Sceliphrinae Explained

Sceliphrinae is a subfamily of thread-waisted wasps in the family Sphecidae. There are about 6 genera and at least 140 described species in Sceliphrinae.

Genera

These six genera belong to the subfamily Sceliphrinae:

• Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843

^{i c g b} (blue mud wasps)

• Dynatus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845

^{i c g}

• Penepodium Menke in R. Bohart and Menke, 1976

^{i c g}

• Podium Fabricius, 1804

^{i c g b}

• Sceliphron Klug, 1801

^{i c g b}

• Trigonopsis Perty, 1833

^{i c g}

• †Hoplisidia Cockerell, 1906
• †Protosceliphron Antropov, 2014

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Web site: 2018-05-02. Krombein . Karl V.. Hurd Jr. . Paul D. Jr.. Smith . David R.. Burks . B.D.. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
• Majka . C.. 2009. Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island. ZooKeys. 22. 267–283. 10.3897/zookeys.22.93. free. 2009ZooK...22..267M.

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