Liogorytes Explained

The genus Liogorytes comprises a group of large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory South American wasps which hunt cicadas as prey. It is related to the more common genus of cicada killers, Sphecius.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bohart . Richard M. . Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision . Bohart . Richard Mitchell . Menke . Arnold S. . 1976-01-01 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-02318-5 . 516–517 . en.