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Superfamily Thynnoidea


A review of the mutillid genus Chyphotes Blake (Hymenoptera; Mutillidae; Apterogyninae)
By Mickel C.E.
Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 93: 125-234, 1967

A Review of the Typhoctinae
By Karl V. Krombein and Rudolf M. Schuster
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 59(5): 209-232, 1957

Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus Myzinum Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae)
By Kimsey L.S.
Zootaxa 2224: 30–50, 2009

Historical biogeography and natural history of nocturnal wasps in the southwestern deserts... PhD dissertation
By Sadler E.A.
Utah State U. All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 6966. 221 pp., 2018
Full title: Historical biogeography and natural history of nocturnal wasps in the southwestern deserts with special emphasis on the genus Chyphotes (Hymenoptera: Chyphotidae)
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Trap-nesting wasps and bees: life histories, nests, and associates
By Krombein K.V.
Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC. vi+570 pp., 1967

Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants
By Heather N. Holm
Pollination Press LLC; First edition, 2021

The Sting of the Wild: The Story of the Man Who Got Stung for Science
By Justin O. Schmidt
John Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD, 2016
This book is useful in dispelling myths about broad groups (particularly the oft-maligned Mutillidae). The Appendix contains the rankings for 83 species and includes all ranked species. It's also worth noting that this does mean that the majority of species are unranked, so caution should be taken in creating sweeping claims (as often done on rather erroneous Internet memes).

Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily...
By Pilgrim E.M., von Dohlen C.D., Pitts J.P.
Zoologica Scripta 37: 539–560, 2008
Full title: Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies

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