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Euparagia

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Euparagia
Euparagia desertorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Euparagiinae
Genus: Euparagia
Cresson, 1879
Type species
Euparagia scutellaris
Cresson, 1879[1]
Species

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Euparagia is a genus of wasps in the family Vespidae, the only extant genus in the subfamily Euparagiinae.

Species

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The following species are classified within the genus Euparagia:

Biology

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Euparagia wasps are little known and the biology of only one species, Euparagia scutellaris, is known, and the females provision nests in the soil with weevil larvae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b James M. Carpenter and Lynn S. Kimsey (2009). "The Genus Euparagia Cresson, 1879 (Hymenoptera: Vespinae; Euparagiinae)". American Museum Novitates (3643): 1–11.