Stenogastrinae

Stenogastrinae
female of Parischnogaster mellyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Stenogastrinae
Genera

The Stenogastrinae are a subfamily of social wasps included in the family Vespidae.[1][2][3] They are sometimes called hover wasps owing to the particular hovering flight of some species. Their morphology and biology present interesting peculiarities.

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