Biology:Sphecinae

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Short description: Subfamily of insects

Sphecinae
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Sphex ichneumoneus on milkweed
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Subfamily: Sphecinae
Genera

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

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3493211 entry