Crabronidae
Stictia carolina (Fabricius, 1793)
Stictia carolina (Fabricius, 1793)
Stictia carolina, the horse guard wasp, is a large Bembicini sand wasp from eastern US that mainly preys on horse-flies.
Microbembex monodonta (Say, 1824)
Microbembex monodonta (Say, 1824)
Microbembex monodonta is a sand wasp species in Bembicidae found across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Clitemnestra bipunctata (Say, 1824)
Clitemnestra bipunctata (Say, 1824)
Clitemnestra bipunctata is a sand wasp species in the Bembicidae family found in North and Central America.
Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Argogorytes mystaceus is a medium-sized Palearctic wasp with striped black abdomens, found in sunny sandy mountain areas.
Exeirus lateritius Shuckard, 1838
Exeirus lateritius Shuckard, 1838
Exeirus lateritius, the Australian cicada killer wasp, is the only species in its genus, a large predatory wasp that hunts cicadas across parts of Australia.
Sphecius speciosus (Drury, 1773)
Sphecius speciosus (Drury, 1773)
Sphecius speciosus, the eastern cicada killer, is a large solitary North American wasp that hunts cicadas, and males cannot sting.
Sphecius grandis (Say, 1823)
Sphecius grandis (Say, 1823)
Sphecius grandis, the western cicada killer, is a large wasp species found from the western U.S. down to Central America.
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879
The Pacific cicada killer (Sphecius convallis) is a Bembicidae sand wasp found in North and Central America.
Bembecinus tridens (Fabricius, 1781)
Bembecinus tridens (Fabricius, 1781)
Bembecinus tridens is a black-and-yellow species found across Eurasia and North Africa that lives in sandy areas.
Stizoides renicinctus (Say, 1823)
Stizoides renicinctus (Say, 1823)
Stizoides renicinctus is a sand wasp species in the Bembicidae family found in North and Central America.
Tachysphex nigerrimus (F.Smith, 1856)
Tachysphex nigerrimus (F.Smith, 1856)
Tachysphex nigerrimus, the black cockroach hunter, is an endemic New Zealand wasp that placed 19th in the 2024 New Zealand Bug of the Year.
Tachytes guatemalensis Cameron, 1889
Tachytes guatemalensis Cameron, 1889
Tachytes guatemalensis is a square-headed wasp species in Crabronidae, found in North and Central America, that preys on Melanoplus tequestae.
Liris partitus Krombein & Shanks Gingras, 1984
Liris partitus Krombein & Shanks Gingras, 1984
Liris partitus is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family, found in North and Central America.
Larra bicolor Fabricius, 1804
Larra bicolor Fabricius, 1804
Larra bicolor is a solitary wasp used for successful biological control of invasive pest mole crickets in the southeastern U.S.
Larra analis Fabricius, 1804
Larra analis Fabricius, 1804
Larra analis is a North American square-headed wasp in Crabronidae that commonly preys on northern mole crickets.
Anacrabro ocellatus Packard, 1866
Anacrabro ocellatus Packard, 1866
Anacrabro ocellatus is a square-headed wasp in the Crabronidae family found in North and Central America.
Crabro cribrarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Crabro cribrarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Crabro cribrarius is a black and yellow digger wasp found across most of Europe east to Korea, living in various open habitats.
Crabro latipes F.Smith, 1856
Crabro latipes F.Smith, 1856
Crabro latipes is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family, found in North and Central America.
Ectemnius continuus (Fabricius, 1804)
Ectemnius continuus (Fabricius, 1804)
Ectemnius continuus is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family found across multiple continents.
Ectemnius decemmaculatus (Say, 1823)
Ectemnius decemmaculatus (Say, 1823)
Ectemnius decemmaculatus is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family, found in North America.
Ectemnius arcuatus (Say, 1837)
Ectemnius arcuatus (Say, 1837)
Ectemnius arcuatus is a square-headed wasp of the family Crabronidae found in North America.
Ectemnius stirpicola (Packard, 1866)
Ectemnius stirpicola (Packard, 1866)
Ectemnius stirpicola is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family, found in North America.
Ectemnius lapidarius (Panzer, 1803)
Ectemnius lapidarius (Panzer, 1803)
Ectemnius lapidarius is a square-headed wasp species in the Crabronidae family found across multiple continents.
Ectemnius maculosus (Gmelin, 1790)
Ectemnius maculosus (Gmelin, 1790)
Ectemnius maculosus is a square-headed wasp native to eastern North America, with adventive populations reported elsewhere.
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