Sphecidae
Pronunciation: [SPHEC·i·dae]
Common Name: Sand Wasps, Digger Wasps, and Mud-daubers
Description: The sand wasps, digger wasps, and mud-daubers are identifiable by their short pronotum and bare bodies that are nearly devoid of hairs. Also distinctive to this family is a lobe on the lateral edge of the pronotum that does not touch the tegula. The larvae are parasitic while the adults are entomophagous in nature.
Spot ID Key Characters:
- Lateral margin of pronotum forms a distinct lobe that does not touch the tegula
- Body relatively devoid of hairs
- Basal segment of tarsi not enlarged or flattened
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Order: Hymenoptera
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