Stizus

Stizus is a genus of sand wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae. There are over 100 species.

These wasps can reach a length of about 34 mm. They are yellow and black, rarely reddish. Species within this genus can be found in Europe, in Africa, and in North America.

European species
Species within this genus include:
 * 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