Ancistrocerus
Ancistrocerus is a widely distributed genus of potter wasps present in many biogeographical regions of the world. They are nonpetiolate eumenine wasps with a transverse ridge at the bending summit of the first metasomal tergum and with a low and opaque propodeal lamella completely fused to the submarginal carina.
The name of this genus has been widely used as root in the construction of many other genus-level names for potter wasps with a nonpetiolated metasoma and normally bearing a transverse ridge on the first metasomal tergum, such as Ancistroceroides, Parancistrocerus, Orancistrocerus, Tachyancistrocerus, etc.
Species
The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera lists the following 211 recognized species in the genus:There are further species not listed above, including:Ancistrocerus coreanusAncistrocerus densepilosellusAncistrocerus extremusAncistrocerus islaAncistrocerus leleji