Wasps — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAcanthostethus sp Bembix spp Bembix vespiformis Bethylid Wasp Braconid Wasps Hatchet Wasps Velvet Ants

Acanthostethus is a genus belonging to the Crabronidae family of wasps. The specimen here was photographed in the Geraldton, Midwest region of Western Australia.

Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Spheciformes
  • Family: Crabronidae
  • Subfamily: Bembicinae
  • Genus: Acanthostethus

Footnote & References

  1. Acanthostethus Wasp, Geraldton Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  2. Acanthostethus Smith, 1869, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ab9dfb15-72f8-4e61-a856-6783a6ff4e27

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