DOCSLIB.ORG

Revision of Bembecinus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) of the Palaearctic Region

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Revision of Bembecinus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) of the Palaearctic Region N F D G Notes fauniques de Gembloux 2004 54, 3-69 Revision of Bembecinus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) of the Palaearctic region Dr Christian Schmid-Egger (1) (1) Kirchstr. 1 – 82211 Herrsching (Germany). E-Mail : [email protected] The Palaearctic Bembecinus are revised. Fifty-one species and 2 subspecies are recognized. The revision includes keys to species identification, diagnoses, descriptions, and illustrations of important characters. Thirteen new species and 1 subspecies are described: Bembecinus adeni (Yemen, Oman), asiaticus iranicus ssp. n. (southern Palaearctic Asia), birecikensis (Turkey), guichardi (Turkey, Iran), heinrichi (Turkey), henseni (Turkey), khuzestani (Iran), mhamidus (western Sahara), niehuisi (Israel, Syria), nigrolabrum (Turkey), priesneri (Sudan), remanei (Sudan), schlaeflei (Morocco), urfanensis (Turkey). Six new synonyms are established: touareg de Beaumont = argentifrons (F. Smith); tridens errans de Beaumont = tridens (Fabricius); dentipes Gussakovskij = acanthomerus (Morice); diacanthus de Beaumont = validior Gussakovskij; cyprius creticus de Beaumont = rhodius de Beaumont; tridens mongolicus Tsuneki = tridens cyanescens (Radoszkowski). For the following species, the status is restored or changed: Bembecinus cyanescens Radoszkowski = tridens cyanescens (Radoszkowski), revindicatus anatolicus de Beaumont = anatolicus de Beaumont, cyprius rhodius de Beaumont = rhodius de Beaumont. A brief zoogeographic analysis is given. With 24 of 51 species, Bembecinus shows a remarkable share of endemic species. Turkey displays the highest species diversity with 20 species. Key words: Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Crabronidae, Bembecinus, taxonomy, systematics, identification keys. 1. INTRODUCTION Peninsula and Morocco. B. carinatus is included in the key, but not treated as European species. Bembecinus Costa, 1859, is a worldwide genus including 175 described species (Bohart, 1997, Bohart The aim of the present paper is a revision of & Menke 1976). Menke (1997) placed it in the Palaearctic Bembecinus (excluding China and Japan). subfamily Bembicinae (the former Nyssoninae sensu A final cladistic analysis and the recognition of species Bohart & Menke 1976). The revision of Stizus by groups cannot be done before a complete revision of Handlirsch (1892) is still the basic reference for the worldwide fauna. Especially the Ethiopian fauna, Bembecinus. Handlirsch included a large number of revised by Arnold (1929), is rich in undescribed species in his monograph, which species were divided species. In the present paper, provisional species by subsequent authors into the species groups (now groups are used, a concept which was first proposed by genera) Stizus Latreille, Stizoides Guérin-Méneville, Arnold (1929) and later used by de Beaumont (1954). 1844 and Bembecinus Costa, 1859. De Beaumont Detailed information about the Bembecinus (1954) revised the genus in the Palaearctic region and relationships within the Sphecidae (now Apoidea, was the first to recognize Bembecinus as a valid genus. Crabronidae) are summarized by Bohart & Menke (1976). The knowledge of Bembecinus is still poor. In the western and central Palaearctic region, Handlirsch 1.1. Study areas (1892, 1895) included 13 species in his revision and The present revision treats the species from Europe, supplements. De Beaumont (1954) treated 26 species North Africa, Arabian Peninsula, temperated Asia from the Mediterranean area and described further 10 including Mongolia, and Iran. China and Japan are not species in later publications (1960, 1967, 1968) (Table included. North African species were considered if 1). The table 2 gives a survey of the authors who they occur