Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle «Grigore Antipa» Vol. 58 (1–2) pp. 37–46 DOI: 10.1515/travmu-2016-0002 Research paper

The Catalogue of Romanian (: : Sphecidae) from the Collection of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History () Alexandra Florina LEVĂRDĂ*, Ioana MATACHE

“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Kiseleff 1, 011341 Bucharest, *corresponding author, e–mail: [email protected]

Received: June 9, 2015; Accepted: November 3, 2015; Available online: April 20, 2016; Printed: April 25, 2016

Abstract. This catalogue presents data on 15 Romanian sphecid (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) preserved in the Hymenoptera Collection of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest. The collecting data, general distribution, distribution in Romania and some ecological aspects are provided for each species.

Key words: catalogue, Sphecidae, museum collection, Romania.

introduction The Hymenoptera Collection of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History currently consists of roughly 85,000 specimens. Approximately 82,000 of them are collected from Romania and about 3000 specimens are collected from various other countries in , , and North America. The material collected from Romania belongs to 2319 species, grouped in 44 families. Among these, the material from Sphecidae includes only 217 species collected from all regions of the country. In traditional classification, all sphecid belonged to a single family, Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802). In 2014, Shayestehfar demonstrated the of this group. Phylogenetic studies (Brothers, 1999; Melo, 1999) revealed that the former Sphecidae family (sensu lato) should be divided into four families: Heterogynaidae, , and Sphecidae (sensu stricto). Around 9750 species of sphecid wasps are known in the world, of which the Sphecidae family (sensu stricto) is represented by only 736 species, grouped in 19 genera (Pulawski, 2015). The members of Sphecidae family have a diverse ecology and behaviour. These wasps are solitary, with a worldwide distribution and a high density in arid and semi–arid regions. Members of this family are active during the summer months, preferring warm and dry habitats (Shayestehfar, 2014). The nest is made in the ground or in pre–existing cracks in the soil (e.g. , , ) or built from mud (e.g. ). The adults feed on and and use prey for their progeny. The sphecids hunt various or , using them for laying eggs and larvae development: the prey is stung, immobilized and brought to the nest (Shayestehfar, 2014). In Romania, there are only twenty species belonging to Sphecidae family (sensu stricto), grouped in seven genera. To these twenty species, we can add Sceliphron cementarium (Drury, 1770) and S. curvatum (Smith, 1870), two alien species recently found in Romania by Gagiu (2012) and Popescu (2014). 38 Alexandra Florina LEVĂRDĂ, Ioana MATACHE

In the present paper, we focused on the Sphecidae (sensu stricto) material collected from Romania, preserved in the entomological collection of the „Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History. This material consists of 318 specimens, belonging to 15 species, grouped in seven genera and three subfamilies – , and . material and methods The material was collected between 1932 and 1995, from 92 collecting points in 31 counties, covering almost the entire country (Fig. 1). Amongst the 318 analyzed specimens, we found two misidentified ones. All the material presented below was identified/revised by the authors. For the elaboration of the present catalogue, the species’ identification was checked and the species name, sex and locality of the collecting points were verified and updated. For each specimen, we specified the species name, author, number of individuals, sex, locality, county, collecting date and the name of the collector (legit). For each species, we made some observations regarding its general and Romanian distribution. The nomenclature and systematics were updated following Pulawski’s classification (2015). The genera and species are listed alphabetically within the Sphecidae family. For species’ identification we used the keys from Berland (1925) and Dollfuss (2010, 2013).

