Heliocausini

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Heliocausini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Bembicinae
Tribe: Heliocausini
Genera
  • Acanthocausus
  • Heliocausus
  • Tiguipa

Heliocausini is a tribe of crabronid wasps endemic to South America, with a peak of species richness in arid central Argentina. The heliocausine wasps are notable for their marked and unusual sexual dimorphism. Males are larger than females (males are smaller than females in most insects), with very large eyes and with a number of bizarre metasomal modifications.

[edit] Behaviour

In some places it is common to find heliocausine males performing territorial displays which consist of fast take-offs, low-level flying and landings.