Subgenus

Eumenes

Eumenes crucifera. Photo: (c) icosahedron, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Eumenes is the type genus of the subfamily Eumeninae (“potter wasps”) of Vespidae. It is a large and widespread genus, with over 100 taxa (species and subspecies), mostly occurring in the temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are black or brown, and commonly marked with strikingly contrasting patterns of yellow, white, orange, or red (or combinations thereof). Like most vespids, their wings are folded longitudinally at rest. The first metasomal segment is narrow and…

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Subtaxa

Species: Eumenes crucifera (Cross potter wasp)

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