Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 531 No. 531 |

Oxybelus is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The species are found worldwide except in the Australian region. They are especially represented in the Palearctic.Oxybelus is the largest genus in Crabronidae 264 species are known....
Ancestry Graph
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees("suborder: Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees"):::active
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->ants("family: Ants")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->bembix-rostrata(["species: Bembix rostrata"])
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->cellophane-bees("genus: Cellophane Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->cuckoo-wasps("family: Cuckoo Wasps")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->european-beewolf(["species: European beewolf"])
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->honey-bees-bumble-bees-and-allies("family: Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->hornets-paper-wasps-potter-wasps-and-allies("family: Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->ichneumonid-wasps("family: Ichneumonid Wasps")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->lindenius-albilabris(["species: Lindenius albilabris"])
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->masked-bees("genus: Masked Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->mason-leafcutter-carder-and-resin-bees("family: Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->mining-bees("genus: Mining Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees==>oxybelus("genus: Oxybelus"):::active
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->sweat-bees("family: Sweat Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->thread-waisted-wasps("family: Thread-waisted Wasps")
click ants href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/ants/"
click bembix-rostrata href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/bembix-rostrata/"
click cellophane-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/cellophane-bees/"
click cuckoo-wasps href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/cuckoo-wasps/"
click european-beewolf href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/european-beewolf/"
click honey-bees-bumble-bees-and-allies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/honey-bees-bumble-bees-and-allies/"
click hornets-paper-wasps-potter-wasps-and-allies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/hornets-paper-wasps-potter-wasps-and-allies/"
click ichneumonid-wasps href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/ichneumonid-wasps/"
click lindenius-albilabris href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/lindenius-albilabris/"
click masked-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/masked-bees/"
click mason-leafcutter-carder-and-resin-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/mason-leafcutter-carder-and-resin-bees/"
click mining-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/mining-bees/"
click oxybelus href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/oxybelus/"
click sweat-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/sweat-bees/"
click thread-waisted-wasps href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/thread-waisted-wasps/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/"
„Unexpected powers“
Is life tougher when you're small? Or do the smallest beings perhaps harbor amazing powers that only a few people would believe they have?