Liris (wasp)
Liris | |
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Liris sp. in Woodbridge, Virginia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Subtribe: | Larrina |
Genus: | Liris Fabricius, 1804 |
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Liris is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting, predaceous wasps, containing over 300 species.[1][2] Two of its three subgenera, Leptolarra and Motes, are found in North America, with 23 species representing Leptolarra and a single species representing Motes.[2]
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- ^ a b "Liris Fabricius, 1804". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ a b Krombein, Karl V.; Gingras, Sandra Shanks (1984). Revision of North American Liris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Larridae) (PDF). Smithstonian Institution Press.