| Bembix | |
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| Bembix oculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bembicidae |
| Subfamily: | Bembicinae |
| Tribe: | Bembicini |
| Subtribe: | Bembicina |
| Genus: | Bembix Fabricius, 1775 |
| Type species | |
| Bembix rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Species | |
Bembix rostrata Contents | |
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