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Family Crabronidae
Subfamily Astatinae
(Uses Heteroptera, Pentatomids
As Larval Food Source)
Astrata
Family Crabronidae
Subfamily Bembicinae
Sand Wasps
Tribe Bembicini
(Mostly Fly Hunters As Larval Food Source)
Tribe Bembicini
Tribe Bembicini
Tribe Bembicini
Probably Glenostictia pictifrons
Probably Steniolia elegans
Tribe Bembicini
Probably Bembix americana
Tribe Bembicini
Bicyrtes
(Uses Pentatomids - Stinkbugs
As Larval Food Source)
Bicyrtes
Bicyrtes
Bicyrtes
Bembix
(Captures flies)
Microbembex
Stictia carolina - Horse Guard Wasp
(Uses Diptera esp. Horseflies)
Sphecius speciosus
Eastern Cicada Killer
Sphecius grandis
Western Cicada Killer
(uses Cicadidae; 1-4 per cell)
Stizoides renicinctus
(Kleptoparasite of Prionyx wasps
which use grasshoppers as larval food)
Tribe Nyssonini
(Parasitic On Tachytes wasps
As Larval Food Source)
Zanysson
Zanysson
Tribe Nyssonini
This project could not have been completed without the assistance of the Hymenoptera experts: Drs. John Ascher, Matthias Buck, Mr. Eric R. Eaton, and others at BugGuide.net for their identifications.
Subfamily diagnostics, (HYMENOPTERA: SPHECIDAE)
Eastern Sphecid Related Wasps, List species and food sources
