Solierella
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Solierella is a genus of digger wasps (Spheciformes) from the Crabronidae family. 112 species are known worldwide, most of which are found in the New World. Thereare 31 native species inthe Palearctic , eight of which are found in Europe.
features
The black digger wasps, which are usually very small, are sometimes brightly drawn.
Way of life
The nests are created in existing cavities, twigs, plant galls or abandoned hymenoptera nests in the ground. The species that nest in branches feed their brood with bugs , some species also hunt grasshoppers or dust lice .
Systematics
Solierella is in the tribe Miscophini within the subfamily Crabroninae .
Species (Europe)
- Solierella canariensis E. Saunders 1904
- Solierella compedita (Piccioli 1969)
- Solierella dispar Pulawski 1964
- Solierella insidiosa Beaumont 1964
- Solierella pectinata Pulawski 1964
- Solierella pisonoides (S. Saunders 1873)
- Solierella seabrai de Andrade 1950
- Solierella Verhoeffi Beaumont 1964
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ Numbers of Sphecid Extant Species ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Wojciech J. Pulawski: Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato. California Academy of Sciences, November 27, 2009 version
- ^ A b c Manfred Blösch: The digger wasps of Germany: way of life, behavior, distribution . 1st edition. Goecke & Evers, 2000, ISBN 3-931374-26-2 , pp. 239 .
- ↑ Solierella. 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 .