| Bembecinus proximus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bembicidae |
| Genus: | Bembecinus |
| Species: | B. proximus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bembecinus proximus (Handlirsch, 1892) | |
Bembecinus proximus is a sand wasp species which was described by Anton Handlirsch in 1892 which is known to be distributed in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. [1]
This species is known to actively predate on a vast range of homopteran insects which includes families like Cicadellidae, Cixiidae, Delphacidae, Flatidae, Fulgoridae and others. [1] The species has been observed to prefer nectar from the flowers of Ziziphus mauritiana . [1]
Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly coloured, medium-sized species, Zyzzyx chilensis. It is primarily a predator on flies, but has been observed to consume skippers. "Zyzzyx" is a replacement name proposed in 1937 by V. S. L. Pate for Therapon, originally described by J. Parker in 1929.
Cicada killer wasps 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.
Bembix is a large cosmopolitan genus of large, often brightly colored predatory sand wasps, consisting of about 380 species.
Bicyrtes is a genus of large, often brightly coloured predatory sand wasps. Many species in this genus provision their nests with paralyzed Pentatomidae, while other species make use of Reduviidae and Coreidae instead.
Gorytes is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are at least 70 described species in Gorytes.
Stizus is a genus of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae. There are over 100 species.
Bembecinus is a cosmopolitan genus of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae. There are at least 200 described species in Bembecinus.
Bembecinus tridens is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae.
Hoplisoides is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are at least 70 described species in Hoplisoides.
Steniolia scolopacea is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Steniolia is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are about 15 described species in Steniolia.
Hoplisoides nebulosus is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in North America.
Microbembex is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are more than 30 described species in Microbembex.
Glenostictia is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are more than 20 described species in Glenostictia.
Bembecinus floridanus is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in North America.
Bembecinus neglectus is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in North America.
Lestiphorus is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are about 18 described species in Lestiphorus.
Bembecinus quinquespinosus is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Stictia is a largely neotropical genus of large, often brightly colored predatory sand wasps, consisting of about 30 species.