Sphecius uljanini

Sphecius uljanini (Latin) is a species of the sandy genus Sphecius from the subfamily Bembicinae (tribe Gorytini ). Palaearctic : Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan , Iran . The wasps are of medium size (15-22 mm). The body is black with a yellow pattern, the legs are light; male trochanters and coxae yellow. There are small concave areas on the posterior angles of the mesothorax. The medial vein of the posterior wing begins near the end of the anal cell. On the sides of the mesothorax, epicnemial keels are developed, connecting together in its lower part. Nest in the ground. Catch small tsikadok. The species was first described in 1877 by the Russian and Polish entomologist and General Octavius ​​Ivanovich Radoshkovsky (1820–1895) ^[1] .