| Cerceris californica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Cerceris |
| Species: | C. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerceris californica Cresson, 1865 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cerceris californica is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] This species is a predator of Buprestidae beetles. [5]
The Crabronidae are a large paraphyletic group of wasps, including nearly all of the species formerly comprising the now-defunct superfamily Sphecoidea. It collectively includes well over 200 genera, containing well over 9000 species. Crabronids were originally a part of the Sphecidae, but the latter name is now restricted to a separate family based on what was once the subfamily Sphecinae. Several of the subfamilies of the Crabronidae are often treated as families in their own right, as is true of the most recent phylogenies.
The subfamily Philanthinae is one of the largest groups in the wasp family Crabronidae, with about 1100 species in 9 genera, most of them in Cerceris; Alexander treats it as having only 8 genera. Historically, this subfamily has frequently been accorded family status. The subfamily consists of solitary, predatory wasps, each genus having its own distinct and consistent prey preferences. The adult females dig tunnels in the ground for nesting.
Cerceris fumipennis, the only species of buprestid-hunting Crabronidae occurring in eastern North America, is found throughout the continental United States east of the Rockies: from Texas and Florida north to Maine, Wyoming, and into Canada. The wasps most often nest in open areas of hard-packed sandy soil surrounded by woody habitat suitable for their buprestid beetle prey.
Cerceris atramontensis is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Anthophora californica is a species of anthophorine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Microbembex californica is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae.
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Cerceris rufopicta is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris sextoides is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cerceris insolita is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Pison koreense is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
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Cerceris frontata is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris halone is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is a known predator of Curculionidae beetles and nests in sand.
Cercerini is a tribe of hymenopterans in the family Crabronidae. There are at least 2 genera and 900 described species in Cercerini. About 870 of these species are in the large genus Cerceris.
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