Auplopus
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Auplopus carbonarius |
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Auplopus is a genus of the wasps (Pompilidae). There are four species of the genus in Europe.
features
The species of the genus Auplopus are medium-sized wasps. The head and thorax are structured point-like. The frontal plate ( clypeus ) is broad, long and convex in females and the apical edge is elongated. The labrum is covered by the frontal plate, its apical edge is concave. There is a row of long, curved bristles on the mentum that point forward. The mandibles are strong and have an extra tooth. The propodeum is flattened, in the females it is more convex and densely punctiform. The mandibles, the forehead plate, the frons, gena, pronotum, proppleuron, the hips ( coxes ) of the forelegs, the propodeum, the last tergum and the sternites three to six are whitish or brown with upright hairs. The wings are transparent or slightly brownish in color. The Flügelmal (Pterostigma) is large and has approximately the length of the second Submarginalzelle. The tarsi of the front legs do not have tarsal ridges. The rails of the hind legs have only a few short thorns. The base of the first tergum on the abdomen is petiolate. In females, the second sternum has a transverse groove, the sixth sternum is more or less rounded, and the sixth tergum has a pygidial field. In the males, the front plate and face are provided with white spots. The claws of the hind legs are angled. The visible part of the subgenital plate is slightly folded lengthways.
Way of life
The wasps colonize different habitats. The females make their nests from mud before the hunt. The brood cells are created in groups in protected areas. The brood is supplied with spiders from the families Agelenidae , Anyphaenidae , Araneidae , Clubionidae , Dysderidae , Gnaphosidae , Heteropodidae , Lycosidae , Miturgidae , Oxyopidae , Philodromidae , Pisauridae , Salticidae , Segestriidae , Tetrisathidae and Thomasidae .
Species (Europe)
- Auplopus albifrons (Dalman, 1823)
- Tönnchenwegwasp ( Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763))
- Auplopus ichnusus Wolf, 1960
- Auplopus rectus (Haupt, 1927)
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ Auplopus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 28, 2011
- ^ A b Bogdan Wiśniowski: Spider-hunting wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Poland. Ojców National Park, Ojców 2009, ISBN 83-60337-15-4 .
literature
- Bogdan Wiśniowski: Spider-hunting wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Poland. Ojców National Park, Ojców 2009, ISBN 83-60337-15-4 .