north of the Central Sahara: Egypt, Libya, described Bembecinus species in the Palaearctic Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco (including Hoggar, region. Tasilii n. Ajjer). Species described from Northwest The present paper includes 51 species and 2 subspecies Sudan or Niger will be treated in a later publication. from the western and central Palaearctic region, 13 Two species mentioned by de Beaumont (1954), species and a subspecies are new (Table 1). Other new Bembecinus kotschyi (Handlirsch, 1892), described species might be expected, especially in poor from Sudan (Sennaar) and Bembecinus monody examined regions as Eastern Turkey, Iran, the Arabian (Berland, 1950), described from Niger (Aïr, Agadez) 4 Notes fauniques de Gembloux 2004 54, 3-69 C. Schmid-Egger are excluded. An exception is made for the Nile valley, 1.2. Zoogeographical aspects from where I include two new species from the The present revision includes 51 Palaearctic species. northern Sudan. These species might also occur in Table 3 gives the species names and the geographic Egypt or in Arabia. The present key is not valid for distribution of the species. Turkey has the highest Mauritania, Mali or Spanish Sahara, but valid for the species diversity with 20 species of Bembecinus, border of the Sahara desert in southern Morocco. followed by Israel and the Arabian Peninsula with 12 Table 1. History of descriptions of Bembecinus species. The species each. In northern Africa, Morocco is the most number of species described in a 10-year period between diverse country with 11 species. 1900 and 2004 is given, species names before 1900 are summarized. Dominant authors of each period are named. The genus Bembecinus has a remarkable share of endemic species. Twenty four of 51 species are Period Number Dominant author endemic (restricted to one country or to a very small 1700-1799 1 geographic area), with 8 species known from one 1800-1849 1 location. Turkey displays the highest number of 1850-1899 11 Handlirsch endemic species (7 species), followed by Morocco (4 1900-1910 3 species) and southwest Europe (4 species). 1911-1919 3 1920-1929 0 1.3. Technical terms 1930-1939 1 The species are listed in alphabetical order within their 1940-1949 0 species groups. Literature citations are taken from an 1950-1959 10 de Beaumont unpublished catalogue of W. Pulawski. For common 1960-1969 7 de Beaumont species such as tridens or hungaricus, only citations of 1970-1979 0 nomenclatural significance are listed. Records 1980-1989 1 comprise all specimens examined by the author. 1990-1999 0 Geographic distribution also includes reliable literature 2000-2004 13 Schmid-Egger data. Table 2. Authors who described (valid) Bembecinus taxa in The morphological terminology employed in this the Palaearctic region, and number of taxa they described. paper follows Bohart & Menke (1976), Goulet & Huber (1993), Ohl (1999) and most subsequent Author Number authors. The following terms measurements used in de Beaumont 16 the text require detailed description: Schmid-Egger 13 Handlirsch 8 Clypeus: Clypeal width: shortest distance between Gussakovskij 2 eyes at clypeal base. Clypeal length: distance between Mercet 2 clypeal base and apical clypeal margin. Morice 2 Flagellomeres: Are measured and drawn at the dorsal Smith 2 side, when flagellomeres are stretched forwards. Distal Costa 1 flagellomeres are drawn in the lateral view. Fabricius 1 Frivaldzky 1 Tergites: Tergal length: distance between anterior and Guichard 1 posterior margin of tergites. Tergal bands: the width of Klug 1 a band is measured in relation to tergal length. If the Schulz 1 apical half of the tergal surface is yellow, the band is half as wide as the tergal length. The knowledge of Bembecinus of the Arabian Propodeal emargination: A U-shaped or small Peninsula and of Iran remains incomplete. The fauna triangular emargination on outer edge of propodeum, of southern Iran is de facto unknown. Turkey is also best seen in lateral view. very rich