Table 1. A synopsis of the nesting habits of the Sphecinae

Wasps

Prey

Nests

 

Spiders

Orthoptera

Lepidoptera

Fossorial

Mud or Cavity

1 cell

multi-celled

1 prey/ cell

2+ prey /cell

Ampulicinae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ampulex

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

X

 

Dolichurus

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

X

 

Sceliphrini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chlorion

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

Podium

 

X

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

Chalybion

X

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

Sceliphron

X

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

Sphecini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sphex

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

 

X

Isodontia

 

X

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

Palmodes

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

Prionyx

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

Ammophilini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podalonia

 

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

Eremnophila

 

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

Ammophila

 

 

X

X

 

Xa

 

X

X

a Some Ammophila species maintain several nests simultaneously, and the number of prey per cell varies among species.