Bembicidae

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Cicada killer wasps (genus Sphecius) are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them. Twenty-one species worldwide are recognized. The highest diversity occurs in the region between North Africa and Central Asia.

Bembix is a large cosmopolitan genus of large, often brightly colored predatory sand wasps, consisting of about 380 species. thumb|left|Sand wasp in its habitat, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania thumb|Bembix oculata female at her nest

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thumb|right|250px|Bembix sp. sand wasp alt=American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)|thumb|American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana) The Bembicini, or sand wasps, are a large tribe of bembicid wasps, comprising 20 genera. Bembicines are parasitoids on various groups of insects. The type of prey captured tends to be rather consistent within each genus, with flies (Diptera) being the most common type of prey taken. Nests are typically short, simple burrows, with a single enlarged chamber at the bottom which is stocked with freshly paralysed prey items for the developing wasp larva; the egg may sometimes

Bembicinae is one of the two subfamilies of Bembicidae, along with Nyssoninae.

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Nysson is a Holarctic genus of kleptoparasitic wasps in the family Bembicidae. Over 100 species are known.

Lestiphorus is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are about 18 described species in Lestiphorus. thumb|Lestiphorus bicinctus

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Hoplisoides is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are at least 70 described species in Hoplisoides. thumb|Hoplisoides tricolor thumb|Hoplisoides, prey of Xysticus, crab spider

Harpactus is a genus of hunting wasps in the tribe Bembicini.

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thumb|S. fuscipennisKwa-Zulu Natal, [[South Africa]] Stizus is a genus of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae. There are over 100 species.

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thumb|Argogorytes fargeii Argogorytes is a genus of wasps in the family Bembicidae, with 31 known species. The genus is found around the world, with the exception of tropical Africa and Antarctica. <!-- listed below ==European species==

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Bicyrtes is a genus of large, often brightly coloured predatory sand wasps. Many species in this genus provision their nests with paralyzed Pentatomidae, while other species make use of Reduviidae and Coreidae instead.

Stizoides is a genus of kleptoparasitic sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are at least 30 described species in Stizoides.

The Nyssonini are a group of cleptoparasitic bembicine wasps generally distinguished by the petiolate second submarginal cell of the forewing and rather strongly sculptured head and mesosoma (a common trait in cleptoparasitic wasps). Most species also bear sharp propodeal projections and spiny hind tibiae. There are ~238 spp. in 18 genera worldwide.

The Australian cicada killer wasp, Exeirus lateritius, the sole member of the genus Exeirus, is a large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasp. It is related to the more common genus of cicada killers, Sphecius. In Australia, E. lateritius hunts over 200 species of cicada.

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Didineis is a genus of wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are more than 20 described species in Didineis.

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The genus Foxia is a group of cleptoparasitic bembicine wasps that occur in xeric habitats in the New World. There are 10 described species, ranging from Chile and Argentina to the United States.

Psammaletes is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are about nine described species in Psammaletes.

Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly coloured, medium-sized species, Zyzzyx chilensis. It is primarily a predator on flies, but has been observed to consume skippers. "Zyzzyx" is a replacement name proposed in 1937 by V. S. L. Pate for Therapon, originally described by J. Parker in 1929.

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Editha is a small genus of large, brightly colored sand wasps, restricted to South America. They are specialized predators of butterflies, and after capturing and paralyzing their prey, they strip the wings off before placing the bodies in an underground cell to serve as food for the wasp larva.

Gorytina is a subtribe of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are at least 20 genera and 370 described species in Gorytina. thumb|Psammaletes mexicanus thumb|Saygorytes phaleratus

Saygorytes is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are about seven described species in Saygorytes.

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Clitemnestra is a genus of sand wasps in the family Bembicidae. There are at least 60 described species in Clitemnestra.