Sphecoid

Quick meaning: Sphecoid is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to wasps formerly classified in the superfamily Sphecoidea (corresponding to all wasps in Apoidea), now sometimes treated as the series Spheciformes.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to wasps formerly classified in the superfamily Sphecoidea (corresponding to all wasps in Apoidea), now sometimes treated as the series Spheciformes.

Example Sentences

Bees are similar to one group of wasps, the sphecoid wasps, but are quite unlike other Aculeata.

The literature pertaining to sphecoid wasps in Quebec may be divided into four broad categories: species surveys, biological studies, taxonomic studies and reference works.

On morphological grounds they fall closest to the sphecoid wasps, although the lack of an adequate fossil record has made it impossible to pinpoint the exact ancestral phyletic line. In a word, the Apoidea can be loosely characterized as sphecoid wasps that have specialized on collecting pollen instead of insect prey as larval food.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wasps, sphecid, vespiform, vespid, chyphotid, scolopaceous.

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