Odynerus
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Odynerus is a primarily Holarctic
genus of potter wasp
s.
The name of this genus has been widely used as a root to costruct many other genus-level names for potter wasps with non-petiolated metasoma
like Euodynerus
, Acarodynerus
, Stenodynerus
, Parodontodynerus, Incodynerus
, etc.
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
genus of potter wasp
Potter wasp
Potter wasps are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae.-Recognition:...
s.
The name of this genus has been widely used as a root to costruct many other genus-level names for potter wasps with non-petiolated metasoma
Metasoma
The metasoma is the posterior part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the mesosoma. In insects, it contains most of the digestive tract, respiratory system, and circulatory system, and the apical segments are typically...
like Euodynerus
Euodynerus
Euodynerus is an importantly sized genus of potter wasps with a mainly Holarctic distribution, though there is a number of species extending through Indomalayan, Australasian, Afrotropical and northern Neotropical regions. There is also a single species reported from Hawaii....
, Acarodynerus
Acarodynerus
Acarodynerus is an Australasian genus of potter wasps....
, Stenodynerus
Stenodynerus
Stenodynerus is a rather large genus of potter wasps whose distribution spans over the Nearctic, Palearctic, Oriental and Neotropical regions. Most of its species lack a transverse carina on the first metasomal tergum...
, Parodontodynerus, Incodynerus
Incodynerus
Incodynerus is an andean neotropical genus of potter wasps currently containing 10 recognized species-References:*Willink, A. 1969. Las especies del género Incodynerus Willink . Acta Zool. Lilloana 24: 65-88....
, etc.