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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae

Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae
Identification
OVERVIEW OF FAMILIES

Ampulicidae - Cockroach wasps


Crabronidae


Sphecidae - Thread waisted wasps
Remarks
Communal roosting behavior of males is very common among a number of species of Apoid wasps, as well as other groups.
Internet References
Wikipedia: Sphecidae.
Wikipedia: Apoidea.
University of Florida.
Solitary wasps videos
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 11 June, 2007 - 7:32am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 15 June, 2008 - 9:38am

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