Larrini is a tribe of square-headed wasps in the family
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 9 ...
. About 15 genera and more than 1,300 described species are placed in the Larrini.
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Genera
These 15 genera belong to the tribe Larrini:
* '' Dalara'' Ritsema, 1884
* '' Dicranorhina'' Shuckard, 1840
* '' Gastrosericus'' Spinola, 1839
* '' Holotachysphex'' de Beaumont, 1940
* '' Kohliella'' Brauns, 1910
* '' Larra'' Fabricius, 1793 (mole cricket hunters)
* '' Larropsis'' Patton, 1892
* ''Liris
The Liri (Latin Liris or Lyris, previously, Clanis; Greek: ) is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.
Source and route
The Liri's source is in the Mon ...
'' Fabricius, 1804
* '' Megalara'' Kimsey and Ohl, 2012
* '' Paraliris'' Kohl, 1884
* '' Parapiagetia'' Kohl, 1897
* '' Prosopigastra'' A. Costa, 1867
* '' Tachysphex'' Kohl, 1883
* '' Tachytella'' Brauns, 1906
* ''Tachytes
''Tachytes'' is a genus of predatory, solitary wasps, containing about 300 species.
Etymology
The name of the genus derives from the Greek ταχύτης (''tachytes''), meaning swiftness or speed.
Distribution
These wasps have a worldwide dis ...
'' Panzer, 1806
References
External links
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Crabronidae
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