Bembicinae is one of the two subfamilies of
Bembicidae, along with
Nyssoninae.
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Taxonomy and phylogeny
This subfamily was formerly classified under Crabronidae
The Crabronidae is a large family of wasps within the superfamily Apoidea.
Taxonomy and phylogeny
This family has historically been treated as a subfamily in the now-defunct Spheciformes group under the family Sphecidae. The Spheciformes inclu ...
, but phylogeletic revision indicated that this treatment was paraphyletic
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...
. Taxonomic work to resolve this paraphyly resulted in the erection of additional families, including Bembicidae.[
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References
Bembicidae
Apocrita subfamilies
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