in species and further undescribed species especially from the east, might be expected. Femora. Length and width of the male hindfemur are measured from the outside (lateral view). Length is The situation in Central Asia is much clearer because measured along the midline, the width at its widest of the detailed studies of some Russian authors as place. In the peregrinus group, the hindfemur of most Gussakovskij 1935. But in these regions also, the key species is illustrated in anterior, posterior and dorsal must be used carefully and further undescribed species view. The form of the hindfemur is a valuable cannot be excluded. recognition character. Bembecinus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) : The Palaearctic Species 5 The identification of males in general can be done tridens group by the form of the propodeal easily by morphological characters. Sternal tubercles, emargination, and by the length of the antennal hindfemoral spines, form and length of antennal segments and proportions of the clypeus. The key to segments, form of second submarginal cell or form of females takes the distribution of the species also into genitalia allow an reliable recognition of most account. Nevertheless some species of the peregrinus- specimens. Some similar species can be distinguished group remain unidentifiable or doubtful, specially from by their color pattern. southern Turkey. I have not studied all types. De Beaumont (1954) examined and described most types, Identification of females remains problematic because so the identity of most Mediterranean species is clear. I of lack of useful morphological characters. Females examined only types of some doubtful species. can mainly be recognized by their color pattern, in the Table 3. Palaearctic species of Bembecinus and their distribution: Afr = Africa, Mo = Morocco, Al = Algeria, Tu = Tunisia, Eg = Egypt, S = Sahara south of the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Digger Wasps of Saudi Arabia: New Records and Distribution, with a Checklist of Species (Hym.: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae)
    NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 9 (2): 345-364 ©NwjZ, Oradea, Romania, 2013 Article No.: 131206 http://biozoojournals.3x.ro/nwjz/index.html The digger wasps of Saudi Arabia: New records and distribution, with a checklist of species (Hym.: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae) Neveen S. GADALLAH1,*, Hathal M. AL DHAFER2, Yousif N. ALDRYHIM2, Hassan H. FADL2 and Ali A. ELGHARBAWY2 1. Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. 2. Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, King Saud Museum of Arthropod (KSMA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. *Corresponing author, N.S. Gadalah, E-mail: [email protected] Received: 24. September 2012 / Accepted: 13. January 2013 / Available online: 02. June 2013 / Printed: December 2013 Abstract. The “sphecid’ fauna of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) is listed. A total of 207 species in 42 genera are recorded including previous and new species records. Most Saudi Arabian species recorded up to now are more or less common and widespread mainly in the Afrotropical and Palaearctic zoogeographical zones, the exception being Bembix buettikeri Guichard, Bembix hofufensis Guichard, Bembix saudi Guichard, Cerceris constricta Guichard, Oxybelus lanceolatus Gerstaecker, Palarus arabicus Pulawski in Pulawski & Prentice, Tachytes arabicus Guichard and Tachytes fidelis Pulawski, which are presumed endemic to Saudi Arabia (3.9% of the total number of species). General distribution and ecozones, and Saudi Arabian localities are given for each species. In this study two genera (Diodontus Curtis and Dryudella Spinola) and 11 species are newly recorded from Saudi Arabia. Key words: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae, faunistic list, new records, Saudi Arabia. Introduction tata boops (Schrank), Bembecinus meridionalis A.Costa, Diodontus sp.
