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Palarus
Palarus is a genus of crabronid wasps, with 32 species. They typically prey on other wasps and bees which they use to provision their nests.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Palarus variegatus
speciesPalarus variegatus
Banded Beepirate
speciesPalarus latifrons
Palarus laetus
speciesPalarus laetus
Palarus pentheri
speciesPalarus pentheri
Palarus almeriensis
speciesPalarus almeriensis
Palarus handlirschi
speciesPalarus handlirschi
Palarus maculatus
speciesPalarus maculatus
Palarus oneili
speciesPalarus oneili
Palarus turneri
speciesPalarus turneri
Palarus decipiens
speciesPalarus decipiens
Palarus beaumonti
speciesPalarus beaumonti
Palarus histrio
speciesPalarus histrio
Palarus fulviventris
speciesPalarus fulviventris
Palarus ambustus
speciesPalarus ambustus
Palarus arabicus
speciesPalarus arabicus
Palarus bernardi
speciesPalarus bernardi
Palarus bisignatus
speciesPalarus bisignatus
Palarus interruptus
speciesPalarus interruptus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 574976.