Bembicidae

The Bembicidae comprise a large family of apoid wasps that includes over 80 genera and over 1800 species, which have a worldwide distribution. They excavate nests in soil, frequently in sandy soil, and store insects of several orders—for example Diptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Odonata—in the burrows. Some species are kleptoparasites of other Bembicidae. The different subgroups of Bembicidae are each quite distinctive, and rather well defined, with clear morphological and behavioral differences between them.