Crabro | |
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Crabro cribrarius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Tribe: | Crabronini |
Genus: | Crabro Fabricius, 1775 |
Type species | |
Crabro cribrarius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Crabro is a genus of square-headed wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae. [1] There are at least 80 described species in Crabro, found in the Nearctic and Palaearctic (Holarctic). [2] [3] [4] [5]
Wasps of the genus Sphex are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. Sphex is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae, though most apart from the Sphecinae have now been moved to the family Crabronidae. There are over 130 known Sphex species.
Pison is a cosmopolitan genus of wasps within the family Crabronidae. The genus comprises 145 described species, although many species, especially in South America remain undescribed.
Ammophila is the type genus of the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae. Ammophila is a large and cosmopolitan genus, with over 200 species, mostly occurring in the warmer regions of all continents apart from Antarctica.
Gorytes is a genus of sand wasps in the family Crabronidae. There are at least 70 described species in Gorytes.
Prionyx is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae. They are known to hunt and feed on grasshoppers.
Mimumesa is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The species are found in the Holarctic. 32 species are known to exist.
Hoplisoides is a genus of sand wasps in the family Crabronidae. There are at least 70 described species in Hoplisoides.
Larropsis is a genus of square-headed wasps in the family Crabronidae. There are more than 40 described species in Larropsis.