Family

Crabronidae (Square-headed wasps, sand wasps, and allies)

Microbembex californica. Photo: (c) Andres Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Crabronidae are a large paraphyletic group (nominally a family) of wasps, including nearly all of the species formerly comprising the now-defunct superfamily Sphecoidea. It collectively includes well over 200 genera, containing well over 9000 species. Crabronids were originally a part of Sphecidae, but the latter name is now restricted to a separate family based on what was once the subfamily Sphecinae. As this change is very recent, the subfamilies of Crabronidae likely will each eventually…

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Subtaxa

Subfamily: Philanthinae

Subfamily: Bembicinae

Subfamily: Crabroninae (Square-headed wasps)

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