Myrmilla calva
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| ( Villers , 1789) |
Myrmilla calva is a hymenoptera fromthe ant wasps family (Mutillidae).
features
The wasps have a body length of 4 to 10 millimeters (females) or 5 to 9 millimeters (males). The head and abdomen of the females are black, the antennae and thorax are light red, the legs dark brown. In the southern distribution area, the legs and the crown are also colored red. The bandages at the end of the first three and sixth tergites are lightly haired. In the second and third tergite they are broadened in the middle. The face is beefy and not narrowed downwards. The head is only slightly wider than the thorax. The first tergite is basal in both sexes laterally provided with an upward tooth. In the male, the head, the underside of the thorax, and the abdomen are black. The dorsal thorax and the pleura of the mesonotum are bright red. The antennae and legs are dark brown. The tegula are small and rounded. The second sternite has a more or less clearly recognizable longitudinal ridge on the front half, which ends approximately in the middle of a tooth or cusp. The seventh sternite also has a basal cusp.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is common in Central and Southern Europe. The animals fly from late April to late October. The larvae are parasitoids on bees of the genera Halictus and Lasioglossum .
supporting documents
F. Amiet: Fauna Helvetica 23: Vespoidea 1 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2008, ISBN 978-2-88414-035-5 .