Philanthinae

Distribution	Afrotropical, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions. Absent from Australia.
Biology	Provision their nests with Hymenoptera, especially bees.
Reference	Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. Menke, A.S. 1967. Odontosphex Arnold, a genus of the Philanthinae, with a key to the tribes and genera of the subfamily (Hymenoptera; Sphecidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 43: 141-148.
Links	CATALOG OF WORLD SPHECIDAE sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding Apidae) compiled by Wojciech J. Pulawski (California Academy of Sciences).
Credits	Photographs © Norman Larsen (Iziko Museums of Cape Town)