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Short Note

Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) (: ) – a new family and species in the fauna of Latvia

Uģis Piterāns

Museum of Zoology, University of Latvia, Kronvalda bulvāris 4, LV-1586, Rīga, Latvia; e-mail: [email protected]

Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) is one 3. Daugavpils district, E of Putanišķi of 22 species of Scoliid wasps found in village, 55°54’04”N, 26°40’26”E, 10- Europe and has northernmost distribution 20.07.2014 (1 specimen) 3 year old clear-cut, of all species (Mitrou 2015). In central and flight interception trap, leg. M.Balalaikins. northern Europe S. hirta is rare species and is 4. Daugavpils district, Daugavpils city, protected by law in several countries – Czech near Lake Rugeļi, 55°52’20”N, 26°37’10”E, Republic (Straka 2005), (Kroupa et 03.08.2014 (1 specimen), xerothermic al. 2012), Lithuania (Budrys 1992), Norway meadow (Fig. 2), leg. U.Valainis. (Hansen et al. 2010), (Banaszak The larvae of Scolia hirta are 2004), and Sweden (Westling 2015). There of larvae of the family is evidence that the range of S. hirta might (for example, genera Cetonia, be expanding and this species now has Potosia, Anomala etc.) (Klausnitzer et al. been found also in northern part of Belarus 2013). S. hirta prefers dry and open habitats (Шляхтенок 2013) and Estonia (Selin 2015), - grasslands, inland dunes, slopes of southern so findings in Latvia are not unexpected. exposition and xerothermic habitats of In summer of 2014 S. hirta and the early succession (Budrys 2007; Marczak family Scoliidae recorded from four localities et al. 2012). Such habitats are vulnerable in Latvia for the first time. to disappearance due to lack of disturbance 1. Daugavpils district, near Rimši that create these habitats (for example, fire village, 55°58’17”N, 26°27’48”E, or grazing), afforestation and other factors 10.07.2014 (2 specimens) inland dunes, (Budrys 2007). sandy, xerothermic habitat under powerlines, Further research is needed to find if feeding on blooms, there are established local populations of together with Bembix rostrata wasps, Scolia hirta in Latvia or all aforementioned photographed, not collected by U.Piterāns. observations are of wandering individuals 2. Saulkrasti district, 3 km N of from more southern populations. In case Saulkrasti railway station, 57°16’46”N, such local, self sustaining populations were 24°25’49”E, 13.07.2014 (1 specimen) dry to be found in future, S. hirta recommended railway enbankment, on Epilobium sp. for inclusion to the list of legally protected flowers, photographed (Fig. 1), not collected invertebrates of Latvia. by I.Mārdega. 130 Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) – a new family and species ...

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Figure 1. Observed individual of Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781), specimen from Saulkrasti, Central Latvia (photo: I. Mārdega).

Figure 2. Habitat of Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) in Eastern Latvia, Daugavpils (photo: U. Valainis).