Bembicidae
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Alysson triangulifer
Alysson triangulifer is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae (formerly placed in Bembicidae). It occurs in North America, with records from Canada and the United States. The species was described by Provancher in 1887 and includes two recognized subspecies: A. t. triangulifer and A. t. shawi. Like other members of the genus Alysson, it is a digger wasp that provisions nests with prey for its larvae.
Bembecinus floridanus
sand wasp
Bembecinus floridanus is a small sand wasp in the family Crabronidae, first described by Krombein & Willink in 1951. As a member of the genus Bembecinus, it exhibits the characteristic traits of this group: strongly convergent eyes at the bottom of the face and strongly divergent at the top of the head, along with a petiolate or nearly petiolate second submarginal cell in the forewing. The species is found in North America and, like other Bembecinus, is a solitary ground-nesting wasp that provisions its larvae with prey.
Bembix nubilipennis
Bembix nubilipennis is a sand wasp in the family Crabronidae, first described by Cresson in 1873. Like other members of the genus Bembix, this species is associated with sandy habitats where females excavate burrows to provision with paralyzed flies as food for their larvae. The species is found in North America and Middle America, though specific behavioral and ecological details for this particular species remain limited in published literature. Most information about Bembix biology derives from studies of more common congeners.
Bembix pallidipicta
A sand wasp species in the genus Bembix, first described by Frederick Smith in 1873. As with other members of this genus, females construct burrows in loose, sandy substrates and provision nests with paralyzed flies for their developing larvae. The species is part of a diverse group of solitary wasps known for their rapid, energetic movements and distinctive nesting behaviors.
Epinysson basilaris
Epinysson basilaris is a species of solitary wasp in the family Crabronidae (formerly placed in Bembicidae). The species was described by Cresson in 1882 and is distributed across Central America and North America. As a member of the Nyssonini tribe, it belongs to a group of kleptoparasitic or predatory wasps whose biology remains incompletely documented.
Nysson tristis
Nysson tristis is a species of solitary wasp in the family Crabronidae (formerly Bembicidae). It is a member of the genus Nysson, which comprises cleptoparasitic wasps that exploit the nests of other digger wasps. The species is known from North America, with records from Canada and the United States. Like other Nysson species, it likely targets the nests of sand wasps (Bembicini) as hosts.
Rysepyris subtilis
Rysepyris subtilis is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. The genus Rysepyris belongs to the tribe Bembicini, a group of solitary wasps known for their ground-nesting behavior and predatory habits. Species in this genus are poorly documented in the primary literature, with most information derived from museum specimens and taxonomic catalogs. The specific epithet 'subtilis' suggests subtle or delicate characteristics, though the precise morphological basis for this naming is not clearly documented in available sources.
Steniolia scolopacea
Steniolia scolopacea is a sand wasp in the family Crabronidae, distributed across Central America and North America. It belongs to a genus of fourteen North American species, all western in distribution. Two subspecies are recognized: S. s. albicantia and the nominate S. s. scolopacea. Like other Steniolia species, it is a solitary wasp that hunts flies as prey for its larvae.
Stictiella emarginata
sand wasp
Stictiella emarginata is a solitary sand wasp in the family Crabronidae, subfamily Bembicinae. It constructs nests in sandy soils and provisions cells with lepidopteran larvae, primarily Noctuidae and Hesperiidae. The species occurs across eastern North America from northern Michigan to the Atlantic Coast, with a flight season concentrated in late June through early August. Nesting behavior includes temporary nest closure, mound leveling, and orientation flights.
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Algodones Sand Wasp
Stictiella villegasi, commonly known as the Algodones Sand Wasp, is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae (formerly Bembicidae). It is endemic to the Algodones Dunes in North America, indicating a highly restricted geographic range. The species was described by R. Bohart in 1982.
Stizoides
Stizoides is a genus of kleptoparasitic sand wasps in the family Crabronidae, containing approximately 30 described species globally. The genus is notable for its unique parasitic strategy: females exploit the food caches of other solitary wasps rather than hunting their own prey. Two species occur in North America—S. renicinctus (widespread in western North America) and S. foxi (restricted to Arizona and Mexico). Most species are found in Africa, Mediterranean Europe, the Middle East, and India.
Trichapion troglodytes
Trichapion troglodytes is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. The species was originally described as Bembix troglodytes by Handlirsch. It is listed in the curated Bembicidae holdings of the UCR Entomology Research Museum, indicating it has been documented in North America. Beyond this collection record, specific biological details about this species remain poorly documented in available literature.