    [Show full text]
  • A Review of Sampling and Monitoring Methods for Beneficial Arthropods
    insects Review A Review of Sampling and Monitoring Methods for Beneficial Arthropods in Agroecosystems Kenneth W. McCravy Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, USA; [email protected]; Tel.: +1-309-298-2160 Received: 12 September 2018; Accepted: 19 November 2018; Published: 23 November 2018 Abstract: Beneficial arthropods provide many important ecosystem services. In agroecosystems, pollination and control of crop pests provide benefits worth billions of dollars annually. Effective sampling and monitoring of these beneficial arthropods is essential for ensuring their short- and long-term viability and effectiveness. There are numerous methods available for sampling beneficial arthropods in a variety of habitats, and these methods can vary in efficiency and effectiveness. In this paper I review active and passive sampling methods for non-Apis bees and arthropod natural enemies of agricultural pests, including methods for sampling flying insects, arthropods on vegetation and in soil and litter environments, and estimation of predation and parasitism rates. Sample sizes, lethal sampling, and the potential usefulness of bycatch are also discussed. Keywords: sampling methodology; bee monitoring; beneficial arthropods; natural enemy monitoring; vane traps; Malaise traps; bowl traps; pitfall traps; insect netting; epigeic arthropod sampling 1. Introduction To sustainably use the Earth’s resources for our benefit, it is essential that we understand the ecology of human-altered systems and the organisms that inhabit them. Agroecosystems include agricultural activities plus living and nonliving components that interact with these activities in a variety of ways. Beneficial arthropods, such as pollinators of crops and natural enemies of arthropod pests and weeds, play important roles in the economic and ecological success of agroecosystems.
    [Show full text]
  • A Preliminary Detective Survey of Hymenopteran Insects at Jazan Lake Dam Region, Southwest of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 28 (2021) 2342–2351 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences journal homepage: www.sciencedirect.com Original article A preliminary detective survey of hymenopteran insects at Jazan Lake Dam Region, Southwest of Saudi Arabia Hanan Abo El-Kassem Bosly 1 Biology Department - Faculty of Science - Jazan University, Saudi Arabia article info abstract Article history: A preliminary detective survey for the hymenopteran insect fauna of Jazan Lake dam region, Southwest Received 16 November 2020 Saudi Arabia, was carried out for one year from January 2018 to January 2019 using mainly sweep nets Revised 6 January 2021 and Malaise traps. The survey revealed the presence of three hymenopteran Superfamilies (Apoidea, Accepted 12 January 2021 Vespoidea and Evanioidea) representing 15 species belonging to 10 genera of 6 families (Apidae, Available online 28 January 2021 Crabronidae, Sphecidae, Vespidae, Mutillidae, and Evaniidae). The largest number of species has belonged to the family Crabronidae is represented by 6 species under 2 genera. While the family Apidae, is repre- Keywords: sented by 2 species under 2 genera. Family Vespidae is represented by 2 species of one genus. While, the Survey rest of the families Sphecidae, Mutillida, and Evaniidae each is represented by only one species and one Insect fauna Hymenoptera genus each. Eleven species are predators, two species are pollinators and two species are parasitics. Note Jazan for each family was provided, and species was provided with synonyms and general and taxonomic Saudi Arabia remarks and their worldwide geographic distribution and information about their economic importance are also included.
    [Show full text]
  • Nesting Behaviour of Bembecinus Agilis (Smith, 1873) in the Biological Station of Santa Lúcia (Southeastern Brazil) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) 133-142 Mitt
    ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Mitteilungen des Internationalen Entomologischen Vereins Jahr/Year: 2009 Band/Volume: 34_2009 Autor(en)/Author(s): Buys Sandor Christiano Artikel/Article: Nesting behaviour of Bembecinus agilis (Smith, 1873) in the Biological Station of Santa Lúcia (southeastern Brazil) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) 133-142 Mitt. internat. entomol. Ver. Frankfurt a.M. ISSN 1019-2808 Band 34 . Heft 3/4 Seiten 133 - 142 23. November 2009 Nesting behaviour of Bembecinus agilis (Smith, 1873) in the Biological Station of Santa Lúcia (southeastern Brazil) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) Sandor Christiano BUYS Abstract: The nesting behaviour of the solitary wasp Bembecinus agilis (Smith, 1873) is described based on observations carried out in the Biological Station of Santa Lúcia (city of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo State, southeastern Brazil), an area covered by the Atlantic Forest. Spe- cies of the following genera of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) are recorded