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Liogorytes

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Kingdom
  
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Family
  
Crabronidae

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Genus

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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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Liogorytes Wikipedia


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