Nitela
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Nitela is a genus of digger wasps (Spheciformes) from the family Crabronidae , which is distributed on all continents of the world. 143 species are known worldwide, the main distribution is in the Ethiopian region. There are six species in Europe, three also in Central Europe.
features
The very small, black digger wasps have greatly reduced wing veins . There is only one submarginal cell and one open discoid cell. The hind wings have almost no veins. The mandibles are just as simple.
Way of life
As far as is known, the females build their nests in cut branches, wasp galls and insect holes in wood. A nest consists of two to six cells that are laid out one behind the other. The cell partition walls are made of loose, fine wood chips, stones, or the like. The brood is supplied with dust lice (Psocoptera) and leaf fleas of the Psyllidae family .
Species (Europe)
- Nitela blascoi Gayubo & Felton 2000
- Nitela borealis Valkeila 1974
- Nitela fallax cabbage 1884
- Nitela lucens Gayubo & Felton 2000
- Nitela spinolae Latreille 1809
- Nitela truncata Gayubo & Felton 2000
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. 245 .
- ↑ Nitela. 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 .