Bembecinus proximus

Bembecinus proximus is a sand wasp species which was described by Anton Handlirsch in 1892 which is known to be distributed in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India.

[1] This species is known to actively predate on a vast range of homopteran insects which includes families like Cicadellidae, Cixiidae, Delphacidae, Flatidae, Fulgoridae and others.

[1] The species has been observed to prefer nectar from the flowers of Ziziphus mauritiana.

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Arnob Chakrovorty Banani Bhattacharjee Bembecinus type specimens
Lectotype and the paralectotype of Bembecinus proximus