Abbreviations of collectors’ name: Brădescu Vladimir – B.V., Drăghia Ion – D.I., Dumitrescu Elena – D.E., Găldean Nicolae – G.N., Iuga Raica Victoria – I.R.V., Lepşi Iosif – L.I. Manoleli Dan – M.D., Nagy Carol – N.C., Negoescu Ileana

Fig. 1 – The collecting localities of Sphecidae in Romania Romanian Sphecidae from the Collection of “Grigore Antipa” Museum 39

– N.I., Negru Ştefan – N.Ş., Palade–Scobiola Xenia – P.S.X., Pîrvescu D. – P.D, Popescu Aurelian – P.A., Roşca Atena – R.A., Săvulescu Nicolae – S.N., Sienkiewicz Igor – S.I., Spineanu – S., Tălpeanu Matei – T.M., Weinberg Medeea – W.M., Worell Eugen – W.E.

Abbreviations of the county names: Argeş – AG, Bacău – BC, Bihor – BH, Brăila – BR, Braşov – BV, Buzău – BZ, Călăraşi – CL, Caraş Severin – CS, Cluj – CJ, Constanţa – CT, Dâmboviţa – DB, Dolj – DJ, Galaţi – GL, Giurgiu – GR, Gorj – GJ, Harghita – HR, Hunedoara – HD. Ialomiţa – IL, Iaşi – IS, lfov – IF, Mehedinţi – MH, Mureş – MS, Neamţ – NT, Olt – OT, Prahova – PH, – SB, Suceava – SV, Teleorman – TR, Tulcea – TL, I, Vâlcea – VL, Vrancea – VN.

results Superfamily Apoidea Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily Ammophilinae André, 1886 Ammophila W. Kirby, 1798

Ammophila campestris Latreille, 1809 Examined material: 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 30.IX.1940, W.E.; 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 07.VI.1943, W.E.; 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 13.VI.1945, W.E.; 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date. Distribution and ecology: the species is present throughout the Palearctic region (Pagliano & Negrisolo, 2005). In Romania, it was cited from Transylvania (Scobiola, 1960) and Crişana (Mocsáry, 1897, 1900). Flight period is between June and October and the species is found up to 2000 – 2300 m a.s.l. (Scobiola, 1960). Ammophila campestris adults prefer flowers of Solidago, Daucus, Ononis, Eryngium and Rubus (Bitsch et al., 1997).

Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845 Examined material: 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 26.VIII.1940, W.E.; 2 ♂♂, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date; 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 30.IX.1940, W.E.; 1 ♂, Valu lui Traian (CT), 19.X.1953, without collector; 1 ♂, Agigea Lake (CT), 25.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Agigea natural reserve (CT), 25.VII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Valu lui Traian – northern slope (CT), 11.X.1956, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Eforie (CT), VIII.1957, P.S.X. (misidentified as female); 1 ♂, Cluj–Napoca (CJ), 04.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♂, Agigea (CT), 23.VI.1964, B.V.; 1 ♂, Babadag (TL), 10.IX.1967, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Niculiţel (TL), 29.VI.1967, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Ciumaşi (BC), 28.VI.1995, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Ocna Sibiului (SB), 09.IX.1940, W.E.; 1 ♀, Ocna Sibiului (SB), 20.VI.1943, W.E.; 1 ♀, Făurei (BR), 14.VIII.1946, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Budeşti (CL), 16.VI.1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Bucovăţ (DJ), 01.VIII.1951, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Păltiniş (SB), 26.VII.1953, W.E.; 1 ♀, Agigea (CT), 21.VIII.1954, without collector; 1 ♀, Valu lui Traian (CT), 30.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT), 27.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT), 13.IX.1956, without collector; 1 ♀, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 04.VII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Agigea (CT), 30.VIII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Valu lui Traian (CT), 29.VIII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Agigea (CT), 2.IX.1963, N.Ş; 1 ♀, Sulina (TL), 22.VII.1964, P.S.X. Distribution and ecology: the species is a Central Asian–Mediterranean element, present across Central Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia and Northern Africa (Scobiola, 1960). In Romania, it is cited from Transylvania, Banat, Crişana, Dobrogea and Muntenia regions (Mocsáry, 1874, 1897, 1900; Henrich, 1882; Moczár & Henter, 1907; Szilády, 1914; Scobiola–Palade, 1959, Scobiola, 1960). It was found 40 Alexandra Florina LEVĂRDĂ, Ioana MATACHE on Statice sp. flowers (Scobiola–Palade, 1968a), and collected also from Origanum ovigare and Eryngium campestre (Scobiola–Palade, 1972).

Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758 Examined material: 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 07.VI.1943, W.E.; 1 ♂, Măgura (SB), 24.VI.1943, W.E.; 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 16.VI.1948, W.E. (misidentified as female); 1 ♂, Sighişoara (MS), 15.VII.1950, P.S.X.; 3 ♂♂, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date; 1 ♂, Măneciu–Ungureni (PH), 25.VIII.1954, I.R.V.; 1 ♂, Andronache forest – Bucharest, 12.VI.1954, without collector; 2 ♂♂, Moeciu de Jos (BV), 27.VI.1954, S.N.; 1 ♂, Periş (IF), 07.VIII.1954, I.R.V.; 1 ♂, Comana (GR), 13.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Comana (GR), 31.V.1956, I.R.V.; 1 ♂, Pasărea forest, Bucharest, 06.VII.1962, P.S.X.; 2 ♂♂, Chilia Veche (TL), 27.VI.1963, P.S.X.; 2 ♂♂, Diac River Valley – 220 m altitude (HR), 21.VIII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Victoriei Avenue – Bucharest, 16.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♂, Cluj–Napoca (CJ), 16.VI.1963, N.C.; 2 ♂♂, Babadag (TL), 10.IX.1967, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Drobeta–Turnu Severin (MH), 08.VIII.1969, N.C.; 1 ♀, Sibiu (SB), 02.VI.1938, W.E.; 1 ♀, Ocna Sibiului (SB), 09.IX.1940, W.E.; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 07.VI.1943, W.E.; 1 ♀, Măgura (SB), 29.VIII.1945, W.E.; 1 ♀, Retezat Mountains (HD), 11–14.VIII.1946, L.I.; 1 ♀, Goleşti (VN), 12.VIII.1949, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Gemenea (DB), 04.VI.1950, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Răchiţele (AG), 03.VIII.1951, D.E.; 1 ♀, Brănişte (DJ), 31.VIII.1951, D.E.; 1 ♀, Teleajen Valley (PH), 01.VII.1954, I.R.V.; 1 ♀, Pustnicul forest, Bucharest, 27.VI.1954, P.A.; 1 ♀, Budeşti (CL), 28.VI.1955, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Hagieni (CT), 13.VIII.1962, D.I.; 2 ♀♀, Pasărea forest, Bucharest, 06.VII.1962, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Pustnicul forest, Bucharest, 02.X.1963, B.V.; 1 ♀, Orşova (MH), 07.VIII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♀, Brăneşti (IF), 13.VIII.1963, R.A. (misidentified as Ammophila heydeni Dahlbom, 1845); 1 ♀, Dumbrăveni (SB), 02.IX.1964, S.N.; 1 ♀, Băneasa (CT), 16.VI.1964, W.M.; 1 ♀, Canaraua Fetii (CT), 30.X.1965, N.S.; 1 ♀, Pasărea forest, Bucharest, 26.VIII.1966, R.A.; 1 ♀, Babadag (TL), 10.IX.1967, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Istria (CT), 14.IX.1967, W.M.; 1 ♀, Istria (CT), 15.IX.1967, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date; 1 ♀, Măgura (SB), W.E., without collecting date; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date. Distribution and ecology: a very common species, spread throughout the Palearctic region (Pagliano & Negrisolo, 2005; Barbier, 2013). In Romania, it is cited from Transylvania, Banat, Muntenia, Moldavia and Dobrogea (Mocsáry, 1874, 1900; Henrich, 1882; Moczár, 1947; Scobiola, 1950; Scobiola–Palade, 1965). Flight period is between May and October and it can reach up to 1900 m altitude (Scobiola, 1960). was collected from forest edges, on Falcaria sioides, Trifolium sp., Sambucus nigra. and Cichorium intybus flowers (Scobiola, 1950; Scobiola–Palade, 1972).

