Symmorphus
| Symmorphus | |
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| Symmorphus gracilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumeninae |
| Genus: | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836[1] |
| Type species | |
| Symmorphus gracilis | |
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Symmorphus is a primarily holarctic genus of potter wasps.[3]
Species[]
Distribution[]
Many species within this genus are present in most of Europe, in East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in the Oriental realm.[4] Three species are found in North America.[5]
Description[]
These small solitary wasp can reach a length of about 2 centimetres (0.79 in). They nest in pre-existing cavities (twigs, stems, galls, old nests of other Hymenoptera, hollows in the wood). Partitions between cells are made of mud. Adult females prey on caterpillars and larvae of beetles to lay eggs in them.[6]
Bibliography[]
- Carpenter, J. M. 1986. A synonymic generic checklist of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Psyche, 93: 61–90.
References[]
- ^ a b James Michael Carpenter (1986). "A Synonymic Generic Checklist of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". Psyche. 93: 61–90. doi:10.1155/1986/12489.
- ^ "Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis (Brullé 1832)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ a b Cumming, J. M. (1989). "Classification and evolution of the Eumenine wasp genus Symmorphus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 148: 1–168.
- ^ Discover life
External links[]
Data related to Symmorphus at Wikispecies
Media related to Symmorphus at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Biological pest control wasps
- Potter wasps
- Hymenoptera genera
- Potter wasp stubs