Zethus (wasp)
| Zethus | |
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| Zethus slossonae (Fox) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumeninae |
| Genus: | Zethus |
| Species | |
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About 300 species | |
Zethus is a very large, mainly neotropical genus of potter wasps with some species representation also in the Nearctic, Afrotropical, Australian and Indomalayan regions.
The genus is subdivided into a few subgenera which nevertheless need a phylogenetic analysis in order to recognize their natural limits.
Species of Zethus
See the separate list of Zethus species.
References
- Bohart, R. M. and L. A. Stange. 1965. A revision of the genus Zethus Fabricius in the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 40: 1-208.
External links
- Zethus spp., mason wasps of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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