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Sphecidae
The Sphecidae are a cosmopolitan family of wasps of the suborder Apocrita that includes sand wasps, mud daubers, and other thread-waisted wasps. The name Sphecidae was formerly given to a much larger grouping of wasps. This was found to be paraphyletic, so most of the old subfamilies have been moved to the Crabronidae. Biology The biology of the Sphecidae, even under the restricted definition, is still fairly diverse; some sceliphrines even display rudimentary forms of sociality, and some sphecines rear multiple larvae in a single large brood cell. Many nest in pre-existing cavities, or dig simple burrows in the soil, but some species construct free-standing nests of mud and even (in one genus) resin. All are predatory and parasitoidal, but the type of prey ranges from spiders to various dictyopterans, orthopteroids and larvae of either Lepidoptera or other Hymenoptera; the vast majority practice mass provisioning, providing all the prey items prior to laying the egg. Phylo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crabronidae
The Crabronidae are a large paraphyletic group (nominally a family) of wasps, including nearly all of the species formerly comprising the now-defunct superfamily Sphecoidea. It collectively includes well over 200 genera, containing well over 9000 species. Crabronids were originally a part of Sphecidae, but the latter name is now restricted to a separate family based on what was once the subfamily Sphecinae. Several of the subfamilies of Crabronidae are often treated as families in their own right, as is true of the most recent phylogenies (example below). Phylogeny This phylogenetic tree is based on Sann ''et al.'', 2018, which used phylogenomics to demonstrate that both the bees (Anthophila) and the Sphecidae arose from within the former Crabronidae, which is therefore paraphyletic, and which they suggested should be split into several families; the former family Heterogynaidae nests within the Bembicidae, as here defined. These findings differ in several details from studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mud Dauber
Mud dauber (or "mud wasp" or "dirt dauber") is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps from either the family Sphecidae or Crabronidae which build their nests from mud; this excludes members of the family Vespidae (especially the subfamily Eumeninae), that are instead referred to as "potter wasps". Mud daubers belong to different families and are variable in appearance. Most are long, slender wasps about in length. The name refers to the nests that are made by the female wasps, which consist of mud molded into place by the wasp's mandibles. Mud daubers are not normally aggressive, but can become belligerent when threatened. Stings are uncommon. Nests The organ pipe mud dauber, one of many mud daubers in the family Crabronidae, builds nests in the shape of a cylindrical tube resembling an organ pipe or pan flute. Common sites include vertical or horizontal faces of walls, cliffs, bridges, overhangs and shelter caves or other structures. The nest of a black and yellow mud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isodontia Larva
''Isodontia'' is a genus belonging to the family Sphecidae. Adults emerge from their cocoons in early summer, and usually make nests lined with grass or hay in hollow plant cavities. This has led to their common name being grass-carrying wasps. The larvae are often fed Orthoptera that the adult has paralyzed. Species Species within this genus include: * ''Isodontia albata'' * ''Isodontia alvarengai'' * '' Isodontia apicalis'' * ''Isodontia apicata'' * ''Isodontia aurifrons'' * '' Isodontia auripes'' * '' Isodontia auripygata'' * ''Isodontia azteca'' * '' Isodontia bastiniana'' * ''Isodontia boninensis'' * '' Isodontia bruneri'' * '' Isodontia capillata'' * '' Isodontia cellicula'' * '' Isodontia cestra'' * '' Isodontia chrysorrhoea'' * '' Isodontia costipennis'' * '' Isodontia cyanipennis'' * '' Isodontia delicata'' * '' Isodontia diodon'' * '' Isodontia dolosa'' * ''Isodontia edax ''Isodontia'' is a genus belonging to the family Sphecidae. Adults emerge from their coco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammophilinae
Ammophilinae is a subfamily of thread-waisted wasps in the family Sphecidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 320 described species in Ammophilinae. Genera These six genera belong to the subfamily Ammophilinae: * '' Ammophila'' W. Kirby, 1798 * '' Eremnophila'' Menke, 1964 * '' Eremochares'' Gribodo, 1883 * '' Hoplammophila'' de Beaumont, 1960 * '' Parapsammophila'' Taschenberg, 1869 * ''Podalonia ''Podalonia'' is a genus of parasitoidal wasps in the family Sphecidae. The genus is present worldwide with the exception of South America. These wasps are similar to the related sand wasps ('' Ammophila''), but they have a much shorter petiole ...'' Fernald, 1927 (cutworm wasps) References External links * Sphecidae Apocrita subfamilies {{apoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocrita
