Bembicinae
| Bembicinae | |
|---|---|
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| Bembix sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Subfamily: | Bembicinae |
| Tribes | |
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Alyssontini | |
The Bembicinae comprise a large subfamily of crabronid wasps that includes over 80 genera and over 1800 species. Bembicines were originally a part of a single large family, the Sphecidae, then for many years were treated as a separate family, and recently have been placed back into a larger family, the Crabronidae this time. The different subgroups of Bembicinae are each quite distinctive, and rather well-defined, with clear morphological and behavioral differences between them.
Sand wasp in its habitat, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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