Stizus fasciatus is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae.[2]
Stizus fasciatus | |
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Stizus fasciatus, Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Genus: | Stizus |
Species: | S. fasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Stizus fasciatus |
Description
editStizus fasciatus can reach a length of 16–24 millimetres (0.63–0.94 in).[3] Head and thorax are black, while the abdomen shows yellow and black bands. Wings are darkened.
Biology
editAdults can be found in June and August. Females build a nest with several cells in the sandy soil. Then they lay eggs on the body of paralyzed grasshoppers.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species can be found in most of southern Europe, in North Africa and in the Near East up to China (Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ukraine, Turkey, Israel, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Mongolia, China, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt).[3][5] These wasps prefers xerophytic areas.
References
edit- ^ "Stizus fasciatus (Fabricius, 1781)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Bohart, R. M. & Menke, A. S. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. — Berkeley: Univ. California Press, 1976.. — 695 p.
- ^ Redbook-ua.org
- ^ Fauna europaea