Pison marginatum is a wasp of the family Crabronidae. It is found in Australia, South East Asia and many of the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
| Pison marginatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Pison |
| Species: | P. marginatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pison marginatum F. Smith, 1858
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Description
editThe species has a primarily black head and body, with occasional red tinge to the legs of some specimens. Female specimens measure from 9.5 to 11.7 millimetres in length, while male specimens range between 7.5 and 12.6 millimetres.[1] It can be distinguished from Pison spinolae due to the lack of long erect hairs.[1]
Distribution
editPison morosum is found throughout Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia, as far north as Hawaii.[1] The species was first recognised as an introduced species in New Zealand in 2020, but due to its wide range was likely introduced much earlier.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Early, John W. (2022). "Mason wasps (Pison species, Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) in Aotearoa New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 56: 63–69. doi:10.32912/RAM.2022.56.4. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 48687533. S2CID 248910215. Wikidata Q113032817.
See also
edit- Pulawski, W.J. (2018). "A revision of the wasp genus Pison Jurine, 1808 of Australia and New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific islands (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4. 56: 1–584.