Soil-nester

Guides

• Clitemnestra

  Clitemnestra is a genus of small sand wasps in the family Crabronidae, containing at least 60 described species. Members of this genus are predatory wasps that hunt various sap-feeding insects, particularly planthoppers, leafhoppers, and related Hemiptera. The genus was revised by Bohart in 2000, which included the merger of the former genus Ochleroptera into Clitemnestra. These wasps are generally inconspicuous due to their small size, with some species measuring only 5–6 millimeters in body length.

  sand-wasppredatory-waspsolitary-wasphoneydew-feederleafhopper-predatorplanthopper-predatorsoil-nestersmall-waspCrabronidaeBembicinae

• Poecilopompilus interruptus

  Interrupted Spider Wasp

  Poecilopompilus interruptus is a New World spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. Adults are highly variable in coloration, displaying combinations of rufous-brown, yellow, and black markings. Females are 13 mm in length with curled antennae tips, while males have straight or gently curved antennae. The species exhibits Müllerian mimicry of paper wasps (Polistes). It preys exclusively on orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) and has been documented visiting numerous flowering plants and extrafloral nectaries.

  spider-waspPompilidaeNew-WorldMüllerian-mimicryorb-weaver-predatornectar-feedersoil-nester