Hoplisoides

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Hoplisoides
Hoplisoides xerophilus

Hoplisoides xerophilus

Systematics
Order : Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera)
Superfamily : Apoidea
without rank: Digger wasps (Spheciformes)
Family : Crabronidae
Subfamily : Bembicinae
Genre : Hoplisoides
Scientific name
Hoplisoides
Gribodo , 1884

Hoplisoides is a genus of digger wasps (Spheciformes) from the Crabronidae family. There are three species in the Mediterranean area, four species occur in Europe, one of them also in Germany.

features

The compound eyes of the species are far apart, their inner edges are almost parallel and the bases of the antennae are close to the front plate ( clypeus ).

Way of life

The incubator is provided with cicadas from certain families, such as the treehoppers (Membracidae), leafhoppers (Cicadellidae), ants cicadas (Tettigometridae) and Flugoridae .

Species (Europe)

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Manfred Blösch: The digger wasps in Germany: way of life, behavior, distribution . 1st edition. Goecke & Evers, 2000, ISBN 3-931374-26-2 , pp. 387 .
  2. Hoplisoides. Fauna Europaea, accessed July 23, 2010 .

literature

  • Manfred Blösch: The digger wasps in Germany: way of life, behavior, distribution . 1st edition. Goecke & Evers, 2000, ISBN 3-931374-26-2 .

Web links

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