Stizus is a genus of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae. There are over 100 species.
These wasps can reach a length of about . They are yellow and black, rarely reddish. Species within this genus can be found in Europe,Fauna europaea in Africa, and in North America.
European species Species within this genus include:Biolib Stizus aestivalis Mercet, 1906 Stizus annulatus (Klug, 1845) Stizus bipunctatus (Smith, 1856) Stizus continuus (Klug, 1835) Stizus fasciatus (Fabricius, 1781) Stizus hispanicus Mocsary, 1883 Stizus perrisi DuFour, 1838 Stizus pubescens (Klug, 1835) Stizus ruficornis (Forster, 1771) Stizus rufipes (Fabricius, 1804) Stizus tricolor Handlirsch, 1892
See also List of Stizus species
References
Manfred Blösch: Die Grabwespen Deutschlands: Lebensweise, Verhalten, Verbreitung. 1. Auflage. Goecke & Evers, 2000, .