Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crabronidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Bembicinae | |
Similar Exeirus, Gorytini, Hoplisoides, Nyssonini, Harpactus | ||
The genus Liogorytes comprises a group of large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory South American wasps which hunt cicadas as prey. It is related to the more common genus of cicada killers, Sphecius.
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