Bembix albofasciata (lat.) Is a species of sand wasps of the genus Bembix from the subfamily Bembicinae ( Crabronidae ). Found in South Africa : Zimbabwe , South Africa . Medium-sized wasp: body length about 2 cm. The body is stocky, black with a developed yellow pattern. Labrum stretched forward like a beak. Associated with plants Asteraceae ( Senecio pterophorus DC); Apiaceae ( Foeniculum vulgare Mill.); Fabaceae ( Papilionoideae , Calpurnia intrusa (R. Br. In WT Aiton) E. Mey and lucerne); and Apocynaceae (formerly Asclepiadaceae , determined by pollen on wasps). Flies from 10 families were noted as victims: Tabanidae , Asilidae , Muscidae , Stratiomyidae , Conopidae , Calliphoridae , Mydidae , Tachinidae , Bombyliidae , and Syrphidae . The species was first described in 1873 by the English entomologist Frederic Smith ( Frederic Smith , 1805–1879) based on materials from South Africa [1] [2] [3] [4] .
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Notes
- ↑ Parker JB (1929). A generic revision of the fossorial wasps of the tribes Stizini and Bembicini, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 75: 1-203. doi: 10.5479 / si.00963801.75-2776.1
- ↑ Gess Friedrich W., Gess Sarah K. Geographical distributions of Bembix (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) in southern Africa, with notes on biology ( Journal ) // Journal of Hymenoptera Research. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, International Society of Hymenopterists, 2014 .-- Vol. 36. - P. 53-130. - ISSN 1314-2607 .
- ↑ Pulawski WJ Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding Apidae ) . calacademy.org. Date of treatment February 23, 2014.
- ↑ Gess SK, Gess FW A catalog of flower visiting records for aculeate wasps and bees in the semi-arid to arid areas of southern Africa. - Grahamstown: Albany Museum, 2003 .-- 529 p.
Literature
- Bohart RM, Menke AS Sphecid wasps of the world. - Berkley: University of California Press, 1976 .-- 695 p.
- Evans HE, O'Neill KM The Sand Wasps: Natural History and Behavior. - Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2007 .-- 340 p.
Links
- Pulawski WJ Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding Apidae ) . calacademy.org. Date of treatment February 23, 2014.