Liris (wasp)

Liris is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting, predaceous wasps, containing over 300 species.^[1][2] Two of its three subgenera, Leptolarra and Motes, are found in North America, with 23 species representing Leptolarra and a single species representing Motes.^[2] Liris wasps typically prey on crickets, which they use to provision their nests.^[3]: 3

Liris
Liris sp. in Woodbridge, Virginia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Crabronidae
Subtribe:	Larrina
Genus:	Liris Fabricius, 1804
Subgenera
Liris (Leptolarra) Liris (Motes)
Synonyms[1]
Lirisis Rafinesque, 1804 Notogonia A. Costa, 1867 Motes Kohl, 1897 Caenolarra Cameron, 1900 Leptolarra Cameron, 1900 Spanolarra Cameron, 1900 Notogonius Howard, 1901 Chrysolarra Cameron, 1901 Notogonidea Rohwer, 1911 Dociliris Tsuneki, 1967 Nigliris Tsuneki, 1967 Colloliris Tsuneki, 1974 Pitaliris Tsuneki, 1982

Subgenera

• Liris (Leptolarra)
• Liris (Liris)
• Liris (Motes)

See also

• List of Liris species