Pseudodynerus quadrisectus (lat.) Is a species of solitary wasps from the Vespidae family.
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Distribution
Found in Central and North America : Costa Rica , Mexico , USA . [one]
Description
The length of the front wing of females is 12–16 mm, and in males - 10.5–13. Body color is mostly black with yellow marks. Nests are built in wood. To feed their larvae, butterfly caterpillars are procured 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
- Bequaert, J. 1941. Pseudodynerus, a Neotropical complex of eumenine wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). American Museum Novitates, 1106. 10 pp.
- Richards, OW 1978. The social wasps of the Americas excluding the Vespinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. vii + 580 pp., 4 plates.