(Subfamily Sphecinae)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
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The base of the abdomen is contracted into a thin stalk, making the body appear “thread-waisted”. On the middle leg there are two spurs at the tip of the fourth leg segment (tibia). There are two lobes at the base of the hindwing. The inner lobe (vannal lobe) is large. |
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Distribution |
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10/26/2021 | ||||
Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) | ||
Suborder |
Apocrita (narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees) | ||
Infraorder |
Aculeata (ants, bees, and stinging wasps) | ||
Superfamily |
Apoidea (apoid wasps, bees, sphecoid wasps) | ||
Family |
Sphecidae (thread-waisted wasps) | ||
Subfamily |
Sphecinae | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Tribe Prionychini Tribe Sphecini Tribe Stangeellini |
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Synonyms |
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Common Names |
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thread-waisted wasp |
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Glossary
Tibia
The fourth segment of an insect leg, after the femur and before the tarsus (foot).
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