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Genus Psammaletes

Gorytini 020 - Psammaletes mexicanus - female Psammaletes - Psammaletes mexicanus Wasp attacking Planthopper - Psammaletes mexicanus - female Unknown wasp - Psammaletes mexicanus unknown wasp - Psammaletes mexicanus Mexican Sandwasp? - Psammaletes mexicanus Small wasp - Psammaletes mexicanus - female paper wasp? - Psammaletes mexicanus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps)
Family Crabronidae (Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies)
Subfamily Bembicinae
Tribe Bembicini (Sand Wasps)
Subtribe Gorytina
Genus Psammaletes
Explanation of Names
Psammaletes Pate 1936
Numbers
6 spp. in our area(1), 9 total(2)
Range
New World (US to Brazil)(2)
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
2.Pulawski W.J. (2003-) Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato (Apoidea excluding Apidae)
Contributed by Matthias Buck on 10 December, 2007 - 9:12am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, bdagley
Last updated 24 February, 2022 - 8:28am

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