Pseudomalus auratus

Pseudomalus auratus
Pseudomalus auratus
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera) Family : Gold wasps (Chrysididae) Subfamily : Chrysidinae Genre : Pseudomalus Type : Pseudomalus auratus
Scientific name
Pseudomalus auratus
( Linnaeus , 1758)

Pseudomalus auratus , formerly Omalus auratus , is a species fromthe golden wasp family (Chrysididae).

features

The wasps reach a body length of three to seven millimeters. Your head and thorax are hairy. The species is very difficult to differentiate from the two very similar Pseudomalus violaceus and Pseudomalus pusillus .

Occurrence

The species occurs throughout the Palearctic . It inhabits forest edges and bushes and also occurs in settlement areas. The animals fly with an incomplete second generation from late May to early October. They can be found widespread in Central Europe.

Way of life

Pseudomalus auratus parasitizes on digger wasps of the genus Pemphredon , Passaloceus , Rhopalum , Psenulus and probably also Trypoxylon . The larvae are often found in blackberry and raspberry branches, dead wood and also in nesting aids.

supporting documents

literature

• Rolf Witt: Wasps. Observe, determine. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Rolf Witt: Wasps. Observe, determine. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1 .

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