as prey: Acrogonia, Amblyscartidia, Crossogonalia, Deselvana, Dilobopterus, Exogonia, Hanshumba, Homalodisca, Juliaca, Oncometo- pia, Pamplonoidea, besides an unidentified planthopper genus (Hemi- ptera: Flatidae). The wasp’s cocoon is described. Key words: Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae, Sphecidae, wasp, biology, reproduction, cocoon, leafhopper, Cicadellidae Introduction Bembecinus Costa, 1859 is a genus of solitary ground-nesting wasps distributed in all the continents (BOHART & MENKE 1976, EVANS & O’NEILL 2007) and currently with 185 species (PULAWSKI 2009). EVANS & O’NEILL (2007) listed 22 species of Bembecinus for which exist pub- lished biological notes, but among these only a few species were detailed studied (e.g. EVANS 1955, GESS & GESS 1975, O’NEILL & EVANS 1983, O’NEILL et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Food Load Manipulation Ability Shapes Flight Morphology in Females Of
    Polidori et al. Frontiers in Zoology 2013, 10:36 http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/10/1/36 RESEARCH Open Access Food load manipulation ability shapes flight morphology in females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera Carlo Polidori1*, Angelica Crottini2, Lidia Della Venezia3,5, Jesús Selfa4, Nicola Saino5 and Diego Rubolini5 Abstract Background: Ecological constraints related to foraging are expected to affect the evolution of morphological traits relevant to food capture, manipulation and transport. Females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera vary in their food load manipulation ability. Bees and social wasps modulate the amount of food taken per foraging trip (in terms of e.g. number of pollen grains or parts of prey), while solitary wasps carry exclusively entire prey items. We hypothesized that the foraging constraints acting on females of the latter species, imposed by the upper limit to the load size they are able to transport in flight, should promote the evolution of a greater load-lifting capacity and manoeuvrability, specifically in terms of greater flight muscle to body mass ratio and lower wing loading. Results: Our comparative study of 28 species confirms that, accounting for shared ancestry, female flight muscle ratio was significantly higher and wing loading lower in species taking entire prey compared to those that are able to modulate load size. Body mass had no effect on flight muscle ratio, though it strongly and negatively co-varied with wing loading. Across species, flight muscle ratio and wing loading were negatively correlated, suggesting coevolution of these traits. Conclusions: Natural selection has led to the coevolution of resource load manipulation ability and morphological traits affecting flying ability with additional loads in females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera.
    [Show full text]
  • Behavioural and Biological Notes on Crabronidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and New Geographic Records to the Espírito Santo State (Southeast Brazil)
    BOL. MUS. BIOL. MELLO LEITÃO (N. SÉR.) 33:19-24. JANEIRO DE 2014 19 Behavioural and biological notes on Crabronidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and new geographic records to the Espírito Santo State (Southeast Brazil) Sandor Christiano Buys1* ABSTRACT: The following species of crabronid wasps are added to the list of Hymenoptera of Espírito Santo State: Stictia maccus (Handlirsch, 1895), Hoplisoides vespoides (F. Smith, 1873), Trachypus fulvipennis (Tachenberg, 1875), Trachypus romandi (Saussure, 1854). Notes on nesting behaviour of H. vespoides, S. maccus and T. fulvipennis in the Biological Station of Santa Lúcia (city of Santa Teresa) are presented. Hoplisoides vespoides used as prey Umbonia spinosa (Fabricius, 1775) (Hemiptera: Membracidae) and T. fuvipennis used as prey three species of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae): Plebeia remota (Holmberg, 1903), Partamona aff. cupira (Smith, 1863), Schwarziana quadripunctata (Lepeletier, 1836). Key-words: Trachypus, Stictia, Hoplisoides, Meliponinae bee, solitary wasps, Atlantic Forest. RESUMO: Notas biológicas e comportamentais sobre Crabronidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) e novos registros geográficos para o Estado do Espírito Santo (Sudeste do Brasil). As seguintes espécies de vespas crabronídeas são adicionadas à lista de Hymenoptera do Estado do Espírito Santo: Stictia maccus (Handlirsch, 1895), Hoplisoides vespoides (F. Smith, 1873), Trachypus fulvipennis (Tachenberg, 1875), Trachypus romandi (Saussure, 1854). Notas sobre comportamento de nidificação de Hoplisoides vespoides, S. maccus e T. fulvipennis na Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia (Santa Teresa) são apresentadas. Hoplisoides vespoides usou como presa Umbonia spinosa (Fabricius, 1775) (Hemiptera: Membracidae) e T. fuvipennis usou como presa três espécies de abelhas meliponíneas (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae): Plebeia remota (Holmberg, 1903), Partamona aff. cupira (Smith, 1863), Schwarziana quadripunctata (Lepeletier, 1836).
