Astata boops
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Astata boops is a Hymenoptera from the family of Crabronidae .
features
The animals reach a body length of 10 to 13 millimeters (females) or 9 to 11 millimeters (males). The first tarsal link of the front and middle legs is covered with small thorns that form a wavy contour. The male is hairy on the second sternite as long as on the following tergites . When viewed from the side, the middle antennae have two elevations. The species can be confused with Astata kashmirensis , Astata minor and the females of the genus Dryudella .
Occurrence
The species occurs in Europe north to approximately the Arctic Circle and east to Japan. It inhabits sunny habitats with sandy soils and forest edges, in places also on loess. You can find them in the mountains up to heights of 450 meters. The animals fly with a partial second generation from mid-May to September. The species is widespread in Central Europe.
Way of life
The females of Astata boops lay their nests in the ground. It is about 10 centimeters deep and contains one to three cells arranged one behind the other, each separated with sand. There are also branched nests that contain up to 12 cells. Two to 15 larvae, rarely also imagines of stink bugs (Pentatomidae), are introduced into each cell . The males are good fliers and sit waiting near the nests. The species is parasitized by the pink gold wasp ( Hedychridium roseum ) .
literature
- Rolf Witt: Wasps. Observe, determine. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Rolf Witt: Wasps. Observe, determine. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1 .