- Zethus (genus)
Taxobox
name = "Zethus"
image_width = 250px
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
familia =Vespid ae
subfamilia =Eumeninae
genus = "Zethus"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =About 300 species"Zethus" is a very large, mainly
neotropical genus ofpotter wasp s with some species representation also in theNearctic ,Afrotropical andIndomalayan regions.The genus is presently subdivided into a few subgenera which nevertheless need a phylogenetic analysis in order to recognize their natural limits.pecies of "Zethus"
See the separate list of "Zethus" species.
References
*Bohart, R. M. and L. A. Stange. 1965. A revision of the genus "Zethus" Fabricius in the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 40: 1-208.
External Links
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/wasps/zethus_wasps.htm "Zethus" spp., mason wasps of Florida] on the
UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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