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…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Family: Crabronidae (Square-headed wasps, sand wasps, and allies)
        Subfamily: Philanthinae (1)
        Subfamily: Bembicinae (3)
        Subfamily: Crabroninae (Square-headed wasps) (1)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Philanthinae

Subfamily: Bembicinae

Subfamily: Crabroninae (Square-headed wasps)

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