Crabronidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Crabronidae
Ectemnius cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)

Ectemnius cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)

Ectemnius cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)

Ectemnius cephalotes is a square-headed wasp species in Crabronidae found in Europe, Northern Asia, and North America.

Lyroda subita Say, 1837

Lyroda subita Say, 1837

Lyroda subita Say, 1837

Lyroda subita is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family found in North America.

Trypoxylon politum Say, 1837

Trypoxylon politum Say, 1837

Trypoxylon politum Say, 1837

The organ pipe mud dauber (Trypoxylon politum) is a docile predatory wasp native to eastern North America that preys on spiders.

Trypoxylon lactitarse de Saussure, 1867

Trypoxylon lactitarse de Saussure, 1867

Trypoxylon lactitarse de Saussure, 1867

Trypoxylon lactitarse is a common harmless solitary square-headed wasp ranging from Canada to Argentina.

Pison spinolae Shuckard, 1838

Pison spinolae Shuckard, 1838

Pison spinolae Shuckard, 1838

Pison spinolae, the New Zealand mason wasp, is a black solitary wasp native to Australia introduced to New Zealand that hunts spiders for its young.

Pison peletieri Le Guillou, 1841

Pison peletieri Le Guillou, 1841

Pison peletieri Le Guillou, 1841

Pison peletieri is a wasp with distinct coloration that builds mud cell nests, found across most of Australia and northern New Zealand.

Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxybelus uniglumis is a square-headed wasp in Crabronidae found in Europe, Northern, and Southern Asia.

Dryudella caerulea (Cresson, 1881)

Dryudella caerulea (Cresson, 1881)

Dryudella caerulea (Cresson, 1881)

Dryudella caerulea is a wasp species from the Astatidae family found in Central and North America.

Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mellinus arvensis, the field digger wasp, is a yellow-black solitary wasp with a narrow waist that nests underground in sandy soil.

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