Bembicini
Creators: name: Nemkov, Pavel G.
name: Ohl, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Crabronidae

description: Tribe Bembicini
Bembicini Latreille 1802. Based on Bembex Fabricius [correctly Bembix] (stem: Bembi -). Originally spelled Bembiciles, latinized to Bembecinae by Fallén 1813.
Taxonomic rank. After being established by Bohart and Menke (1976) the tribal rank of Bembicini within the subfamily Bembicinae (formerly Nyssoninae) has not changed.
Recognition. Bembicini are members of the subfamily Bembicinae, as demonstrated by the following characters: mandibular socket open, mandible not notched externoventrally, scutum without complete notauli, metapleuron with greatly reduced ventral area which separated from the propodeum by sulcus, propodeal sternite absent, claws simple, and female midtibia with two apical spurs.
Bembicini differ from the other tribes of Bembicinae (Alyssontini and Nyssonini) in having the following character complex: propodeum dorsolaterally without spines or teeth (with spines or teeth in Alyssontini and Nyssonini), midcoxae close to each other (widely separated in Nyssonini), outer apex of hindfemur without spoon shaped lobe (with spoon shaped lobe in Alyssontini and some Nyssonini), and gastral sternum I with a single ridge which does not bifurcate posteriorly (with a single ridge which forks toward middle of sternum in Alyssontini, and with two ridges diverging posteriorly from between hind coxae in Nyssonini).
Currently recognized subtribes and genera. The tribe Bembicini includes 62 genera (one of them is fossil) in eight subtribes:
Argogorytina Nemkov and Lelej 1996 (Argogorytes Ashmead 1899, Neogorytes Bohart in Bohart and Menke 1976, Paraphilanthus Vardy 1995).
Bembicina Latreille 1802 (Bembix Fabricius 1775, Bicyrtes Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau 1845, Carlobembix Willink 1958, Chilostictia Gillaspy 1983, Editha J. Parker 1929, Glenostictia Gillaspy in Gillaspy, Evans, and Lin 1962, Hemidula Burmeister 1874, Microbembex Patton 1879, Microstictia Gillaspy 1963, Rubrica J. Parker 1929, Selman J. Parker 1929, Steniolia Say 1837, Stictia Illiger 1807, Stictiella J. Parker 1917, Trichostictia J. Parker 1929, Xerostictia Gillaspy 1963, Zyzzyx Pate 1937).
Exeirina Dalla Torre 1897 (Clitemnestra Spinola 1851, Exeirus Shuckard 1838, Olgia Radoszkowski 1877).
Gorytina Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau 1845 (Afrogorytes Menke 1967, Allogorytes Bohart 2000, Arigorytes Rohwer 1912, Aroliagorytes Bohart 2000, Austrogortyes Bohart 1967, † Biamogorytes Nemkov 1990, Eogorytes Bohart in Bohart and Menke 1976, Epigorytes Bohart 2000, Gorytes Latreille 1805, Hapalomellinus Ashmead 1899, Harpactostigma Ashmead 1899, Harpactus Shuckard 1837, Hoplisoides Gribodo 1884, Lestiphorus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau 1832, Leurogorytes Bohart 2000, Liogorytes Bohart 1967, Megistommum W. Schulz 1906, Oryttus Spinola 1836, Psammaecius Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau 1832, Psammaletes Pate 1936, Sagenista Bohart 1967, Saygorytes Nemkov 2007, Stenogorytes Schrottky 1911, Stethogorytes Bohart 2000, Tretogorytes Bohart 2000, Xerogorytes Bohart in Bohart and Menke 1976).
Handlirschiina Nemkov and Lelej 1996 (Ammatomus A. Costa 1859, Handlirschia Kohl 1897, Kohlia Handlirsch 1895, Pterygorytes Bohart 1967, Sphecius Dahlbom 1843, Tanyoprymnus Cameron 1905)
Heliocausina Handlirsch 1925 (Acanthocausus Fritz and Toro 1977, Heliocausus Kohl 1892, Tiguipa Fritz and Toro 1976)
Stizina A. Costa 1859 (Bembecinus A. Costa 1859, Stizoides Guérin-Méneville 1844, Stizus Latreille 1802)
Trichogorytina Nemkov and Pulawski 2009 (Trichogorytes Rohwer 1912).
description: Published as part of Nemkov, Pavel G. & Ohl, Michael, 2011, A cladistic analysis and reclassification of the tribe Bembicini (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Bembicinae), pp. 27-47 in Zootaxa 2801 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2801.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/207024