    [Show full text]
  • Checklist of the Spheciform Wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae & Sphecidae) of British Columbia
    Checklist of the Spheciform Wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae & Sphecidae) of British Columbia Chris Ratzlaff Spencer Entomological Collection, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC, Vancouver, BC This checklist is a modified version of: Ratzlaff, C.R. 2015. Checklist of the spheciform wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae & Sphecidae) of British Columbia. Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 112:19-46 (available at http://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/894/951). Photographs for almost all species are online in the Spencer Entomological Collection gallery (http://www.biodiversity.ubc.ca/entomology/). There are nine subfamilies of spheciform wasps in recorded from British Columbia, represented by 64 genera and 280 species. The majority of these are Crabronidae, with 241 species in 55 genera and five subfamilies. Sphecidae is represented by four subfamilies, with 39 species in nine genera. The following descriptions are general summaries for each of the subfamilies and include nesting habits and provisioning information. The Subfamilies of Crabronidae Astatinae !Three genera and 16 species of astatine wasps are found in British Columbia. All species of Astata, Diploplectron, and Dryudella are groundnesting and provision their nests with heteropterans (Bohart and Menke 1976). Males of Astata and Dryudella possess holoptic eyes and are often seen perching on sticks or rocks. Bembicinae Nineteen genera and 47 species of bembicine wasps are found in British Columbia. All species are groundnesting and most prefer habitats with sand or sandy soil, hence the common name of “sand wasps”. Four genera, Bembix, Microbembex, Steniolia and Stictiella, have been recorded nesting in aggregations (Bohart and Horning, Jr. 1971; Bohart and Gillaspy 1985).
    [Show full text]
  • Arquivos De Zoologia MUSEU DE ZOOLOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
    Arquivos de Zoologia MUSEU DE ZOOLOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO ISSN 0066-7870 ARQ. ZOOL. S. PAULO 37(1):1-139 12.11.2002 A SYNONYMIC CATALOG OF THE NEOTROPICAL CRABRONIDAE AND SPHECIDAE (HYMENOPTERA: APOIDEA) SÉRVIO TÚLIO P. A MARANTE Abstract A synonymyc catalogue for the species of Neotropical Crabronidae and Sphecidae is presented, including all synonyms, geographical distribution and pertinent references. The catalogue includes 152 genera and 1834 species (1640 spp. in Crabronidae, 194 spp. in Sphecidae), plus 190 species recorded from Nearctic Mexico (168 spp. in Crabronidae, 22 spp. in Sphecidae). The former Sphecidae (sensu Menke, 1997 and auct.) is divided in two families: Crabronidae (Astatinae, Bembicinae, Crabroninae, Pemphredoninae and Philanthinae) and Sphecidae (Ampulicinae and Sphecinae). The following subspecies are elevated to species: Podium aureosericeum Kohl, 1902; Podium bugabense Cameron, 1888. New names are proposed for the following junior homonyms: Cerceris modica new name for Cerceris modesta Smith, 1873, non Smith, 1856; Liris formosus new name for Liris bellus Rohwer, 1911, non Lepeletier, 1845; Liris inca new name for Liris peruanus Brèthes, 1926 non Brèthes, 1924; and Trypoxylon guassu new name for Trypoxylon majus Richards, 1934 non Trypoxylon figulus var. majus Kohl, 1883. KEYWORDS: Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Crabronidae, Catalog, Taxonomy, Systematics, Nomenclature, New Name, Distribution. INTRODUCTION years ago and it is badly outdated now. Bohart and Menke (1976) cleared and updated most of the This catalog arose from the necessity to taxonomy of the spheciform wasps, complemented assess the present taxonomical knowledge of the by a series of errata sheets started by Menke and Neotropical spheciform wasps1, the Crabronidae Bohart (1979) and continued by Menke in the and Sphecidae.
