Bembicinae
Subfamily of wasps
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Bembicinae is one of the two subfamilies of Bembicidae, along with Nyssoninae.[2]
| Bembicinae | |
|---|---|
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| Bembix sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bembicidae |
| Subfamily: | Bembicinae Latreille, 1802[1] |
| Tribes | |
Taxonomy and phylogeny
This subfamily was formerly classified under Crabronidae, but phylogeletic revision indicated that this treatment was paraphyletic. Taxonomic work to resolve this paraphyly resulted in the erection of additional families, including Bembicidae.[3]
