Paradolichurus is a genus of cockroach wasps found in the new world. It was originally only a subgenus of Dolichurus however it was elevated to a genus due to the absence of many external sulcus and hindwing jugal lobe showing significant evolutionary advancement.[1] Members of this genus spend most of their time running on the ground making them difficult to collect because Malaise traps and nets are ineffective.[2]
| Paradolichurus | |
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| Paradolichurus morelensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ampulicidae |
| Genus: | Paradolichurus Williams 1960 |
Description
editMembers of the genus Paradolichurus have short mandibles and are black in color with females being red or brownish yellow in color on the back of their gasters. They are quite small only being 5-8mm with some species having whitish markings.[1]
Species
editThere are 4 described species of Paradolichurus:[3]
- Paradolichurus boharti Kimsey, 1993
- Paradolichurus californicus (Williams, 1960)
- Paradolichurus morelensis (Williams, 1962)
- Paradolichurus obidensis (Ducke, 1903)
References
edit- ^ a b Bohart, Richard Mitchell; Menke, Arnold S. (1976). Sphecid wasps of the world : a generic revision. Berkeley : University of California Press. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-520-02318-5.
- ^ Kimsey, Lynn S. (1993). "Review of the Sphecid Genus Paradolichurus, and Description of a New Species (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 66 (2): 245–249. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25085440.
- ^ "Paradolichurus F.Williams, 1960". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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