    [Show full text]
  • The Digger Wasp Bembix Rostrata and Nature Management in the Belgian Dunes
    Femke Batsleer Supervisors: Dries Bonte & Dirk Maes The digger wasp Bembix rostrata and nature management in the Belgian dunes Entomology Day 7/12/2018 Historical framework Dune landscape in the early 20th century Nature management in dunes Dune management & insects Dune management & Bembix - Urbanisation and fragmentation Landuse change - Recreation - Water extraction 1917 1999 Nature management in dunes Dune management & insects Dune management & Bembix Landscape change ‘Stressed’ & Dynamic landscape Unconstrained landscape - Loss of (aeolic) dynamics - Fixated dunes - Encroachment ‘Dune decree’ (Duinendecreet) 1993 Grazers introduced as nature management tool in ‘90 Nature management in dunes Dune management & insects Dune management & Bembix Landscape use by grazers Grazers will use the landscape and (vulnerable) ecotypes differently Higher pressure on open grey dunes Nature management in dunes Dune management & insects Dune management & Bembix Maes & Bonte (2006) Biol. Cons. Impact on arthropods Trampling Fragmentation Nature management in dunes Dune management & insects Dune management & Bembix Bembix rostrata Harkwesp/Bembex à rostre • Sandy regions grey dunes • Rare • Gregariously nesting, solitary • Burrow in sand & provision larva • Only make 5-6 nests/season • Overwinter as pupae Nature management in dunes Dune management & insects Dune management & Bembix Our goal formulate practical recommendations for future management in the dunes to reconcile the conservation of sand digging arthropods and the need for grazers for ecosystem
    [Show full text]
  • A Cladistic Analysis and Classification of the Subfamily Bembicinae (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), with a Key to the Genera
    Zootaxa 3652 (2): 201–231 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3652.2.1 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2A51BCDC-77D6-4D3F-8F4D-830EEC5B3EEB A cladistic analysis and classification of the subfamily Bembicinae (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), with a key to the genera PAVEL G. NEMKOV & ARKADY S. LELEJ1 Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 100 let Vladivostoku 159, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] 1Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected] Abstract A cladistic analysis of the digger wasp subfamily Bembicinae based on morphological characters is presented. The under- lying data matrix comprises 83 terminal taxa (coded on genus-level) and 64 morphological characters. The resulting strict consensus tree was used as the basis for a revised tribal and subtribal classification of the Bembicinae. Based on a previ- ously published classification, we herewith propose a change: the tribe Heliocausini Handlirsch 1925, stat. resurr. (com- posed of Acanthocausus Fritz & Toro 1977, Heliocausus Kohl 1892, and Tiguipa Fritz & Toro 1976) is separated from Bembicini Latreille 1802. Four tribes are recognized within the subfamily Bembicinae and seven subtribes within the tribe Gorytini and two subtribes in the tribe Nyssonini, based on the present cladistic analysis.The subtribe Nurseina Nemkov & Lelej, subtrib. nov. (comprising of Nippononysson Yasumatsu & Maidl 1936 and Nursea Cameron 1902) is separated from other genera in the tribe Nyssonini Latreille 1804. An new identification key to the genera of the Bembicinae is pro- vided.
