| Bembicidae | |
|---|---|
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| Bembix sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Family: | Bembicidae Latreille, 1802[1] |
| Tribes | |
SubfamilyBembicinae SubfamilyNyssoninae | |
TheBembicidae comprise a large family ofapoid 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 exampleDiptera,Orthoptera,Hemiptera,Lepidoptera andOdonata in the burrows. Some species arekleptoparasites of other Bembicidae.[2] The different subgroups of Bembicidae are each quite distinctive, and rather well-defined, with clear morphological and behavioral differences between them.[2]
Bembicids were originally a part of a single large family, theSphecidae, then for many years were treated as a separate family, and recently have been placed back into a larger family, the Crabronidae.[2]