Ammophila terminata F. Smith, 1856 (= Ammophila apicalis Brullé, 1839) Examined material: 1 ♀, Budeşti (CL), 20.VI.1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Goleşti (VN), 12.VII.1949, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Valu lui Traian (CT), 24.VI.1964, P.S.X. Distribution and ecology: a species with Eurasian distribution (Gonzales et al., 2009). In Romania, it has been reported from Moldavia, Muntenia, Transylvania (Scobiola, 1960) and Bucovina (Mocsáry, 1897, 1900). It can reach up to 2000 m a.s.l. (Scobiola, 1960). Adults are feeding on Seseli tortousum, Eryngium campestre and Thymus mastichia flowers (Bitsch et al., 1997).

Genus Fernald, 1927 W. Kirby, 1798, (= Ammophila affinis W. Kirby, 1798) Romanian Sphecidae from the Collection of “Grigore Antipa” Museum 41

Examined material: 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 06.X.1940, W.E.; 1 ♀, Sibiu surroundings (SB), 02.IX.1945, W.E.; 1 ♀, Sibiu surroundings (SB), W.E. without collecting date; 1 ♂, Pieleşti (DJ), 09.VI.1951, without collector; 1 ♀, Victoriei Avenue – Bucharest, 16.VII.1963, N.C. (misidentified as Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883) Distribution and ecology: this species is spread across the Palearctic region (Pagliano & Negrisolo, 2005). In Romania, it is mentioned from Transylvania, Banat, Crişana, Bucovina, Dobrogea, and some points from Muntenia (Mocsáry, 1897, 1900; Scobiola, 1960). Flight period is between June and October and it can be found up to 2000 m a.s.l. (Scobiola, 1960).

Podalonia fera (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845) (= Ammophila fera Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845) Examined material: 1 ♀, Bucovăţ (DJ), 01.VIII.1951, P.S.X. (misidentified as male); 1 ♀, Eforie Sud (CT), 12.IX.1953, without collector; 1 ♀, Agigea Lake (CT), 25.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT) – found on Eryngium campestre, 29.VIII.1954, P.S.X; 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT) – found on Eryngium campestre, 29.VIII.1954, P.S.X; 1 ♀, Constanţa (CT), 12.VII.1956, N.Ş.; 1 ♀, Agigea (CT), 07.VIII.1962, D.I.; 1 ♀, Valu lui Traian (CT), 28.VIII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Tulcea (TL), 26.VI.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Valu lui Traian (CT), 29.VIII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Agigea (CT), 28.VI.1964, N.Ş; 1 ♀, Hagieni (CT), 31.VIII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Babadag (TL), 10.IX.1967, P.S.X.; 2 ♀♀, Babadag (TL), 09.IX.1967, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Babadag (TL), 11.IX.1967, W.M.. Distribution and ecology: the species was identified in southern , , Bulgaria, and Russia (Barbier, 2013). Present up to 1800 m a.s.l. In Romanian fauna, it is mentioned from Dobrogea region (Scobiola, 1960).

Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli, 1763) (= Ammophila hirsuta Scopoli, 1763) Examined material: 1 ♂, Băile Herculane (CS), 09.VI.1942, W.E.; 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 28.IX.1944, W.E.; 1 ♂, Păltiniş (SB), 26.VIII.1947, W.E.; 1 ♂, Păltiniş (SB), 12.VIII.1948, W.E.; 1 ♂, Frăteşti (GR), 06.VIII.1948, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Secăria (PH), 15.VIII.1950, I. R. V.; 1 ♂, Scânteia (VN), 12.VI.1950, without collector; 1 ♂, Odobeşti (VN), 10.VI.1950, I. R V.; 1 ♂, Venchi (MS), 18.VII.1950, without collector; 1 ♂, Ciumaşi (BC), 28.VI.1951, P.S.X.; 2 ♂♂, Hagieni (CT), 15.VI.1961, S.N.; 1 ♂, Orşova (MH), 09.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♂, Drobeta–Turnu Severin (MH), 08.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♂, Orşova (MH), 07.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♀, Ocna Sibiului (SB), 24.IV.1941, W.E.; 2 ♀♀, Cozia mountain (VL), 13.VIII.1943, W.E.; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 05.V.1945, W.E.; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 08.VI.1946, W.E.; 2 ♀♀, Satulung–Săcele (BV), 10.V.1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 16.IV.1947, W.E.; 1 ♀, Pojorâta – Runc hill (SV), 24.VIII.1949, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Turnu Măgurele (TR), 31.V.1949, I. R V.; 1 ♀, Izvoarele (PH), 26.IV.1949, I. R V.; 1 ♀, Cârcea (DJ), 07. VI. 1951, I. R V.; 1 ♀, Teleajen valley (PH), 01.VII.1954, I.R.V.; 1 ♀, Băile Herculane (CS), 10. VII. 1963, N.C.; 1 ♀, Sântion (BH), 25.VII.1963, N.C.; 2 ♀♀, Ceahlău Mountain (NT), 15.IX.1963, S.N.; 1 ♀, Frăteşti (GR), 21.VII.1948, without collector; 2 ♀♀, Voineşti (DB), 23.V.1950, P.S.X., 1 ♀, Albeşti (DJ), 08.VI.1951, I.RV., 1 ♀, Răşinari (SB), 26.VII.1949, without collector; 1 ♀, Orşova (MH), 11.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), 04.V.1943, W.E.; 1 ♀, Herăstrău Park – Bucharest, 08.VI. 1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Pieleşti (DJ), 09.VI.1951, without collector; 1 ♀, Româneşti (DJ), 19.VII.1950, G.N.; 1 ♀, Arva (VN), 18.VII.1950, without collector; 1 ♀, Bistreţ (DJ), 03.VI.1967, T.M.; 1 ♀, Sinaia (PH), 05.X.1952, without collector; 1 ♀, Guşteriţa (SB), W.E., without collecting date; 1 ♀, Cozia mountain (VL), W.E., without collecting date. 42 Alexandra Florina LEVĂRDĂ, Ioana MATACHE

Distribution and ecology: it is a common species, spread across the entire Europe, also present in northern Africa, Northern Asia and Mongolia (Scobiola, 1960). It is cited from Transylvania, Banat and Crişana (Mocsáry, 1874; 1897, 1900), some points in Moldavia (Vrancea) and Muntenia regions (Scobiola, 1960). Flight period is between April and September. It was collected on Umbelliferae flowers (Scobiola– Palade, 1972). P. hirsuta can be found up to 2500 metres a.s.l. (Scobiola, 1960).

Podalonia tydei (Le Guillou, 1841) (= Ammophila tydei Le Guillou, 1841) Examined material: 3 ♂♂, Făurei (BR), 12.VIII.1946, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Făurei (BR), 18.VIII.1946, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Cozia mountain (VL), 23.VIII.1948, W.E.; 3 ♂♂, Eforie (CT), VIII.1950, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Păltiniş (SB), 22.VIII.1954, without collector; 2 ♂♂, Lacu Sărat (BR), 25.IX.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Victoriei Avenue – Bucharest, 16.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♂, Corabia (OT), 02.VII.1964, P.D.; 9 ♀♀, Lacu Sărat (BR), 25.IX.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Grindul Lupilor – Jurilovca (TL), without collector and collecting date; 1 ♂, Ciupercenii Noi (DJ), 30.VI.1963, T.M., 1 Agigea (CT), 26.VII.1964, N.C. Distribution and ecology: this species has Ethiopian and Mediterranean origins, being present in Northern Africa, Canary Islands, Central Europe, Asia Minor, Syria and Iran (Scobiola, 1960). In Romania, it is mentioned from Transylvania, Moldavia, Bucovina (Mocsáry, 1897, 1900; Scobiola, 1960). Adults are found on Umbelliferae (Bitsch et al., 1997). Present up to 1800 meters a.s.l. (Scobiola, 1960).

