Bembix sibilans

Bembix sibilans (lat.) Is a species of sand wasps of the genus Bembix from the subfamily Bembicinae ( Crabronidae ). Found in South Africa : Lesotho , 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 of 4 families: Apiaceae ( Foeniculum vulgare Mill.); Asteraceae ( Berkheya heterophylla (Thunb.) O. Hoffm. And Chrysocoma ciliate L.); Boraginaceae ( Anchusa capensis Thunb.); Scrophulariaceae ( Phyllopodium cuneifolium (L. f.) Benth.). Flies from 6 families were noted as victims: Tabanidae , Nemestrinidae , Bombyliidae , Calliphoridae , Sarcophagidae , and Tachinidae . The species was first described in 1893 by the Austrian entomologist Anton Handlirsch ( Anton Handlirsch , 1865-1935) based on materials from South Africa ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} .