Psenulus (lat.) - genus of sand wasps ( Crabronidae ) from the subfamily Pemphredoninae . Over 120 species. [1] [2]
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Description
Small wasps nesting in the hollow stems of plants, as well as in wood in the abandoned passages of xylophages. Abdomen with a stalk. The top of the clypeus is notched. Cheeks without a protrusion. Mandibles at apex carry two or three prongs. Fore wing with 3 submarginal cells. Antennal fossae separated from clypeus and located near middle of face. The legs of the middle legs carry one spur. The antennae of the male are 13-segmented, the females are 12-segmented. The mandibular palps consist of 6 segments, and the labial palps consist of 4. They hunt homoptera ( Homoptera ), mainly from the families of real aphids ( Aphididae ), leaf flies ( Psyllidae ), and the cicadas Delphacidae and Cicadellidae . [1] [2] [3]
Systematics
Over 120 species. They are found everywhere, but most of the species are noted in Southeast Asia. Also represented in the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropic, Australia and Afrotropic. In Kazakhstan, 2 species are known. [1] [4] [5]
- Psenulus fuscipennis ( Dahlbom , 1843) (= Mimesa fuscipennis Dahlbom) typus
- Psenulus laevis Gyssakovskij, 1928
- Psenulus pallipes (Panzer), 1798
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Cazenas V.L. Burrowing wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) of Kazakhstan. Issue 2. Subfamilies Pemphredoninae and Astatinae. - Almaty, 2000 .-- 320 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Key to insects of the Far East of Russia. T. IV. Retina-winged, scorpion, hymenoptera. Part 1 / under the general. ed. P.A. Lera . - SPb. : Science, 1995 .-- 606 p. - 3150 copies. - ISBN 5-02-025944-6 .
- ↑ Cazenas V.L. Fauna and biology of burrowing wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) of Kazakhstan and Central Asia. - Almaty: KazgosINTI, 2001 .-- 334 p. - ISBN 9965-466-31-9 .
- ↑ Budris E.R. Digging wasps of the subfamily Pemphredoninae (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) of the fauna of the USSR. Diss. for a job. scientist step. Cand. biol. sciences. L., 1988.299 s.
- ↑ Budris E.R. New and little-known species of digging wasps of the tribe Psenini (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) // Transactions of the All-Union Entomological Society. - Vladivostok, 1988 .-- T. 70 . - S. 101-116 .
Literature
- Cazenas V.L. Digging wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) of Kazakhstan. Issue 2. Subfamilies Pemphredoninae and Astatinae. - Almaty, 2000 .-- 320 p.
- Cazenas V.L. Fauna and biology of burrowing wasps (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) of Kazakhstan and Central Asia. - Almaty: KazgosINTI, 2001 .-- 334 p. - ISBN 9965-466-31-9 .
Links
- Pemphredonidae (English) . www.discoverlife.org. Date of treatment February 24, 2012. Archived May 19, 2012.
- Pemphredonidae (English) . Fauna Europaea. Date of treatment February 24, 2012. Archived May 19, 2012.
- Pemphredonidae (English) . eol.org. Date of treatment February 24, 2012. Archived May 19, 2012.