Subfamily Sphecinae Latreille, 1802 Tribe Prionychini Bohart & Menke, 1963 Genus Kohl, 1890

Palmodes occitanicus (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Serville, 1828) (= Sphex occitanicus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Serville, 1828) Examined material: 1 ♀, Agigea (CT), 25.VII.1964, N.C. Distribution and ecology: the species has been reported from , France, Italy, , , Greece and Russia (Barbier, 2013). In Romania, this species was cited from Transylvania (Scobiola, 1960). The species builds its nests in cracks between the rocks of walls or in the soil accumulated under arched tiles of roofs, as well as in the ground. The nest is made before hunting the prey (Bohart & Menke, 1976). The adults can be found on Eryngium campestre, villosa and Centaurea aspera flowers (Gayubo & Heras, 1986).

Genus Vander Linden, 1827

Prionyx kirbii (Vander Linden, 1827) (= Sphex albisectus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Serville, 1828) Examined material: 1 ♂, Făurei (BR), 18.VIII.1946, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Letea forest (TL), 14.VII.1962, W.M.; 1 ♂, Letea forest, (TL), 14.VII.1962, P.A.; 4 ♂♂, Sulina (TL), 22.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava (TL), 15.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 3 ♂♂, Periprava, grind Letea (TL), 16.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 3 ♂♂, Periprava – close to the lake (TL), 19.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava (TL), 18.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Vădeni (GJ), 24.VIII.1951, I.R.V; 1 ♂, Brănişte (DJ), 31.VII.1951, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava (TL), 3.IX.1965, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava (TL), 12.X.1966, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, C. A. Rosetti, (TL), 17.IX.1966, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Făurei (BR), 12.VIII.1946, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Budeşti (CL), 13.VIII.1948, without collector; 1 ♀, Copăceni (IF), 17.VI.1951, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Piscu (GL), VIII.1951, without collector; Romanian Sphecidae from the Collection of “Grigore Antipa” Museum 43

1 ♀, Letea forest (TL), 14.VII.1962, W.M.; 1 ♀, Letea forest (TL), 15.VII.1962, W.M.; 1 ♀, Letea forest, (TL), 14.VII.1962, P.A.; 1 ♀, Lacu Sărat (BR), 25.IX.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Danube Delta (TL), 24.VIII.1964, S.; 1 ♀, Periprava, grind Letea (TL), 16.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Periprava, grind Letea (TL), 17.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Periprava – close to the lake (TL), 19.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Periprava (TL), 18.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 4 ♀♀, Sulina (TL), 22.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 20.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 8 ♀♀, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 21.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Letea forest (TL), 26.VI.1966, N.Ş.; 1 ♀, Periprava (TL), 14.X.1966, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Făurei (BR), 12.VIII.1946, P.S.X. Distribution and ecology: the species is spread throughout Europe, Africa, Asia Minor (Pagliano & Negrisolo, 2005). It was reported from all historical regions in Romania (Mocsáry, 1874, 1897, 1900; Scobiola, 1950; Scobiola–Palade, 1959, 1968a; Lehrer & Scutaru, 1963;). Prionyx kirbii can be parasitized by some dipteran species from and Sarcophagidae families. The adults visit different flowers such as those of Ruta montana, Eryngium campestre, Mentha rotundifolia, Ligustrum vulgare (Pagliano & Negrisolo, 2005).

