Liris (insect)

Liris is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting, predaceous wasps, containing over 300 species.[1][2] It contains two subgenera: Leptolarra and Motes, with most of the species falling within subgenus Leptolarra.[3]

Liris
Liris sp. in Woodbridge, Virginia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subtribe: Larrina
Genus: Liris
Fabricius, 1804
Subgenera
  • Liris (Leptolarra)
  • Liris (Motes)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lirisis Rafinesque, 1804
  • Notogonia A. Costa, 1867
  • Motes Kohl, 1897
  • Caenolarra Cameron, 1900
  • Leptolarra Cameron, 1900
  • Spanolarra Cameron, 1900
  • Notogonius Howard, 1901
  • Chrysolarra Cameron, 1901
  • Notogonidea Rohwer, 1911
  • Dociliris Tsuneki, 1967
  • Nigliris Tsuneki, 1967
  • Colloliris Tsuneki, 1974
  • Pitaliris Tsuneki, 1982

See also

References
  1. "Liris Fabricius, 1804". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. Krombein, Karl V.; Gingras, Sandra Shanks (1984). Revision of North American Liris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Larridae) (PDF). Smithstonian Institution Press.
  3. "Liris". Discover Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.


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