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Species Liris argentatus - Liris (Leptolarra) argentatus

Cricket-hunting wasp - Liris argentatus - female

Lyroda subita - Liris argentatus - 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 Crabroninae (Square-headed Wasps)

Tribe Larrini

Subtribe Larrina

Genus Liris

Species argentatus (Liris (Leptolarra) argentatus)

Explanation of Names

The proper gender ending is argentatus (male), despite the use of "argentata" in some references.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 October, 2006 - 5:43pm
Additional contributions by Matthias Buck, v belov
Last updated 25 November, 2011 - 2:11pm

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