Prionyx subfuscatus (Dahlbom, 1845) (= Sphex subfuscatus Dahlbom, 1845) Examined material: 1 ♂, Agigea Lake (CT), 25.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Valu lui Traian (CT), 12.VII.1957, P.S.X.; 2 ♂♂, Periprava (TL), 23.VI.1962, S. N.; 1 ♂, Periprava, (TL), 29.VI.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 21.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Periprava, (TL), 18.VII.1964, P.S.X. Distribution and ecology: this species has a Mediterranean and Asiatic distribution (Pagliano & Negrisolo, 2005). In Romania, the species is found in the south–eastern part of the country (Dobrogea) (Scobiola, 1960). Some specimens were collected from Allium rotundum (Scobiola, 1960). Optimal flight period is in July and August. This species prays upon Locusta migratoria, Calliptamus sp. (Scobiola–Palade, 1959).

Tribe Sphecini Latreille, 1802 Genul Sphex Linnaeus, 1758

Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934 (= Sphex maxilosus Fabricius, 1793) Examined material: 1 ♂, Guşteriţa (SB), 07.VI.1946, W.E.; 1 ♂, Budeşti (CL), 20.VI.1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Budeşti (CL), 19.VI.1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Cernica (IF), 5.VIII.1947, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Agigea (CT), 21.VIII.1954, P.S.X.; 7 ♂♂, Valu lui Traian (CT), 13.VII.1957, P.S.X.; 10 ♂♂, Valu lui Traian – northern slope (CT), 12.VII.1957, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Eforie Sud (CT), 23.VI.1957, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava, (TL), 23.VI.1962, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 04.VII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 5.VI.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Tulcea (TL), 26.VII.1963, P.S.X.; 2 ♂♂, Periprava, grind Letea (TL), 17.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava, (TL), 18.VII.1964, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Periprava (TL), 18.VII.1966, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Păltiniş (SB), 26.VI.1946, W.E; 1 ♀, Iaşi (IS), 1948, without collector; 1 ♀, Bucovăţ (DJ), 01. VIII. 1951, P.S.X; 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT), 12.IX.1956, P.S.X; 1 ♀, Oradea (BH), 13.VII.1963, N.C.; 1 ♀, Brăneşti (IF), 13.VIII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Oradea (BH), 02.VIII.1964, N.C. Distribution and ecology: a species with Euro–Atlantic distribution (Gonzales et al., 2009). Reported in Romanian fauna from Crişana, Transylvania, Banat (Mocsáry, 1897, 1900), Dobrogea (Müller, 1930) and Muntenia (Scobiola, 1960). It was captured from different flowering , such asAllium rotundum, Origanum vulgare, Thymus 44 Alexandra Florina LEVĂRDĂ, Ioana MATACHE sp., Mentha piperita and different species of the genus Statice (Scobiola, 1960; Scobiola–Palade, 1968a).

Sphex leuconotus Brullé, 1833 (= Sphex afer Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845) Examined material: 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT) – found on Carthamus tinctorius, 29.VIII.1954, P.S.X; 1 ♀, Techirghiol (CT) – found on Carthamus tinctorius, 29.VIII.1954, P.S.X; 1 ♂, Techirghiol (CT) – found on Eryngium campestre, 29.VIII.1954, P.S.X; 1 ♂, Valu lui Traian – northern slope (CT), 12.VII.1957, P.S.X.; 2 ♂♂, Valu lui Traian – northern slope (CT), 12.VII.1957, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Valu lui Traian (CT), 12.VII.1957, P.S.X.; 1 ♂, Valu lui Traian (CT), 12.VII.1957, P.S.X. Distribution and ecology: according to Gonzales et al. (2009) this species has an Eurasian distribution. In Romania it was found in Transylvania (Scobiola, 1960), on different flowering plants such asAllium rotundum, Origanum vulgare and Carthamus tinctorius (Scobiola, 1960).

