Cryptocheilus discolor

Cryptocheilus discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Cryptocheilus
Species: C. discolor
Binomial name
Cryptocheilus discolor
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptocheilus eatoni (Saunders, 1901)
  • Cryptocheilus luteipennis (Fabricius)
  • Cryptochilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Cryptochilus eatoni Saunders, 1901
  • Cryptochilus luteipennis (Fabricius, 1804)
  • Pompilus graellsii Guérin, 1843
  • Pompilus grohmanni Spinola, 1808
  • Pompilus luteipennis Fabricius, 1804
  • Priocnemis graellssi Guerin
  • Priocnemis nigriventris Costa, 1874
  • Salius discolor Fabricius
  • Salius dissimilis Smith, 1855
  • Sphex discolor Fabricius, 1793

Cryptocheilus discolor is a species of pepsid spider wasp which is found in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East.

Distribution

From Iberia[2] and Morocco east through the Mediterranean Basin to Iran and Central Asia.[3]

Biology

Apparently little known, has been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mentha pulegium.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cryptocheilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cryptocheilus discolor - a spider-hunting wasp". www.eimagesite.net. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Ebrahimi, E.; Schmid-Egger, C.; Wahis, R. (2008). "New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 40 (2): 1435–1442.
  4. ↑ "Naturalezas, Gentes y Sitios". Jose Manuel A.V. Retrieved 7 September 2016.


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