Hymenoptera18 species

Family Club-horned Wasps (Sapygidae)

Sapygidae is a family in the order Hymenoptera. Browse 18 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Sapygidae (18)

Polochrum elegans

Identification: Males - Antennae with distinct ventral carina Females - Sternite 6 with a distinct ventral carina

Sapyga centrata

Identification: Head: Black, rough textured. Inner eye indented (emarginate) with yellow margin. Yellow dash on back eye margin. Yellow triangle above and between antenna bases on male. Mouth (clypeus) with yellow marks. Mandibles black with a yellow

Sapyga quinquepunctata

The quinquepunctata part of the scientific name probably refers to the white spotting on the tergites. The species is sexually dimorphic the males being mainly black other than the white spots mentioned above, but the females have a broad red band ac