This well illustrated pocket-sized book of 360 pages is divided into a General Part describing wasps as a group (pages 9 - 79) and a Special Part (pages 80 - 336) giving keys to Vespidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae etc. and their nests as well as illustrated descriptions of Embolemidae, Dryinidae, Bethylidae, Chrysididae, Sapygidae, Tiphiidae, Myrmosidae, Scoliidae, Mutillidae, Vespidae (incl. Polistinae, Vespinae, Masarinae, Eumeninae), Pompilidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae. The illustrated decriptions of selected species include info on body length, range, habitats, phenology (months of appearance), biology incl.

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Contributed by Adalbert Goertz on 8 May, 2007 - 12:38pm

Sphecid wasps of the world: a generic revision

By Richard Mitchell Bohart, Arnold S. Menke
University of California Press, 1976

This is an excellent reference work!! The entire masterly obra magnum (675+ pages!) can be read beginning at the link below:

https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FExMjuRhjpIC/page/n1

...provided courtesy of the "Internet Archive".

Thanks to Jeff for pointing to this link, which provides access to the entire work...unlike the incomplete coverage available at the Google Books link I had originally posted here.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 1 January, 2010 - 6:51am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps

Trap-nesting wasps and bees: life histories, nests, and associates

By Krombein K.V.
Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC. vi+570 pp., 1967

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Contributed by v belov on 21 February, 2022 - 8:37pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps

Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants

By Heather N. Holm
Pollination Press LLC; First edition, 2021

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 9 August, 2021 - 3:28am

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