Biology:Sphecinae
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Short description: Subfamily of insects
Sphecinae | |
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Sphex ichneumoneus on milkweed | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3493211 entry
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