Stizoides-renicinctus

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• 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.

  kleptoparasitesand-waspBembicidaeCrabronidaesolitary-waspparasitoidwestern-North-AmericaOld-World-distributionPrionyxPalmodesStizoides-renicinctusStizoides-foxi