Dielis trifasciata
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| Dielis trifasciata. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Genus: | Dielis |
| Species: | D. trifasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dielis trifasciata (Fabricius, 1793)
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Dielis trifasciata, also known as the three-banded scoliid wasp is a species of the family Scoliidae (scoliid wasps).[2]
Description[]
Dielis trifasciata can reach a length of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in). These wasps show yellow bands on the three anterior abdominal segments. In males the last three abdominal segments are black and the scutellum has a single yellow band.[3][4][5]
Biology[]
These parasitic wasps lay eggs on larvae of the scarab .[3] Adults feed on pollen.
Distribution[]
Dielis trifasciata is present in southern Florida and in most of the Greater Antilles.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Species Dielis trifasciata". bugguide.net. BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b c E. E. Grissell Scoliid Wasps of Florida, Campsomeris, Scolia andTrielis spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)
- ^ Insects of Puerto Rico
- ^ KARL V. KROMBEIN The Wasps and Bees of the Bimini Island Group, Bahamas, British West Indies (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)
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