Pemphredon
Sign in to savePemphredon is a genus of digger wasps in the family Pemphredonidae. The genus is common in the Holarctic, with 12 species represented in Europe. Several species are considered beneficial because of their specialization in aphids. thumb|Pemphredon depicted in Edward Saunders Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands
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Pemphredon is a genus of digger wasps in the family Pemphredonidae. The genus is common in the Holarctic, with 12 species represented in Europe. Several species are considered beneficial because of their specialization in aphids. thumb|Pemphredon depicted in Edward Saunders Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands
== Features == Pemphredon species are often small and black coloured and have some similarity with ants. They have a short, furrowed abdominal stem, two submarginal cells in the forewing and a well developed head, especially behind the compound eyes. The species identification is difficult.