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Spheciformes
The Spheciformes is a paraphyletic assemblage of insect families which collectively comprise the "sphecoid wasps", and includes about 10,000 species and several hundred genera. The largest genus is '' Cerceris'' (Philanthidae), with almost 900 species. Larvae are carnivorous, consuming prey captured by adult females and typically paralyzed with venom, provisioned in underground nests. Spheciformes includes all the members of the superfamily Apoidea which are not bees and which in older classifications were called the "Sphecoidea". The group includes familiar types of wasps such as mud daubers, digger wasps, sand wasps, cicada killers, and cockroach wasps. The group is paraphyletic because bees are believed to have arisen from a subgroup within the family Ammoplanidae Ammoplanidae is a family of aphid wasps formerly treated as the Crabronidae subtribe Ammoplanina. There are about 10 genera and at least 130 described species in Ammoplanina. Phylogenetic analyses in 2018 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampulex Compressa
The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp (''Ampulex compressa'') is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae. It is known for its unusual reproductive behavior, which involves stinging a cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae. It thus belongs to the entomophagous parasites. Distribution The wasp is mostly found in the tropical regions of Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific islands. The flying wasps are more abundant in the warm seasons of the year. ''A. compressa'' was introduced to Hawaii by F.X. Williams in 1941 as a method of biocontrol. This has been unsuccessful because of the territorial tendencies of the wasp and the small scale on which they hunt. The species is also found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. ''A. compressa'' likely arrived in the country through the ports of Santos and Rio de Janeiro. Description The wasp has a metallic blue-green body, with the thighs of the second and third pair of legs red. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicada Killer
Cicada killer wasps (genus ''Sphecius'') are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them. Twenty-one species worldwide are recognized. The highest diversity occurs in the region between North Africa and Central Asia. In North America, the term "cicada killer wasp" usually refers to the most well-known species, the eastern cicada killer (''S. speciosus''). A few other related genera also are sometimes referred to as "cicada killers", e.g. ''Liogorytes'' in South America and ''Exeirus'' in Australia. The use of cicadas as prey is in keeping with the typical behavior of the tribe Bembicini, which tend to specialize on various members of the Cicadomorpha as prey items. Species This list of species is probably complete as of March 31, 2009. It has been adapted from thCatalog of ''Sphecius'' species(California Academy of Sciences). Notable subspecies are also gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphex
Wasps of the genus ''Sphex'' (commonly known as digger wasps) are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. ''Sphex'' is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae ('' sensu lato''), though most apart from the Sphecinae have now been moved to the family Crabronidae. There are over 130 known ''Sphex'' species. Behaviour In preparation for egg laying, they construct a protected "nest" (some species dig nests in the ground, while others use pre-existing holes) and then stock it with captured insects. Typically, the prey are left alive, but paralyzed by wasp toxins. The wasps lay their eggs in the provisioned nest and the wasp larvae feed on the paralyzed insects as they develop. The great golden digger wasp ('' Sphex ichneumoneus'') is found in North America. The developing wasps spend the winter in their nest. When the new generation of adults emerge, they contain the genetically programmed behaviors required to carry out another season of nest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mud Dauber
Mud dauber (or "mud wasp") 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), which are instead referred to as "potter wasps". Mud daubers 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 Mandible (insect mouthpart), 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 (music), 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 daube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoidea
The superfamily Apoidea is a major group (of over 30 000 species) within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees. Molecular phylogeny demonstrates that the bees arose from within the traditional " Crabronidae", so that grouping is paraphyletic, and this has led to a reclassification to produce monophyletic families.Manuela Sann, Oliver Niehuis, Ralph S. Peters, Christoph Mayer, Alexey Kozlov, Lars Podsiadlowski, Sarah Bank, Karen Meusemann, Bernhard Misof, Christoph Bleidorn and Michael Ohl (2018) Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees. ''BMC Evolutionary Biology'' 18:71. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8 Diagnostic features Apoid wasps and bees have several traits in common:O'Neill, K.M. (2008). Apoid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Spheciformes). In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_10300 * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerceris
__NOTOC__ ''Cerceris'' is a genus of wasps in the family Philanthidae. It is the largest genus in the family, with 876 described species and 169 subspecies. Cerceris Catalog The genus has a , with species on every continent.Genaro, J. A. (2004) A new species of ''Cerceris'' from Hispaniola, West Indies (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Philanthinae). ''Journal of the Kansas Entomological S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, Thorax (insect anatomy), thorax and abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen), three pairs of jointed Arthropod leg, legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antenna (biology), antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a insect brain, brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce Oviparous, by laying eggs. Insects Respiratory system of insects, breathe air through a system of Spiracle (arthropods), paired openings along their sides, connected to Trachea#Invertebrates, small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in ves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraphyletic
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In contrast, a monophyletic grouping (a clade) includes a common ancestor and ''all'' of its descendants. The terms are commonly used in phylogenetics (a subfield of biology) and in the tree model of historical linguistics. Paraphyletic groups are identified by a combination of synapomorphies and symplesiomorphies. If many subgroups are missing from the named group, it is said to be polyparaphyletic. The term received currency during the debates of the 1960s and 1970s accompanying the rise of cladistics, having been coined by zoologist Willi Hennig to apply to well-known taxa like Reptilia (reptiles), which is paraphyletic with respect to birds. Reptilia contains the last common ancestor of reptiles and all descendants of that ancestor exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temnogynidae
Temnogynidae is an extinct family of apoid wasps, found only in Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. Th .... The family was erected in 2024 with two genera. One of the genera was initially given the same name as a genus of spiders, '' Rhabdogyna''. This name was later replaced by '' Rhapidogyna''. References Apoidea Hymenoptera families {{Apoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angarosphecidae
Angarosphecidae is an extinct family of Mesozoic and early Cenozoic wasps in the superfamily Apoidea. Taxonomy * '' Angarosphex'' (synonyms ''Calobaissodes'' , ''Mataeosphex'' , ''Palaeapis'' , ''Shandongodes'' **''An. alethes'' - Cenomanian Burmese amber, Myanmar **''An. baektoensus'' - Barremian/Aptian, Sinuiju Formation, North Korea **''An. beiboziensis'' - Aptian Laiyang Formation, China **''An. bleachi'' - Hauterivian, Clockhouse Brickworks, Weald Clay, United Kingdom **''An. consensus'' - Hauterivian, Clockhouse Brickworks, Weald Clay, United Kingdom **''An. goldringi'' - Hauterivian, Auclaye Brickworks, Weald Clay, United Kingdom **''An. lithodes'' - Aptian Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China **''An. lithographicus'' - Hauterivian/Barremian La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain **''An. magnus'' - Barremian Crato Formation, Brazil **''An. myrmicopterus'' - Aptian Baissa, Zaza Formation, Russia **''An. niger'' - Aptian, Turga Formation, Russia **' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
