Biology:Crabroninae

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Short description: Subfamily of wasps

Crabroninae
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Ectemnius lapidarius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Crabroninae
Tribes[1]

The subfamily Crabroninae (digger wasps) is the most diverse group in the wasp family Crabronidae, containing over 110 genera and 4,800 described species.[1] The subfamily consists of solitary, predatory wasps. The adult females of many groups dig tunnels in the ground for nesting, but others use different techniques, including the construction of tube-like mud nests (e.g., Trypoxylon politum).[1]

As with all other sphecoid wasps, the larvae are carnivorous; females hunt for prey on which to lay their eggs, supplying the larvae with paralyzed, living prey when they emerge.

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pulawski, Wojciech J.. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. https://www.calacademy.org/scientists/projects/catalog-of-sphecidae. Retrieved 2019-05-08. 

Wikidata ☰ Q148664 entry