Subfamily Sceliphrinae Ashmead, 1899 Tribe Sceliphrini Ashmead, 1899 Genus Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843

Chalybion femoratum (Fabricius, 1781) (= Sceliphron femoratum Fabricius, 1781) Examined material: 1 ♂, Pustnicul forest, Bucharest, 05.VII.1962, P.S.X.; 3 ♂♂, Orşova (MH), 07.VII.1963, N.C.; 2 ♀♀, Furcenii Noi (GL), 18.VII.1943, I.R.V.; 2 ♀♀, Pustnicul forest, Bucharest, 05.VII.1962, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Pustnicul forest, Bucharest, 07.VII.1962, W.M.; 1 ♀, Pasărea forest, Bucharest, 06.VIII.1962, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Brăneşti (IF), 07.VII.1962, B.V.; 2 ♀♀, Orşova (MH), 11.VII.1963, N.C. Distribution and ecology: species with Eurasian distribution (Gonzales et al., 2009). In Romania it was reported from Banat and Bucovina regions (Frivaldsky, 1877; Mocsáry, 1897, 1900) and some points from Muntenia (Ilfov) (Scobiola–Palade, 1968b). Chalybion femoratum was found using some pre–existing nests like those of Eumenes or Sceliphron (Bohart & Menke, 1976). It was found on Petroselinum sp., and Thapsia villosa flowers (Scobiola, 1950; Gayubo & Sanza, 1986).

Genus Sceliphron Klug, 1801

Sceliphron destillatorium (Illiger, 1807) Examined material: 1 ♂, Techirghiol (CT), 01.VI.1932, W.E.; 1 ♂, Comana (GR), 01.07.1948, N.I.; 1 ♂, Floreasca – Bucharest, 30.VI.1950, I.R.V.; 1 ♂, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 05.VI.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Bucharest, 16.VI.1942, I.R.V.; 2 ♀♀, Islaz (IF), 23.VII. 1944, I.R.V.; 1 ♀, Brăneşti (IF), 07.VIII.1946, I.R.V.; 1 ♀, Sibiu surroundings (SB), 20.VII.1947, W.E.; 1 ♀, Sibiu (SB), 20.VIII.1948, W.E.; 1 ♀, Iaşi (IS), 12.VI.1949, without collector; 1 ♀, Giurgiu (GR), 06.VII.1949, without collector; 1 ♀, Bucharest, 30.VI.1950, I.R.V.; 1 ♀, Floreasca – Bucharest, 20.VII.1950, I.R.V.; 1 ♀, Feteşti (IL), 21.VII.1953, without collector; 1 ♀, Măcin (TL), 25.VI.1956, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Tulcea (TL), 22.VII.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, C. A. Rosetti (TL), 05.VI.1963, P.S.X.; 1 ♀, Grindul Lupilor – Sinoe (CT), 13.VII.1984, M.D.; 1 ♀, Lunca (BZ), VII, S.I. Distribution and ecology: a common species, with a Palearctic distribution (Gonzales et al., 2009). It was cited from all Romanian regions (Mocsáry, 1874, 1897, 1900; Szilády, 1914; Müller, 1930; Lehrer & Scutaru, 1963). The optimal period of flight is in July and August (Scobiola–Palade, 1972). It was found on Compositae Romanian Sphecidae from the Collection of “Grigore Antipa” Museum 45 flowers,Euphorbia stepposa, Euphorbia seguieriana and Coronilla varia (Scobiola, 1950; Scobiola–Palade, 1968a, 1972).

Generally, the study of museum collections can give us a complete image about past and present species distribution, very useful when trying to understand their current dispersal in Romania. The present catalogue gives important clues on the range of Sphecidae species in Romania and it can be considered the beginning for further research on the other sphecoid families from the collections of the „Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History.

ackowledgements The authors thank to Elena Iulia Iorgu and Ana–Maria Krapal for helpful advices and useful comments on early drafts and to Tiberiu Sahlean for preparing the map.

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