Sphecinae

Sphecinae

Sphecinae

Subfamily of insects

The Sphecinae is a subfamily of the digger wasp family Sphecidae.[1]

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Sphex funerarius dragging prey, a bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera to provision its nest

It contains the following genera:[1]

  • Chilosphex Menke in R. Bohart and Menke, 1976
  • Isodontia Patton, 1880
  • Palmodes Kohl, 1890
  • Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827
  • Sphex Linnaeus, 1758
  • Stangeella Menke, 1962
Larva of Isodontia sp. found in twig nest with katydid prey

References

  1. [1]
    Pulawski, Wojciech J. (25 April 2021). "FAMILY GROUP NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences.


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