypompilini, and Teinotrachelini. Waichert et al. added two additional tribes in 2015, Priochilini with 2 genera and Sericopompilini with a single genus. While Ghahari et al. reinstated Homonotini in 2014 as a separate tribe from Aporini, Loktionov and Lelej maintained the treatment of Engel and Grimaldi as a subtribe of Aporini. In 2015, Waichert et al. removed Notocyphini from Pompilinae, treating it as the separate subfamily, Notocyphinae. Loktionov's 2023 distributional catalog included the type genera of Cordyloscelidini and Spuridiophorini and the type genus of Teinotrachelini under Ctenocerinae. The type genera of Allocyphonychini,  Anoplageniini, and Pedinaspini were also omitted.

The summary of the represented tribes is as follows:
Allocharini
Anopliini
Aporini contains 6 genera of Aporina plus one genus each in Ferreolina and Homonotina.
Eidopompilini
Entomoborini
Episyronini
Pompilini
Priochilini contains 2 genera
Psammoderini
Pseudopompilini
Sericopompilini contains a single genus 
Tachypompilini contains a single genus

Description and identification 

Pompilinae are distinguished from sister subfamilies by minute differences in head structure, leg morphology, and wing venation. The eyes have oval to only slightly sinuate inner margins, and the labrum is short. The middle and hind legs have tibial spurs of unequal lengths and femora with small spines or pits. The hind leg additionally has wide, blade-like bristles on the fifth tasomere. The forewing has the medial vein (M) falling short of the margin and the second cubital vein (Cu2) bent at the base rather than straight.

Genera 
The subfamily Pompilinae contains 107 genera:

Aeluropetrus Arnold, 1936
Agenioidevagetes Wolf, 1978
Anoplioides Haupt, 1950
Apareia Haupt, 1929
Aplochares Banks, 1944
Aporoideus Ashmead, 1902
Argyroclitus Arnold, 1937
Aridestus Banks, 1947
Aspidaporus Bradley, 1944
Atelostegus Haupt, 1929
Atopompilus Arnold, 1934
Austrochares Banks, 1947
Bambesa Arnold, 1936
Cliochares Banks, 1941
Ctenostegus Haupt, 1930
Dromochares Haupt, 1930
Epiclinotus Haupt, 1929
Erythropompilus Shimizu & Pitts, 2021
Eurostocurgus Haupt, 1962
Euryzonotulus Arnold, 1937
Galactopterus Arnold, 1937
Guichardia Arnold, 1951
Hanedapompilus Shimizu, 2005
Hatanomus Tsuneki, 1990
Hauptiella Arnold, 1936
Herpetosphex Arnold, 1940
Icazus Priesner, 1966
Idiaporina Evans, 1974
Kentronaporus Wolf, 1990
Kolposphex Arnold, 1959
Kyphopompilus Arnold, 1960
Micraporus Priesner, 1955
Microferreola Haupt, 1935 
Minotocyphus Banks, 1934 
Morochares Banks, 1934 
Narochares Banks, 1934
Neanoplius Banks, 1947
Odontoderes Haupt, 1926
Pareiocurgus Haupt, 1930
Pareioxenus Haupt, 1962
Plagomma Haupt, 1941
Pompiliodon Wasbauer, 2019
Pseudoclavelia Haupt, 1930 
Pygmachus Haupt, 1930 
Rhabdaporus Bradley, 1944 
Rhynchopompilus Arnold, 1934 
Stolidia Priesner, 1966 
Syntomoclitus Arnold, 1937 
Tagalochares Banks, 1934
Telostholus Haupt, 1929
Tupiaporus Arle, 1947 
Turneromyia Banks, 1941
Xenanoplius Haupt, 1950 
Xenopompilus Evans,1953

Tribe Allocharini 
Allochares Banks, 1917

Tribe Anopliini 
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Lophopompilus Radoszkowski, 1887

Tribe Aporini

Subtribe Aporina 
Allaporus Banks, 1933
Aporus Spinola, 1808
Chelaporus Bradley, 1944
Drepanaporus Bradley, 1944
Euplaniceps Hauptm, 1930
Psorthaspis Banks, 1912

Subtribe Ferreolina 
Ferreola Lepeletier, 1845

Subtribe Homonotina 
Homonotus Dahlbom, 1843

Tribe Eidopompilini 
Eidopompilus Kohl, 1899
Microphadnus Cameron, 1904
Stigmaporus Zonstein, 2001
Tachyagetes Haupt, 1930
Telostegus Costa, 1887
Xenaporus Ashmead, 1902

Tribe Entomoborini 
Entomobora Gistel, 1857

Tribe Episyronini 
Batozonellus Arnold, 1937
Episyron Schiödte, 1837
Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 1936

Tribe Pompilini 
Aetheopompilus Arnold, 1934
Agenioideus Ashmead, 1902
Amblyellus Wolf, 1965
Anospilus Haupt, 1929
Aporinellus Banks, 1911
Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900
Chalcochares Banks, 1917
Ctenagenia de Saussure, 1892
Dicyrtomellus Gussakowski, 1935
Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845
Gonaporus Ashmead, 1902
Hesperopompilus Evans, 1948
Microcurgus Haupt, 1950
Nanoclavelia Priesner, 1948
Pamirospila Wolf, 1970
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884
Paragenioides Wolf, 1968
Pedinpompilus Wolf, 1961
Perissopompilus Evans, 1951
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
Pompilus Fabricius, 1798
Schistonyx Saussure, 1887
Tastiotenia Evans, 1950 
Xerochares Evans, 1951

Tribe Priochilini 
Braunilla Wasbauer & Kimsey, 2019
Priochilus Banks, 1944

Tribe Psammoderini 
Arachnotheutes Ashmead, 1893
Paraferreola Sustera, 1913
Psammoderes Haupt, 1929

Tribe Pseudopompilini 
Pseudopompilus Costa, 1887

Tribe Sericopompilini 
Sericopompilus Howard, 1901

Tribe Tachypompilini 
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902

References

 
Apocrita subfamilies