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Liris (wasp)

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Genus of insects

Liris
Liris sp. in Woodbridge, Virginia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subtribe: Larrina
Genus: Liris
Fabricius, 1804
Subgenera
  • Liris (Leptolarra)
  • Liris (Motes)
Synonyms
  • Lirisis Rafinesque, 1804
  • Notogonia A. Costa, 1867
  • Motes Kohl, 1897
  • Caenolarra Cameron, 1900
  • Leptolarra Cameron, 1900
  • Spanolarra Cameron, 1900
  • Notogonius Howard, 1901
  • Chrysolarra Cameron, 1901
  • Notogonidea Rohwer, 1911
  • Dociliris Tsuneki, 1967
  • Nigliris Tsuneki, 1967
  • Colloliris Tsuneki, 1974
  • Pitaliris Tsuneki, 1982

Liris is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting, predaceous wasps, containing over 300 species. Two of its three subgenera, Leptolarra and Motes, are found in North America, with 23 species representing Leptolarra and a single species representing Motes. Liris wasps typically prey on crickets.

Subgenera

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liris Fabricius, 1804". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ Krombein, Karl V.; Gingras, Sandra Shanks (1984). Revision of North American Liris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Larridae) (PDF). Smithstonian Institution Press.
  3. Krombein, K. V.; Gingras, S. S. (1984). "Revision of North American Liris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Larridae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (404): 1–96. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.404.
Taxon identifiers
Liris


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