    [Show full text]
  • Scope: Munis Entomology & Zoology Publishes a Wide Variety of Papers
    Munis Entomology & Zoology Mun. Ent. Zool. https://www.munisentzool.org/ (January, 2021) 457 ISSN 1306-3022 © MRG ___________________________________________________________ EXPLORING THE ACULEATA HYMENOPTERA OF BANGLADESH BY DNA BARCODING OF MALAISE TRAP COLLECTION Santosh Mazumdar*, Paul D. N. Hebert** and Badrul Amin Bhuiya*** * Department of Zoology, University of Chittagong, BANGLADESH. E-mail: [email protected]; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6403-577X ** Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, CANADA. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3081-6700 *** Biodiversity Research for Environment & Ecosystem Protection (BREEP), Chattogram- 4325, BANGLADESH. [Mazumdar, S., Hebert, P. D. N. & Bhuiya, B. A. 2021. Exploring the Aculeata Hymenoptera of Bangladesh by DNA barcoding of Malaise trap collection. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 16 (1): 457-464] ABSTRACT: Aculeata hymenopterans play a crucial role in ecology and economics. Diversity analysis of 901 Aculeata wasps at Chittagong University Campus a site in Bangladesh was performed by sequencing DNA barcodes (658 bp sequence from the 5′-end of cytochromeoxidase I). Specimens were collected by a Malaise trap from April 2014 to March 2015. The results revealed 22 species and 42 genera from 20 families in three superfamilies namely Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea. Among them 15 species, 22 genera, two subfamilies (Dolichoderinae and Ponerinae), and one family named Dryinidae are the first county records in Bangladesh. All the specimen records, with the Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) are available on the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). KEY WORDS: Aculeata Hymenoptera, Malaise trap, DNA barcode, Bangladesh Aculeata hymenopterans or stinging wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) such as bees, ants, and many wasps play vital ecological roles as predators and pollinators and some have medicinal value as well (Zimmermann & Vilhelmsen, 2016).
    [Show full text]
  • DNA Barcodes Identify 99 Per Cent of Apoid Wasp Species (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae) from the Western Palearctic
    Received: 14 July 2018 | Revised: 8 October 2018 | Accepted: 25 October 2018 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12963 RESOURCE ARTICLE DNA barcodes identify 99 per cent of apoid wasp species (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae) from the Western Palearctic Christian Schmid‐Egger1 | Jakub Straka2 | Toshko Ljubomirov3 | Gergin A. Blagoev4 | Jérôme Morinière1 | Stefan Schmidt1 1SNSB‐Zoologische Staatssammlung, Munich, Germany Abstract 2Faculty of Science, Department of The apoid wasps have traditionally been regarded as a paraphyletic assemblage of Zoology, Charles University, Prague, Czech four families (Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Heterogynaidae and Sphecidae) that are Republic 3Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem closely related to the bees (Anthophila). The present study covers the three families Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, of apoid wasps known to occur in Europe, that is, the Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sofia, Bulgaria Sphecidae. DNA barcode sequences of 3,695 specimens of apoid wasps were anal- 4Center for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, ysed for the present study, including 21 specimens of Ampulicidae, 3,398 Crabroni- Canada dae and 276 Sphecidae. The sequences of the dataset represent 661 species of Correspondence apoid wasps, including two species of Ampulicidae, 613 of Crabronidae and 46 spe- ‐ Stefan Schmidt, SNSB Zoologische cies of Sphecidae. The dataset includes DNA barcodes of 240 species of German Staatssammlung, Munich, Germany. Email: [email protected] apoid wasps, representing 88% of the German fauna, and 578 European species, representing 65% of the European apoid wasp fauna. The study demonstrates that Funding information Bayerisches Staatsministerium für virtually all species of the three examined families can be reliably identified by DNA Wissenschaft und Kunst, Science and Art; barcodes.
    [Show full text]