Sphecid wasps of the world : a generic revision / R. M. Bohart and A. S. Menke ; in collab. with H. S. Court ...

• BEHAVIOR -- ZOOGEOGRAPHY -- MORPHOLOGY -- Head -- Thorax -- Gaster -- Glossary of morphological terms -- SYSTEMATICS OF THE SPHECIDAE -- Family characters -- Systematic history and basic references -- Phylogeny -- Philosophy of supraspecific categories -- Family statistics -- Explanation of checklists -- SYNONYMIC GENERIC CATALOG OF THE SPHECIDAE -- KEYS TO SUBFAMILIES AND TRIBES -- Key to subfamilies of Sphecidae -- Key to tribes of Sphecidae -- Key to tribes of Sphecidae in America north of Mexico -- SUBFAMILY AMPULICINAE -- Key to genera of Ampulicinae -- SUBFAMILY SPHECINAE -- Key to tribes of Sphecinae -- SUBFAMILY PEMPHREDONINAE -- Key to tribes of Pemphredoninae -- SUBFAMILY ASTATINAE -- Key to tribes and genera of Astatinae -- SUBFAMILY LAPHYRAGOGINAE -- SUBFAMILY LARRINAE -- Key to tribes of Larrinae -- SUBFAMILY CRABRONINAE -- Key to tribes of Crabroninae -- SUBFAMILY ENTOMOSERICINAE -- SUBFAMILY XENOSPHECINAE -- SUBFAMILY NYSSONINAE -- Key to tribes of Nyssoninae -- SUBFAMILY PHILANTHINAE -- Key to tribes of Philanthinae. 

• This work was compiled to provide a worldwide perspective of the Specidae, including a reclassification of all categories down to generic level, with keys for all categories, illustrations and data on distribution. In addition, previously published information including details of biology is reviewed, particular problems of taxonomy are pointed out, morphological terminology for the family is standardised, an up-to-date generic catalogue is presented, and the species are listed, with their synonyms. Examples of all but 5 of the 226 genera recognised in the book have been studied. Topics not dealt with or dealt with only cursorily, are comparative anatomy of the mouthparts, female terminalia, internal organs, eggs, larvae and pupae, the metasternal area of the thorax and leg details.

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