Anoplius brown [1] , or pumped road [1] , or ordinary road wasp [2] ( Anoplius viaticus ) - a type of road wasp ( Pompilidae ).
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Description
The body length in females is 9-14 mm, in males - 8-11 mm. The head and cephalothorax are black. Abdomen at base red, but with black posterior segments.
Females tear minks up to 8 cm deep in the sand with their front legs, and dug sand is thrown between the spread hind legs.
The species is common throughout the Palearctic . It lives in dry places with sandy soil. Flying from late April to early September. It feeds on nectar of flowers.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 299. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ Pompilides // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.