Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Vespoidea
Family Vespidae (Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies)
Subfamily Eumeninae (Potter and Mason Wasps)
Genus Euodynerus
Explanation of Names
Euodynerus Dalla Torre 1904
εὖ- (eu) 'true' + Odynerus
Numbers
24 described and 2 undescribed spp. in our area, >30 in the Nearctic region(1), >100 total(2)
Identification
Propodeum with strong lateral angles, resembling large spines, width of T1 almost as wide as T2, mandible with a basal spot, eye generally with a spot behind. Most similar to Monobia