Leptochilus republicanus (lat.) Is a species of solitary wasps from the Vespidae family.
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| Leptochilus republicanus (Dalla Torre, 1889) |
Content
- 1 Distribution
- 2 Description
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Distribution
Found in North America : Canada ( Ontario ), USA . [one]
Description
Fore wing length 5.5–6.5 mm. Body color is mostly black with yellow marks. Nests are built in the branches of Rhus and Sambucus . To feed their larvae, the larvae of beetles from the families Chrysomelidae , Buprestidae, and Curculionidae are obtained as provisions. [one]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Buck, Matthias; Marshall, Stephen A .; Cheung, David KB (2008). Identification Atlas of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) of the northeastern Nearctic region (English) (Retrieved July 23, 2011)
Literature
- Parker, FD 1966. A revision of the North American species in the genus Leptochilus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America, 5: 153–229.
- Richards, OW 1978. The social wasps of the Americas excluding the Vespinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. vii + 580 pp., 4 plates.