Mace wasps
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The approximately 80 species of club wasps (Sapygidae) worldwide belong to the insect order of hymenoptera (Hymenoptera). Within this they are in the superfamily Vespoidea , the fold wasps, in the subordination of the waist wasps (Apocrita). The females of all Sapygidae have a specially trained, in the end conically shaped sixth sternite of Metasomas from which the ovipositor (ovipositor) emerges.
The representatives of the subfamily Sapyginae have clearly club-like antennae and are the actual namesake for the German trivial name . The larvae that hatch from the egg live as kleptoparasites in solitary bees ( e.g. mason bees or wood bees ). They first consume the host's egg and then the supplies that were intended for the host larvae.
Nothing is known about the way of life of the species of the subfamily Fedtschenkiinae . The females have a conspicuous grave crest on their front legs . So far only a few species are known from Asia and North America .
Types (selection)
- Common Mace Wasp ( Monosapyga clavicornis )
- Sapygina decemguttata
- Sapyga quinquepunctata
- Sapyga similis
literature
- Goulet H & Huber JT: Hymenoptera of the world: An identification guide to families. Center for Land and Biological Resources Research, Ottawa 1993, ISBN 0-660-14933-8
