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Tribe Aphilanthopini

Sphecid/Crabonid Wasp - Aphilanthops frigidus - female

Crabronidae, wasp being taken by an ant - Aphilanthops

small smooth and shiny wasp - Ancistrocerus? - Aphilanthops frigidus

Unknown Hymenoptera 2 - Aphilanthops subfrigidus - female

3022432 wasp - Aphilanthops frigidus - 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 Philanthinae

Tribe Aphilanthopini

Explanation of Names

Aphilanthopini Bohart 1966

Numbers

2 genera with 13 spp. total, all in our area(1)(2)

Food

nests provisioned with ants

Works Cited

1.	Pulawski W.J. (2003-) Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato (Apoidea excluding Apidae)

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

Contributed by v belov on 30 October, 2010 - 11:30pm
Last updated 31 August, 2023 - 11:15pm

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