American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793
American Sand Wasp: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/21092
Synonyms
Bembix americana spinolae  Bembix foxi  Bembix muscicapa  Bembix separanda  Epibembex foxi 
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Bembix americana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Bembicidae
Genus: Bembix
Species:
B. americana
Binomial name
Bembix americana
Fabricius, 1793
Synonyms[1]
  • Bembix foxi J. Parker, 1917
  • Bembix muscicapa Handlirsch, 1893
  • Bembix separanda Handlirsch, 1893
  • Epibembex foxi (J. Parker, 1917)

Bembix americana is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies

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These seven subspecies belong to the species Bembix americana:

  • Bembix americana americana Fabricius, 1793
  • Bembix americana antilleana Evans & Matthews, 1968
  • Bembix americana comata J. Parker, 1917
  • Bembix americana dugi Menke, 1985
  • Bembix americana hamata C. Fox, 1923
  • Bembix americana nicolai Cockerell, 1938
  • Bembix americana spinolae Lepeletier, 1845

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bembix americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Bembix americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.