Psenulus | |
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Psenulus fuscipennis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Subfamily: | Pemphredoninae |
Tribe: | Psenini |
Genus: |
Psenulus Kohl, 1897 |
Type species | |
Psenulus fuscipennis (Dahlbohm, 1843) |
Psenulus is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The 160 species are found worldwide but are best represented in the Orient with 68, the Palearctic has 26, the Nearctic 4 and the Australia region 3 Psenulus is largely absent from South America (1 species) and entirely absent from Melanesia and Polynesia. Interestingly, a recent phylogenetic analysis provided strong evidence that this genus is the closest living relative to bees.