Crabronini

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Crabronini
Ectemnius lapidarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Apoidea Family: Crabronidae Subfamily: Crabroninae Tribe: Crabronini
Genera
Anacrabro Encopognathus Entomocrabro Entomognathus Alinia Arnoldita Chimila Chimiloides Crabro Crorhopalum Crossocerus Dasyproctus Echucoides Ectemnius Enoplolindenius Entomocrabro Eupliloides Foxita Hingstoniola Holcorhopalum Huacrabro Huaeva Isorhopalum Krombeinictus Leclercquia Lecrenierus Lestica Lindenius Minicrabro Moniaecera Neodasyproctus Notocrabro Odontocrabro Pae Papurus Parataruma Pericrabro Piyuma Piyumoides Podagritoides Podagritus Pseudoturneria Quexua Rhopalum Tracheliodes Tsunekiola Vechtia Williamsita Zutrhopalum

Wasps of the tribe Crabronini are mostly small to very small waps. Typical of this tribe are the forewings with a single submarginal cell, the lack of membranous metanotal and propodeal modifications, and (in most genera) a square-shaped head.