Sapygidae

Sapygina Costa, 1887

Distribution	Worldwide, but absent from the Australian region.
Biology	Cleptoparasites or ectoparasitoids of bee and wasp larva (Megachilidae, Anthophoridae, Eumeninae).
References	Arnold, G. 1929. African species of Sapygidae. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13: 175-181. Brothers, D.J. & Finnamore A.T. 1993. Superfamily Vespoidea (pp. 161-278). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.
Credits	Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).