Kwik-Key to Common Families of Hymenoptera

Select "A" or "B" for your specimen:

A. The abdomen is petiolate (attached to the thorax by a narrow stalk).

A: Family Sphecidae

B. The abdomen is NOT petiolate (lacking a stalked attachment to the thorax).

B: Family Crabronidae

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