Liogorytes
Genus of wasps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of wasps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Liogorytes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Subtribe: | Gorytina |
Genus: | Liogorytes R. Bohart, 1967 |
Type species | |
Liogorytes catarinae R. Bohart, 1967 | |
Species | |
11 described species |
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