Astatinae

Astatinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Astatinae
Genera
  • Astata
  • Dinetus
  • Diploplectron
  • Dryudella
  • Uniplectron

Astatina wasps are a cosmopolitan group of solitary wasps. The largest genus in this subfamily is Astata, peculiar for their males having very large compound eyes that broadly meet at the top of the head.

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