Harpactus lunatus
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| ( Dahlbom , 1832) |
Harpactus lunatus is a Hymenoptera from the family of Crabronidae .
features
The animals reach a body length of 6 to 6.5 millimeters (females) or 5 to 6 millimeters (males). The abdomen and thorax are colored black except for small white spots on the sides of the second and fifth tergite .
Occurrence
The species occurs in Central and Northern Europe. It colonizes warm habitats such as dry grassland , forest edges with sandy soils or similar habitats in the settlement area. The animals fly in one generation from May to August. The species is rarely to widespread in Central Europe.
Way of life
The females of Harpactus lunatus are only a few centimeters deep in the sandy soil. Each cell is supplied with five to six larvae or adults of cicadas of the family Cicadellidae . Compared to the other species of its genus, the species is relatively tolerant of temperatures. It is of Nysson tridens and Nysson maculosus parasitized .
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Web links
literature
- Rolf Witt: Wasps. Observe, determine. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1 .