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

Bethylid Wasp, in the family Bethylidae (superfamily Chrysidoidea). Like most of the Chrysidoidea, the Bethylidae are stinging Hymenoptera, most of them are parasitoids.

The Bethylidae are a family of aculeate wasps (aculeata is a subclade of Hymenoptera containing ants, bees, and stinging wasps).

Family Bethylidae (wasp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Family Bethylidae (wasp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Family Bethylidae (wasp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Family Bethylidae (wasp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
  • Family: Bethylidae
  • Subfamily:
    • Bethylinae
    • Epyrinae
    • Mesitiinae
    • Pristocerinae

Footnote & References

  1. Bethylidae Wasp, Geraldton Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  2. Bethylidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/BETHYLIDAE

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

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