Meria tripunctata
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Meria tripunctata is a hymenoptera fromthe wasps family (Tiphiidae).
features
The wasps have a body length of 6 to 10 millimeters (females) or 10 to 15 millimeters (males). The head, thorax, and posterior segments of the abdomen are predominantly black in color; the mandibles , the front edge of the frontal plate ( clypeus ), the pronotum and the anterior segments of the abdomen, and some of the antennae and tarsi are red. The entire body is smooth, shiny and occasionally structured in a point-like manner and has loose hair. The tergites two to four are provided with whitish spots on the sides. The wings have two discoidal cells and three cubital cells, of which the middle one is very small and stalked forward. The males have a slender, black body with yellow markings on the mandibles, the frontal plate, the pronotum, mesonotum and on the end edges of the tergites and legs. The pronotum has a raised lamella in front. The forewings have two discoidal cells and three normal cubital cells.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is widespread in southern Europe and occasionally in central Europe. The larvae are parasitoids of the larvae of black beetle (Tenebrionidae). The females paralyze the host larvae with a sting, cover them with an egg and bury them. They should also track down the beetle larvae in the ground.
supporting documents
F. Amiet: Fauna Helvetica 23: Vespoidea 1 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2008, ISBN 978-2-88414-035-5 .