Pottery Wasps
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Eumenes pomiformis |
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| Latreille , 1802 |
The potter wasps (or pill wasps , Eumenes ) is a genus of the solitary fold wasps . Seven species live in Germany.
The female builds individual brood cells from a mixture of clay, which are placed on wood or stone or hung on plant stems. An egg is deposited in the brood cell .
The female then goes on the hunt, stuns the prey ( caterpillars and other insect larvae ) with a prick of her stinger and then carries it into the nest on the fly . Finally, the cell is completely closed.
Systematics
In Germany the genus Eumenes is represented with seven species. There are a total of 24 species and subspecies in Europe.
- Eumenes aemilianus Guiglia , 1951
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Eumenes coarctatus ( Linnaeus , 1758)
- Eumenes coarctatus limissicus Bluethgen , 1938
- Eumenes coarctatus lunulatus Fabricius , 1804
- Eumenes coarctatus maroccanus Gusenleitner , 1972
- Eumenes coarctatus nuragicus Giordani Soika , 1986
- Eumenes coarctatus turaniformis Bluethgen , 1959
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Eumenes coronatus ( tank , 1799)
- Eumenes coronatus ibericus Bluethgen , 1956
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Eumenes cyrenaicus Bluethgen , 1938
- Eumenes cyrenaicus pseudogermanicus Bluethgen , 1938
- Eumenes dubius Saussure , 1852
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Eumenes mediterraneus Kriechbaumer , 1879
- Eumenes mediterraneus cypricus Bluethgen , 1938
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Eumenes papillarius ( Christian , 1791)
- Eumenes papillarius balticus Bluethgen , 1938
- Eumenes papillarius monticola Bluethgen , 1956
- Eumenes pedunculatus ( carapace , 1799)
- Eumenes pomiformis ( Fabricius , 1781)
- Eumenes punctaticlypeus Giordani Soika , 1943
- Eumenes sardous Guiglia , 1951
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Eumenes sareptanus André , 1884
- Eumenes sareptanus insolatus M. Mueller , 1923
- Eumenes subpomiformis Bluethgen , 1938
See also
Web links
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