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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps


Raney H. (-2014) Eastern sphecid wasps
[cite:468413]
Annotated checklist, incl. brief descriptions, biology, hosts, and distribution (US state records only)

Pulawski W.J. (2023) Family group names and classification
[cite:386275]
Family group names of Apoidea s.l. (with all bees treated as a single family, Apidae) are listed, and historical spelling variations analyzed. Several updates have been made since this entry was posted.
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University of Florida: Featured Creatures - Sceliphron caementarium

A revision of New World Lyroda Say, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
Khvir, V.I. & Pulawski, W.J. (2020) A revision of New World Lyroda Say, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Proceedings of
the California Academy Sciences, 66, 315–330.

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Pulawski W.J. (2003-) Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato (Apoidea excluding Apidae)
compiled by
Wojciech J. Pulawski
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

Site with extensive taxonomic information. Is also included under Internet references in the guide page for Sphecidae, but it is worthy of its own link as well.
[cite:98203]

Link updated 17 January 2016 as per comments.
Title updated 1/30/24.

Arkansas Sphecid Wasps
Herschel Raney's working list. Very much "in progress", but looks like a useful starting point. Has life history information interspersed.

Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

Finnamore A.T. (1998) Aculeate wasps (excluding Formicidae) [of the Montane Cordillera Ecozone]
no longer available