HYMENOPTERA

Bembicidae Latreille, 1802

The family includes 1800 species, in Hong Kong at least 4 species.

Argogorytes Ashmead , 1899

Bembecinus Costa, 1859

Biology

Predatory wasps, primarily hunting Diptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera.

Map

Not provided

Sources

Barthélémy C & Guénard B. 2025. An annotated and illustrated checklist of Hong Kong aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoid wasps; Pompilioidea; Scolioidea; Thynnoidea; Tiphioidea; Vespoidea; Chrysidoidea). Insecta Mundi 1115: 1–230.

Pulawski, W.J. CATALOG OF WORLD SPHECIDAE sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding bees), California Academy of Sciences