| Cerceris halone | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Tribe: | Cercerini |
| Genus: | Cerceris |
| Species: | C. halone |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerceris halone Banks, 1912 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cerceris halone is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is a known predator of Curculionidae beetles and nests in sand. [5]
The emerald ash borer, also known by the acronym EAB, is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern Asia that feeds on ash species. Females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. In its native range, it is typically found at low densities and does not cause significant damage to trees native to the area. Outside its native range, it is an invasive species and is highly destructive to ash trees native to Europe and North America. Before it was found in North America, very little was known about emerald ash borer in its native range; this has resulted in much of the research on its biology being focused in North America. Local governments in North America are attempting to control it by monitoring its spread, diversifying tree species, and through the use of insecticides and biological control.
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 tuberculata is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae.
Cerceris elegans is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Russia.
Red Lodge Heath is a 20.8-hectare (51-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Red Lodge in Suffolk.
Cerceris rybyensis, the ornate tailed digger wasp, is a Palearctic species of solitary wasp from the family Crabronidae which specialised in hunting small to medium-sized mining bees. It is the type species of the genus Cerceris and was named as Sphex rybyensis by Carl Linnaeus in 1771.
Cerceris atramontensis is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris clypeata is a species of weevil wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris nigrescens is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris arelate is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris tolteca is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America.
Cerceris kennicottii is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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.
Cerceris californica is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America. This species is a predator of Buprestidae beetles.
Cerceris bicornuta is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cerceris frontata is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Cerceris yuwanensis is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Japan.
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