Apocrita is a suborder of insects in the order Hymenoptera. It includes wasps, bees, and ants, and consists of many families. It contains the most advanced hymenopterans and is distinguished from Symphyta by the narrow "waist" ( petiole) formed between the first two segments of the actual abdomen; the first abdominal segment is fused to the thorax, and is called the propodeum. Therefore, it is general practice, when discussing the body of an apocritan in a technical sense, to refer to the mesosoma and metasoma (or gaster) rather than the "thorax" and "abdomen", respectively. The evolution of a constricted waist was an important adaption for the parasitoid lifestyle of the ancestral apocritan, allowing more maneuverability of the female's ovipositor. The ovipositor either extends freely or is retracted, and may be developed into a stinger for both defense and paralyzing prey. Larvae are legless and blind, and either feed inside a host (plant or animal) or in a nest cell provisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. The wasps do not constitute a clade, a complete natural group with a single ancestor, as bees and ants are deeply nested within the wasps, having evolved from wasp ancestors. Wasps that are members of the clade Aculeata can Stinger, sting their prey. The most commonly known wasps, such as yellowjackets and hornets, are in the family Vespidae and are Eusociality, eusocial, living together in a nest with an egg-laying queen and non-reproducing workers. Eusociality is favoured by the unusual haplodiploid system of sex-determination system, sex determination in Hymenoptera, as it makes sisters exceptionally closely related to each other. However, the majority of wasp species are solitary, with each adult female living and breeding independently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloriontinae
''Chlorion'' is a genus of Hymenoptera of the Sphecidae family of wasps. Species Listed alphabetically. ITIS *''Chlorion aerarium'' Patton, 1879 – Steel-blue Cricket Hunter Wasp, Aphid Wasp *''Chlorion boharti'' Menke, 1961 *''Chlorion consanguineum'' (Kohl, 1898) *''Chlorion cyaneum'' Dahlbom, 1843 *''Chlorion funereum'' Gribodo, 1879 *''Chlorion gratiosum'' (F. Smith, 1856) *''Chlorion hemiprasinum'' (Sichel, 1863) *''Chlorion hemipyrrhum'' (Sichel, 1863) *''Chlorion hirtum'' (Kohl, 1885) *''Chlorion lobatum'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Chlorion magnificum'' F. Morawitz, 1887 *''Chlorion maxillosum'' (Poiret, 1787) – Cric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sceliphrinae
Sceliphrinae is a subfamily of thread-waisted wasps in the family Sphecidae. There are about 6 genera and at least 140 described species in Sceliphrinae. Genera These six genera belong to the subfamily Sceliphrinae: * ''Chalybion'' Dahlbom, 1843 (blue mud wasps) * '' Dynatus'' Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 * '' Penepodium'' Menke in R. Bohart and Menke, 1976 * ''Podium'' Fabricius, 1804 * '' Sceliphron'' Klug, 1801 * '' Trigonopsis'' Perty, 1833 i c g * †'' Hoplisidia'' Cockerell, 1906 * †'' Protosceliphron'' Antropov, 2014 Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * External links * Sphecidae {{apoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphecinae
The Sphecinae is a subfamily of the digger wasp family Sphecidae. It contains the following genera: * '' Chilosphex'' Menke ''in'' R. Bohart and Menke, 1976 * '' Isodontia'' Patton, 1880 * '' Palmodes'' Kohl, 1890 * ''Prionyx ''Prionyx'' is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae. They are known to hunt and feed on grasshoppers. Behavior Prior to laying their eggs the female ''Prionyx'' stings a grasshopper causing paralysis. She will then bury the grasshopper in ...'' Vander Linden, 1827 * '' Sphex'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Stangeella'' Menke, 1962 References Sphecidae Apocrita subfamilies {{Apoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podalonia P1520025a
''Podalonia'' is a genus of parasitoidal wasps in the family Sphecidae. The genus is present worldwide with the exception of South America. These wasps are similar to the related sand wasps ('' Ammophila''), but they have a much shorter petiole and the abdomen is slightly stronger. The thorax bears a small white patch. The females lay their nests in the sand. They normally incubate in large, hairless caterpillars of moths (Noctuidae). Species This genus includes about 66 species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: *'' Podalonia affinis'' (W. Kirby, 1798) *'' Podalonia afghanica'' Balthasar, 1957 *'' Podalonia albohirsuta'' (Tsuneki, 1971) *'' Podalonia alpina'' (Kohl, 1888) *'' Podalonia altaiensis'' (Tsuneki, 1971) *'' Podalonia andrei'' (F. Morawitz, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampulicidae
The Ampulicidae, or cockroach wasps, are a small (about 170 species), primarily tropical family of sphecoid wasps, all of which use various cockroaches as prey for their larvae. They tend to have elongated jaws, pronounced neck-like constrictions behind the head, strongly petiolate abdomens, and deep grooves on the thorax. Many are quite ant-like in appearance, though some are brilliant metallic blue, green, and hot pink. Most species sting the roach more than once and in a specific way. The first sting is directed at nerve ganglia in the cockroach's thorax, temporarily paralyzing the victim for a few minutes - more than enough time for the wasp to deliver a second sting. The second sting is directed into a region of the cockroach's brain that controls the escape reflex, among other things. Piper, Ross (2007), ''Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals'', Greenwood Press. When the cockroach has recovered from the first sting, it makes no attempt to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bembicinae
The Bembicinae comprise a large subfamily of crabronid wasps that includes over 80 genera and over 1800 species which have a worldwide distribution. They excavate nests in the soil, frequently in sandy soils, and store insects of several orders, for example Diptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Odonata Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous. The two com ... in the burrows. Some species are kleptoparasites of other Bembicinae. The different subgroups of Bembicinae are each quite distinctive, and rather well-defined, with clear morphological and behavioral differences between them. Bembicines were originally a part of a single large family, the Sphecidae, then for many years were treated as a separate family, and recently have been placed back into a larger family, the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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