- The
Crabronidae is a
large family of
wasps within the
superfamily Apoidea. This
family has
historically been
treated as a
subfamily in the now-defunct...
- paraphyletic, so most of the old
subfamilies have been
moved to the
Crabronidae. The
biology of the Sphecidae, even
under the
restricted definition,...
-
phylogeny demonstrates that the bees
arose from
within the
traditional "
Crabronidae", so that
grouping is paraphyletic, and this has led to a reclassification...
-
commonly applied to a
number of
wasps from
either the
family Sphecidae or
Crabronidae which build their nests from mud; this
excludes members of the family...
- the 110
extant genera in the
Crabronidae, a
family in the
order Hymenoptera (249
genera were
considered in the
Crabronidae sensu lato
before being split...
-
which also
build their nests with mud, are in the families Sphecidae and
Crabronidae and not
discussed here. Most
eumenine species are
black or brown, and...
-
though most
apart from the
Sphecinae have now been
moved to the
family Crabronidae.
There are over 130
known Sphex species. In
preparation for egg laying...
- (2006). "Improved key to New
World species of
Sphecius (Hymenoptera:
Crabronidae)".
Annals of the
Entomological Society of America. 99 (5): 793–798. doi:10...
- times. The
immediate ancestors of bees were
stinging wasps in the
family Crabronidae,
which were
predators of
other insects. The
switch from
insect prey to...
-
Pison is a
cosmopolitan genus of
wasps within the
family Crabronidae. The
genus comprises 145
described species,
although many species,
especially in...
