Maricopodynerus

Maricopodynerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Subfamily:	Eumeninae
Genus:	Maricopodynerus
Species
Maricopodynerus arizonicus Bohart Maricopodynerus chisosensis Bohart Maricopodynerus decorabilis Bohart Maricopodynerus differens Bohart Maricopodynerus festivus Bohart Maricopodynerus linsleyi Bohart Maricopodynerus lissoides Bohart Maricopodynerus lissus Bohart Maricopodynerus maricoporum Viereck Maricopodynerus optimus Bohart Maricopodynerus permandibularis Bohart Maricopodynerus pulvipilus Bohart Maricopodynerus rudiceps Bohart Maricopodynerus sericifrons Bohart Maricopodynerus shannoni Bohart Maricopodynerus sternalis Bohart

Maricopodynerus is a Nearctic genus of potter wasps distributed west of the 100° western meridian in the United States and Mexico. The second metasomal segment, with its tergum much larger than its sternum is an outstanding characteristic of this genus.

References

Bohart, R.M. 1989. Review of Maricopodynerus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 91 : 575 - 582.

External links

Photograph at Buggguide

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