Psenulus
| 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 | |
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Psenulus fuscipennis (Dahlbohm, 1843) |
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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.
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