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Philanthus

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Apoidea; Family: Crabronidae; Subfamily: Philanthinae)

 

Distribution

Afrotropical, Nearctic, Neotropical (Cuba & Central America), Oriental and Palaearctic regions. Absent from South America and Australia.

Biology

Nest in small to large aggregations in bare, sandy soil. Nests are provisioned with bees or wasps.

Reference

Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Credits

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