Query : hornets attracted to light but not wasps

Nathan Schiff nschiff at asrr.arsusda.gov
Tue Dec 29 10:53:37 EST 1998


Actually some sawflies are called wood wasps, particularly the 
Xiphydriidae, Orussidae and Anaxyelidae.
Nathan
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, ROBERT BUTCHER wrote:

> 
> > 	The term 'wasp' applies to all Hymenoptera except ants and bees. 
> 
> ...and Sawflies etc (Symphyta). These are  probably the ancestral 
> Hymenoptera, yet  tend to get forgotten a lot!!!>
> Have a goood new year
> Rob
> 
> 
> 
> Robert Butcher,
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