Miscophus
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Miscophus is a genus of digger wasps (Spheciformes) from the Crabronidae family. 150 species are known worldwide, which are mainly found in the Old World, especially in the Mediterranean area. There are 48 species in Europe.
features
The small, often dark-colored digger wasps have short wings and relatively large heads. The animals have two submarginal cells , the second is petiolate. The species are sometimes difficult to distinguish from one another.
Way of life
The females create their nests in loose sand. At the end of a corridor only two to five centimeters deep, there is usually only one cell. The brood is supplied with several small spiders, the individual species are specialized in certain groups of prey. The nest is either closed or left open when it flies out. The prey is transported to the nest in flight, with the front legs being grabbed with the mandibles . The last piece to the nest is covered walking, only short flight jumps are made. It is not uncommon for several legs to be bitten off from the prey. The eggs are laid on the last prey.
The adults are very active and move around very nimbly on the ground like wasps .
Species (Europe)
- Miscophus absconditus de Andrade 1960
- Miscophus aegyptius Morice 1897
- Miscophus akrofisianus Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus albomaculatus de Andrade 1960
- Miscophus albufeirae de Andrade 1952
- Miscophus andradei P. Verhoeff 1955
- Miscophus ater Lepeletier 1845
- Miscophus belveriensis de Andrade 1960
- Miscophus benidormicus P. Verhoeff 1955
- Miscophus bicolor Jurine 1807
- Miscophus bonifaciensis Ferton 1896
- Miscophus canariensis Beaumont 1968
- Miscophus caninus de Andrade 1953
- Miscophus concolor Dahlbom 1844
- Miscophus corsicus de Andrade 1960
- Miscophus deserti Berland 1943
- Miscophus eatoni E. Saunders 1903
- Miscophus gineri P. Verhoeff 1955
- Miscophus guichardi Beaumont 1968
- Miscophus helveticus Kohl 1883
- Miscophus histrionicus Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus insolitus de Andrade 1953
- Miscophus insulicola Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus italicus A. Costa 1867
- Miscophus levantinus Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus luctuosus de Andrade 1960
- Miscophus lusitanicus de Andrade 1952
- Miscophus mavromoustakisi de Andrade 1953
- Miscophus merceti de Andrade 1943
- Miscophus minutus de Andrade 1953
- Miscophus nevesi de Andrade 1952
- Miscophus nicolai Ferton 1896
- Miscophus niger Dahlbom 1844
- Miscophus nitidior Beaumont 1968
- Miscophus othello Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus portoi de Andrade 1956
- Miscophus postumus Bischoff 1921
- Miscophus pretiosus cabbage 1884
- Miscophus primogeniti de Andrade 1954
- Miscophus pseudomimeticus de Andrade 1960
- Miscophus pulcher de Andrade 1953
- Miscophus spurius Dahlbom 1832
- Miscophus susterai Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus temperatus Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus unigea Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus Verhoeffi de Andrade 1952
- Miscophus yermasoyensis Balthasar 1954
- Miscophus zakakiensis Balthasar 1954
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 240 .
- ↑ Miscophus. 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 .