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.[3]: 3
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| Liris sp. in Woodbridge, Virginia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Subtribe: | Larrina |
| Genus: | Liris Fabricius, 1804 |
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edit- ^ a b "Liris Fabricius, 1804". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ a b Krombein, Karl V.; Gingras, Sandra Shanks (1984). Revision of North American Liris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Larridae) (PDF). Smithstonian Institution Press.
- ^ Krombein, K. V.; Gingras, S. S. (1984). "Revision of North American Liris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Larridae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (404): 1–96. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.404.
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