Definition of Sphecidae

1. Noun. Mud daubers; some digger wasps.

Exact synonyms: Family Sphecidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Sphecoidea, Superfamily Sphecoidea
Member holonyms: Genus Sceliphron, Sceliphron, Mud Dauber

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphecidae

Sphacele
Sphacele calycina
Sphacelotheca
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Sphaeralcea
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea fasciculata
Sphaeralcea remota
Sphaeriaceae
Sphaerobolaceae
Sphaerocarpaceae
Sphaerocarpales
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpus
Sphagnales
Sphecidae (current term)
Sphecius
Sphecius speciosis
Sphecoidea
Sphecotheres
Spheniscidae
Sphenisciformes
Spheniscus
Spheniscus demersus
Sphenodon punctatum
Sphenopsida
Sphingian
Sphingidae
Sphinx
Sphynx

Literary usage of Sphecidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rice in Laos by J M Schiller, International Rice Research Institute (2006)
"Unidentified Formicidae ** Mutillidae Unidentified Mutillidae ** Sphecidae Unidentified Sphecidae ** Vespidae ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"In Illinois, Robertson collected, between July 8 and August 30, the following visitors : Wasps, 5 ; Andrenidae, 5 ; Sphecidae, i ; Pompilidae, ..."

3. American Men of Science: A Biographical Directory by Jaques Cattell, Jaques Cattell Press (1921)
"Economic entomology; injuries of insecticides to foliage; Sphecidae of America. Fernald, Prof. Mabel E(uth), 509 15th Ave, S. E, Minneapolis, Minn. ..."

4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1882)
"From the Author. Species des Hyménoptères d'Europe and d'Algerie, par Ed. Andre, October, 1881. From the Author. Study of the Sphecidae, ..."

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