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Genus Zethus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Print References · Works Cited
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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)
Superfamily Vespoidea
Family Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps)
Subfamily Eumeninae (Potter and Mason Wasps)
Genus Zethus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sometimes, Zethus is placed in its own subfamily, Zethinae.
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Fabricius, 1804. Zethus was a hunter, the twin brother of Amphion, a musician, in Greek mythology. (Based on Internet searches.) Amphion shows up as a genus of Sphinx moths, named by Hubner in 1819.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 6 spp.
Arnett, p. 589, lists 7 spp. (1)
Size
Circa 13-18 mm
Identification
Petiolate abdomen similar to Eumenes.
Range
In North America only in the east and the south (six species). Many species occur in Central and South America.
Print References
Arnett, p. 589 (1)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Cotinis on 7 September, 2004 - 12:43pm
Additional contributions by Matthias Buck
Last updated 28 February, 2008 - 4:35pm

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