Exeirus
Genus of wasps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Australian cicada killer wasp, Exeirus lateritius, the sole member of the genus Exeirus, is a large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasp. It is related to the more common genus of cicada killers, Sphecius. In Australia, E. lateritius hunts over 200 species of cicada.
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Australian cicada killer wasp | |
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Exeirus lateritius (Cicada-killer wasp), Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Genus: | Exeirus |
Species: | E. lateritius |
Binomial name | |
Exeirus lateritius (Shuckard, 1838) | |
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