Fossorial-nesting
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Aphilanthopini
ant queen-kidnapping wasps
Aphilanthopini is a small tribe of solitary wasps within the family Crabronidae, comprising two genera and approximately 13 described species. Members are commonly known as ant queen-kidnapping wasps due to their specialized predatory behavior targeting reproductive ants. The tribe was established by R. Bohart in 1966.
Sphex jamaicensis
Jamaican Digger Wasp
Sphex jamaicensis is a solitary thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is known from Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. Like other members of the genus Sphex, females are fossorial diggers that construct burrows in soil. The species was originally described by Drury in 1773 in the genus Vespa, creating a complex nomenclatural history involving a secondary homonym with a later Fabricius 1775 description.